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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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Scientists have described a 307 million year old fossil belonging to one of the earliest known land vertebrates to develop the ability to eat plants.
From Science Daily
The findings help explain how vertebrates emerged and diversified from simpler animal ancestors.
From Science Daily
It allows scientists to screen for all known viral infections in vertebrates, including viruses carried by bats.
From Science Daily
The African turquoise killifish is among the fastest-aging vertebrates known, living only four to six months.
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Suddenly, most of the major groups of animals alive today -- including vertebrates which would eventually include humans -- evolved and started populating the world's oceans.
From Barron's
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