How fish gill genes helped create your ears
In the new study, researchers used powerful technology to analyse thousands of individual cells at once, considering which ...
Deciphering the evolutionary transition from reptilian jaw to mammalian nose
The face is one of the most distinctive features of vertebrates, diverged widely among species while maintaining a highly ...
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Ancient face bones offer clues to identity of early humans in Europe
Bone fragments from a cave in northern Spain suggest there were multiple hominin species living in western Europe around a ...
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KS3 / KS4 Biology: Evolution of hearing
the first jawed fish, in the fossil record around 460 million years ago. And there at the back of the jaw there is that bone, the hyomandibula, supporting the rear of the jaw. Then, around 400 ...
3D mouth of an ancient jawless fish suggests they were filter-feeders, not scavengers or hunters
Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections ... together the early evolution of vertebrates, and different ...
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New Mammal Fossil May Show How Ear Bones Evolved from Jaw Bones
Anewly discovered mammal fossil may give clues to how bones in the middle ear evolved from jaw bones, according to a study published in Science yesterday (December 5). The malleus, incus, and ...
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Do sharks have bones?
‘Being light and more flexible than bone, cartilage means sharks can typically swim faster than bony fish.’ Cartilage is about half as ... some species of shark a powerful bite. Their upper jaw is not ...
Scientifically Speaking: How fish gill genes helped create your ears
Researchers used powerful technology to analyse thousands of individual cells at once, considering which genes are active.