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amphibians

NOUN
cold-blooded vertebrate
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By determining where particular amphibians were present or absent, researchers can reconstruct environmental changes at a more local scale.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Fossil sites containing dinosaurs also frequently preserve animals that were much smaller, including mammals, lizards, amphibians, and other vertebrates.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Researchers say amphibians provide a window into the past because they don’t travel far during their lifetimes and are sensitive to climate change.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Paul Davies, countryside manager for the area, says a large number of nesting birds will have died as well as reptiles, small mammals and amphibians.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Congress because it killed millions of birds, fish, and amphibians after World War II, the insecticide called DDT was still being used in South America.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George



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