Tag: otophysan
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Fossilized Ear Bones Rewrite Freshwater Fish History
Weberian Ear Bones Rewrite Freshwater Fish Origins For millions of years, freshwater fish have wowed scientists with their remarkable hearing abilities. Central to this capability is the Weberian apparatus, a set of small, bone-based connectors that transfers sound from an air-bladder system to the inner ear. In two-thirds of today’s freshwater species, including ubiquitous catfish…