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vertebrate

[vur-tuh-brit, -brayt] / ˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt /


NOUN
mammal
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"Caleb resurrected a statistical technique from a bygone era," said co-author Jacques Gauthier, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Yale and curator-in-charge for vertebrate paleontology at the Peabody Museum.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

"These findings provide the first evidence that psilocybin can selectively reduce escalated aggression in a vertebrate model without suppressing social interaction," added senior author Dr. Suzie Currie, a biologist at The University of British Columbia.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The maximum lifespan can average 400 years, the longest lifespan of any known vertebrate, meaning there are apparently Greenland sharks that are older than the United States.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Humans and every other vertebrate may share an astonishingly strange ancestor: a tiny creature with a single eye centered on the top of its head.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

“Interesting. It’s difficult to observe if it’s chemiluminescent vertebrate or bioluminescent bacteria.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

These observations suggest that some features of sleep previously studied mainly in vertebrates may also occur in spiders.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

This matched the results seen in zebrafish and suggests that the mechanism is shared among vertebrates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

They also highlight the scientific importance of the Catalan fossil record for reconstructing the evolutionary history of vertebrates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Archosaurs, in turn, are the lineage that encompasses two of the best-known groups of terrestrial vertebrates: crocodiles and dinosaurs, including birds.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

We have a genetic predisposition for same old-same old that dates back to the earliest vertebrates.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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