invertebrate
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Sea squirts are invertebrates, making them useful for identifying differences between animals without backbones and those with them.
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Species that feed on invertebrates, forage along the bottom, or rely on ambush strategies to catch prey also showed higher rates of contamination compared with other fish.
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"So who knows. Maybe the birds are transporting small invertebrates, including nematodes, across huge distances," Werner said.
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The region supported plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, and large numbers of invertebrates, creating one of the most intricate marine food webs ever identified.
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These discoveries cover an astonishing sweep of life on Earth, including dinosaurs, mammals, fishes, reptiles, insects, arachnids, marine invertebrates, and even a mineral never documented before.
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