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Periotic bone
Bone found in mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The periotic bone is the single bone that surrounds the inner ear of birds[1] and mammals. It is formed from the fusion of the prootic, epiotic, and opisthotic bones, and in Cetacea forms a complex with the tympanic bone.[2]
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