Impedance-Matching Hearing in Paleozoic Reptiles: Evidence of Advanced Sensory Perception at an Early Stage of Amniote Evolution

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Johannes Müller ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: johannes.mueller@museum.hu-berlin.de

Affiliation Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany
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Linda A. Tsuji

Affiliation Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany
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About the Authors

Johannes Müller

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: johannes.mueller@museum.hu-berlin.de

Affiliation Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany

Linda A. Tsuji

Affiliation Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Conceived and designed the experiments: JM LT. Performed the experiments: JM LT. Analyzed the data: JM LT. Wrote the paper: JM LT.

Amniotes
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Middle ear
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Ears
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Phylogenetic analysis
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Paleozoic era
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Skull
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Sensory perception
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Animal evolution
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