Rotation of middle ear ossicles during c
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M.D. Kinkel; J.G.M. Thewissen; H.A. Oelschläger
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Cetacean middle ears are unique among mammals in that they have an elongated tympanic membrane, a greatly reduced manubrium mallei, and an incudal crus longum that is shorter than the crus breve. Elongation of the tympanic membrane and reduction of the manubrium is thought to be related