vertebrate

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That pattern changed with the identification of a newly studied site where scientists documented more than 100 vertebrate fossils per square meter, including large dinosaur bones lying almost directly on top of one another.

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"I am fascinated by the ways in which changes during development give rise to the skeletal features which distinguish dinosaurs, birds, crocodylians, and other vertebrates," said Morris.

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Like many members of the wolf snake group, they are non-venomous and likely prey on small vertebrates such as reptiles, amphibians and rodents.

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These frogs may therefore become important model organisms for studying how vertebrates develop resistance to venom and pain.

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The work shows that this constant growth is powered by a ring of neural stem cells that resembles similar structures found in vertebrate eyes.

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