{"id":311,"date":"2019-07-19T15:29:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T15:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/evolution\/?p=311"},"modified":"2021-11-05T00:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T00:14:01","slug":"dolphin-ancestors-hearing-was-more-like-hoofed-mammals-than-todays-sea-creatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/evolution\/dolphin-ancestors-hearing-was-more-like-hoofed-mammals-than-todays-sea-creatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphin ancestor\u2019s hearing was more like hoofed mammals than today\u2019s sea creatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NCKJLnXjTs8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Evolution@Vanderbilt paleontologists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rachelracicot.org\/\"><strong>Rachel A. Racicot<\/strong><\/a>, visiting scholar, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrochlab.org\/\"><strong>Simon A.F. Darroch<\/strong><\/a>, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and their collaborators are looking into the evolutionary origins of the whistles and squeaks that dolphins and porpoises make \u2013 part of the rare echolocation ability that allows them to effectively navigate their dark environment. The study appeared in the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsbl.2019.0083\"><em>Biology Letters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evolution@Vanderbilt paleontologists Rachel A. Racicot, visiting scholar, and Simon A.F. Darroch, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and their collaborators are looking into the evolutionary origins of the whistles and squeaks that dolphins and porpoises make \u2013 part of the rare echolocation ability that allows them to effectively navigate their dark environment. 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