Editing Cochlea (section)

=== Sexual dimorphism ===
Between males and females, there are differences in the shape of the human cochlea. The variation is in the twist at the end of the spiral. Because of this difference, and because the cochlea is one of the more durable bones in the skull, it is used in ascertaining the sexes of human remains found at archaeological sites.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Braga |first1=J. |last2=Samir |first2=C. |last3=Risser |first3=L. |last4=Dumoncel |first4=J. |last5=Descouens |first5=D. |last6=Thackeray |first6=J. F. |last7=Balaresque |first7=P. |last8=Oettlé |first8=A. |last9=Loubes |first9=J.-M. |last10=Fradi |first10=A. |date=2019-07-26 |title=Cochlear shape reveals that the human organ of hearing is sex-typed from birth |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=9 |issue=1 |page=10889 |doi=10.1038/s41598-019-47433-9 |issn=2045-2322 |pmc=6659711 |pmid=31350421|bibcode=2019NatSR...910889B }}</ref>