The vertebrates are commonly called "animals with backbones," but this is a simplified description of a group of animals who are the most anatomically and functionally diverse on Earth. As with most major groups of animals, their...

A term that covers all the members of the subphylum Vertebrata: an animal with a vertebral column—a backbone composed of individual vertebrae—including fish, amphibia, reptiles, birds, mammals. See also:...

An animal that possesses a backbone (also known as the spinal column). All the higher animals, including man, are vertebrates. See also: ENDOSKELETON; INVERTEBRATE;...

Any animal with a backbone or vertebral...

Vertebrates are members of the subphylum Vertebrata (within the phylum Chordata), specifically, those chordates with backbones or spinal columns. About 57,739 species of vertebrates have been described. Vertebrata is the largest subphylum of chordates,...

This project gives students examples of basic skills that many vertebrate species develop as they grow and function in their ecosystem. These activities involve information gathering about surroundings, learning how to use objects, and tracking and searching skills. Different vertebrate species may acquire these...

Fossils flesh out early vertebrates The oldest known vertebrates, a collection of remarkably well-preserved remains of 30 jawless fish, have been discovered by an international team of paleontologists in the mountains of southern Bolivia, according to an announcement last week by the...

The 80 million-year-old remains of a land-bound reptile described as a possible link between prehistoric and modern-day crocodiles were displayed to the public for the first time on Thursday.The fossil of the 5 1/2-foot-long predator was found in 2004 near the small city of Monte...

The 80 million-year-old remains of a land-bound reptile described as a possible link between prehistoric and modern-day crocodiles were displayed to the public for the first time on Thursday.The fossil of the 5 1/2-foot-long predator was found in 2004 near the small city of Monte...