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Human beings are vertebrates.
The five traditional class es of vertebrates are amphibians, birds, fishes, mammals, and reptiles. (Compare invertebrates.)
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The group includes research fellows, postdoctoral scientists, and more than 10 PhD students studying dinosaurs and other vertebrates such as crocodiles and birds.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
"But I would imagine at the source there coming down, there will be an effect on not just fish, but all aquatic insects and vertebrates and stuff."
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Scientists from Lund University and the University of Sussex report that all vertebrates can be traced back to this ancient, one-eyed organism.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Further supporting this idea, researchers compared insects with vertebrates.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
We have a genetic predisposition for same old-same old that dates back to the earliest vertebrates.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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