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Petrosal (periotic) and inner ear of a Pliocene kogiine whale (Kogiinae, Odontoceti): implications on relationships and hearing evolution of toothed whales

Zhexi Luo Department of Biology and Grice Marine Biological Laboratory, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 29424
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Katherine Marsh Department of Biology and Grice Marine Biological Laboratory, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 29424
Pages 328-348 | Received 21 Sep 1994, Accepted 29 Mar 1995, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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