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It is now possible to describe the nasal fossae, according to both evolutionary and developmental evidence, as a combination of two organs, the first one to smell and the second one to breathe.
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Jankowski, R. (2013). Olfactory and Respiratory Nasal Fossae. In: The Evo-Devo Origin of the Nose, Anterior Skull Base and Midface. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0422-4_9
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