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electroreceptors

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electroreceptors
nerve endings which perceive differences in voltage fields; a feature of fish and monotremes.

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For instance, the ichthyosaur might have had electroreceptors in the skin of its face and jaws, says Kear.
These animals' finely tuned electroreceptors, detectors of electrical energy, might pick up sudden changes in Earth's electromagnetic field.
 
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