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Recent Examples of vertebrate
The search for the oldest vertebrates Haridy’s original aim was to solve the mystery of the oldest vertebrate animal that exists in the fossil record.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
One camp continued to compare the circuitry in adult vertebrate brains; the other focused on embryonic development.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
Fossil evidence shows that this area was home to numerous tetrapods, small four-limbed vertebrates that include today’s living amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Grooves in the Ground White Sands National Park is home to a high concentration of ancient vertebrate tracks, from marks left by mammoths and ground sloths to some of the oldest human footprints, some of which are also dated to around 22,000 years old.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
One camp continued to compare the circuitry in adult vertebrate brains; the other focused on embryonic development.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
Fossil evidence shows that this area was home to numerous tetrapods, small four-limbed vertebrates that include today’s living amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Grooves in the Ground White Sands National Park is home to a high concentration of ancient vertebrate tracks, from marks left by mammoths and ground sloths to some of the oldest human footprints, some of which are also dated to around 22,000 years old.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrate
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In terms of animal mortality, this year’s bloom was the worst since 2015-16 outbreak that killed thousands of animals between Alaska and Baja California, said SCCOOS director Clarissa Anderson of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The county’s three existing pet sale retailers can continue selling animals but face new restrictions, including licensing and inspection requirements and new vaccine and health requirements for animals.—
Ryan Ballogg,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Even more astonishing, the largest migration on Earth occurs daily as deep-sea creatures rise to the surface under cover of night to make their way to other areas.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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An invasive creature native to South America has been spotted at a Northern California park, prompting a search, rangers reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Summer temperatures are warming up, which means Texas critters may be looking to avoid the heat by going into homes.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
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As one of the largest islands in the world, this jumble of rainforests, highland plateaus, and otherworldly rock formations has spawned a unique ecosystem of freakish critters—many of which can’t be found anywhere else on earth.—
Chris Schalkx,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
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“Vertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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