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Neanderthal inner ears labyrinth hold clues to their ‘bottleneck event’, a rapid decline in numbers
The bony labyrinth is housed in the petrosal portion of the temporal bone and comprises the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. Petrosals are abundant in the fossil record and are often ...
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It consists of the outer ear (the auricle and auditory canal), the middle ear (the tympanic membrane, malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ear (consisting of the cochlea and vestibular organs ...