Evolution of hearing and jaws in fish, reptiles and mammals | Wonders of Life

Duration: 4'12''

Synopsis

Spec references J247: B5.2c J250: B5.2c. Clip starts with a description of hearing and then goes into the evolution of fish gills and jaw, and how reptiles' and mammals' jaws evolved.

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