vertebrate

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This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.

From Science Daily

Today, lizards and their close relatives, including snakes and the distinctive tuatara from New Zealand, form the most diverse group of land vertebrates.

From Science Daily

Just two other vertebrate groups have achieved powered flight - the flying reptiles called pterosaurs and birds, both appearing way before bats.

From Reuters

“I don’t think it had to happen” in order for vertebrates to see well, says Sönke Johnsen, a biologist at Duke University.

From Science Magazine

This is an evolutionarily ancient system found in humans and other vertebrates that produces natural cannabinoids such as THC and CBD.

From Salon