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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

Together, those findings raise the possibility that the modern vertebrate brain arose when evolution brought two preexisting neural systems into close physical proximity.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The findings may also help explain a major turning point in vertebrate evolution: the rise of birds.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

This evidence suggests that vertebrate eyes arose through this specific sequence of changes rather than evolving from the same structures that produced the eyes of insects, squid, and other animals.

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

Because these frogs are so difficult to find and observe, diamond frogs remain among the least studied vertebrates in Madagascar.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

It also reinforces the importance of South America for the study of the origin and diversification of major groups of terrestrial vertebrates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 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

Although flatworms may appear simple, their unusual biology could reveal immune strategies that are absent from humans and other vertebrates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Like the wheel trees themselves, and the way their bodies are formed—they’re not vertebrates, they don’t have a spine.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman