Independent origin of large labyrinth size in turtles

Serjoscha W. Evers; Walter G. Joyce; Jonah N. Choiniere; Gabriel S. Ferreira; Christian Foth; Guilherme Hermanson; Hongyu Yi; Catherine M. Johnson; Ingmar Werneburg; Roger B. J. Benson

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33091-5

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Independent origin of large labyrinth size in turtles

Serjoscha W. Evers,
Walter G. Joyce,
Jonah N. Choiniere,
Gabriel S. Ferreira,
Christian Foth,
Guilherme Hermanson,
Hongyu Yi,
Catherine M. Johnson,
Ingmar Werneburg,
Roger B. J. Benson

Affiliations

Serjoscha W. Evers: Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg
Walter G. Joyce: Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg
Jonah N. Choiniere: Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
Gabriel S. Ferreira: Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment an der Universität Tübingen
Christian Foth: Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg
Guilherme Hermanson: Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg
Hongyu Yi: Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing
Catherine M. Johnson: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
Ingmar Werneburg: Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment an der Universität Tübingen
Roger B. J. Benson: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33091-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The size and shape of the inner ear, or bony labyrinth, is thought to be related to ecological adaptations in vertebrates. Here, the authors examine this relationship in turtles across 230 million years of evolution, unexpectedly finding large labyrinth size and no association with ecology.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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