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

The Tully Monster’s segmentation extends in front of its eyes, an arrangement that is not seen in any vertebrate lineage, Mikami says.

From Scientific American

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