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Eel evolution The study also provides insights into evolution, suggesting that early vertebrates might not have needed to develop entirely new neural circuits to move on land.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The only terrestrial vertebrates that both lived near and are believed to have survived the Chicxulub Impact are night lizards.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
First, there were vertebrates like us, but also birds and other mammals.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
The blood-testing organs don’t measure water levels but rather the concentration of salt, whose healthy range lies at almost exactly the same concentration as that of the brackish intertidal water in which vertebrates first evolved (which is about one-third as salty as seawater).
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The only terrestrial vertebrates that both lived near and are believed to have survived the Chicxulub Impact are night lizards.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
First, there were vertebrates like us, but also birds and other mammals.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
The blood-testing organs don’t measure water levels but rather the concentration of salt, whose healthy range lies at almost exactly the same concentration as that of the brackish intertidal water in which vertebrates first evolved (which is about one-third as salty as seawater).
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrate
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The plan worked, and within hours, the animals were seen disappearing into the dark water, and emerging further down the line, to breathe from the holes the volunteers had placed in the ice above.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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While wild game roadkill are usually allowed to be picked up and taken home to eat in many parts of the country, some animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle first require state notification, a license and other steps.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, in 1948 scientists realized that a small population of the creatures still survived, leading to a conservation effort that's ongoing decades later.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, those on the front lines of rescuing and rehabilitating animals at care centers are concerned that the current furloughs and the possibility of job cuts could result in less support for struggling ocean creatures.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Both structures are placed directly over plants, but critter cages are used to deter wildlife and critters like deer, rabbits, and birds, and cloches are better at thwarting smaller pests and keeping plants warm.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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There's the bug, their main mascot, a green critter with giant bulging eyes.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Vertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrate. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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