Scientists have long puzzled over the gap in the fossil record that would explain the evolution of invertebrates to vertebrates. Vertebrates, including fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, ...
Introduction. What is a vertebrate fossil? ; What are morphology, pathology, natural alterations, and cultural modifications? ; Why study morphology, pathology, natural alterations and cultural ...
Four-limbed vertebrates, known as tetrapods, have two enlarged areas in their spinal cords. The two enlargements have a correlation with the forelimbs and hind limbs, respectively. These enlargements ...
Researchers report that the Golgi ribbon, an organelle structure previously thought to be exclusive to vertebrates, is also present in animal taxa, including mollusks, earthworms, and sea urchins. The ...
Half-billion-year-old fossil of strange Cambrian creature gives evolutionary clues about vertebrates
The fossil of an ancient sea squirt found in a collection at the Utah Museum of Natural History turned out to be the oldest of its kind. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Nearly one third of all known vertebrate species are either used or traded by humans around the world. “We’ve become this kind of super-predator,” says Rob Cooke at the UK Centre for Ecology & ...
For all its pervasiveness and the efforts to study it, cancer is still somewhat of a mystery. Why do some animals get it at a higher rate than others? This is the question at the heart of Peto’s ...
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Study warns up to a quarter of Philippine vertebrates risk extinction
The Philippines, long recognized as one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, could lose nearly a quarter of ...
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