vertebrate
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The findings may also help explain a major turning point in vertebrate evolution: the rise of birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
This unusual process may explain why vertebrate eyes are constructed so differently from the eyes of many other animals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The researchers describe vertebrate eyes as the product of an unusual evolutionary detour.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The find marks the first time scientists have recovered a large collection of terrestrial vertebrate fossils from this period in New Zealand's history.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Interesting. It’s difficult to observe if it’s chemiluminescent vertebrate or bioluminescent bacteria.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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
The region’s rocks preserve fossils from different stages in the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates, including some of the oldest known dinosaurs and large predators that lived before the Age of Dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 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
Chai proposed that vertebrates may have lost this defense because they cannot easily repair the surrounding damage caused by ruptosis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
There are vertebrates, to be sure, but not many.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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