«It helps to show a transitional structure in the long process of evolution of mammal ears,» Luo says. (scientificamerican.com)
We have good evidence that cultural evolution is a feature in the evolution of mammals and birds, and there is evidence that it may apply all down the line (Birch and Cobb). (religion-online.org)
He says the results will be useful for timing some events in the evolution of mammals, however. (sciencemag.org)