Mr. Jabez - My statement about the shape of the ear not changing did not come from using Google, like yours, but came from reading explanations by Marlowe, the baseball photo facial recognition expert with whom cinemaodyssey will be consulting on this Halbriter matter. Marlowe has said that the shape of the ear is the most reliable indicator over time in making photo comparisons across different ages of a person.
I did glance at the list of references you found through Google. It appeared to me that most of them said that the ear could grow, which has nothing to do with changing the shape of either the profile or the characteristics within the ear. Some indicated that there could be a breakdown of the bone or other structures over time, but those appeared to be rare situations.
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