# evolution of mammalian auditory ossicles

> evolutionary event in which bones in the jaw of reptiles were co-opted to form part of the hearing apparatus in mammals

**Wikidata**: [Q5418653](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5418653)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_mammalian_auditory_ossicles)  
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