- Vertebrate - Wikipedia
Vertebrates ( ˈvɜːrtəbrɪt, - ˌbreɪt ), [3] also called craniates, are animals with a vertebral column and a cranium The vertebral column surrounds and protects the spinal cord, while the cranium protects the brain
- Vertebrate | Definition, Characteristics, Examples, Classification . . .
Vertebrate, any animal of the subphylum Vertebrata They have backbones and are also characterized by a muscular system consisting primarily of bilaterally paired masses and a central nervous system partly enclosed within the backbone
- VERTEBRATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that
- 5 Groups of Vertebrates – Characteristics and Examples
There are five main groups of vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals Vertebrates can be either cold-blooded (ectothermic) or warm-blooded (endothermic) They differ in characteristics such as skin covering, reproductive methods, and life cycles
- Vertebrates - Definition, Characteristics, Classification, Examples
What is a vertebrate with types Learn their size, anatomy, lifespan, classification, evolution, and reproduction with images
- Vertebrates : Definition, Classification and Characteristics
Vertebrates are among the most complex and fascinating organisms on Earth Characterized by their backbone or vertebral column, they belong to the subphylum Vertebrata within the phylum Chordata Vertebrates have adapted to nearly every habitat, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains
- Vertebrata (vertebrates) | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web
Vertebrates, which include fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, all share a vertebral column, or a chain of bony elements (vertebrae) that run along the dorsal surface from head to tail and form the main skeletal axis of the body
- Vertebrate Fossils - U. S. National Park Service
Vertebrate Paleontology Vertebrate paleontology is the study of ancient organisms that have vertebrae (backbones) Many vertebrate paleontologists specialize in a particular group of vertebrates such as fishes (paleoichthyologist), amphibians and reptiles (paleoherpetologist), birds (paleoornithologist), or mammals (paleomammalogist)
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