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Evolutionary Relationships among Rodents pp 333–354Cite as

Phylogenetic Analysis of Middle Ear Features in Fossil and Living Rodents

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The anatomy of the middle ear of mammals is certainly well known and has recently been redescribed by Parent (1980). Nevertheless, it seems advisable to recall the main features of this anatomy, which can be used to evaluate the probable affinities of the various groups of rodents.

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  1. Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, USTL, 34060, Montpellier, France

    René Lavocat

  2. Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture, 59046, Lille, France

    Jean-Pierre Parent

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  1. School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

    W. Patrick Luckett

  2. Institute of Evolutionary Sciences, University of Montpellier II, Montpellier, France

    Jean-Louis Hartenberger

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Lavocat, R., Parent, JP. (1985). Phylogenetic Analysis of Middle Ear Features in Fossil and Living Rodents. In: Luckett, W.P., Hartenberger, JL. (eds) Evolutionary Relationships among Rodents. NATO Advanced Science Institutes (ASI) Series, vol 92. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0539-0_12

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