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The findings could help reshape how scientists and popular science fiction depict the enormous creature — and has possibly shed light on what lets some marine vertebrates evolve extraordinarily huge proportions, according to Shimada.
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Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
The Megalodon Body Many previous Megalodon size estimates have been based upon the most complete available fossil of the sea creature: a 36-foot-long section of vertebrates encompassing the shark’s trunk, located in Belgium.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2025
These sharks are also the longest-living vertebrates in the world, reaching ages between 250 and 500 years old.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
That trip would be the longest transoceanic dispersal of any terrestrial vertebrate known to scientists.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
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Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
The Megalodon Body Many previous Megalodon size estimates have been based upon the most complete available fossil of the sea creature: a 36-foot-long section of vertebrates encompassing the shark’s trunk, located in Belgium.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2025
These sharks are also the longest-living vertebrates in the world, reaching ages between 250 and 500 years old.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
That trip would be the longest transoceanic dispersal of any terrestrial vertebrate known to scientists.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrate
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However, China said in its paper that a past joint study conducted with the World Health Organization (WHO) found that COVID-19 was most likely transmitted from bats to humans via another animal.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Plants and pollinators can get out of sync Plants and their pollinators face another problem as the rate of climate change increases: Many plants rely on insects and other animals for seed and pollen dispersal.—
Courtney McGinnis,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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There are no Jedis, no secrets about Darth Vader's past for Reddit sleuths to hunt down, no adorable creatures to slap on backpacks and lunchboxes.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the mountains of Papua New Guinea, researchers encountered a clownish creature perched on a log in a fern meadow, basking in the sun.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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This is a show that has always seemed most comfortable in the murk, down to a stony conspiracy-thriller aesthetic that feels half a galaxy removed from the shiny lightsabers and cuddly critters that have defined so much of this franchise.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2025
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The critters can even have an Easter scavenger hunt — yes, there are eggs included.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Vertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrate. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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