vertebrate

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This marks the first time circoviruses have been detected in cetaceans from this region and adds to the growing list of viruses known to infect marine vertebrates.

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These animals represent some of the earliest examples of land-based species adapting to life far from shore, marking a critical turning point in vertebrate evolution.

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"These thousands of newly found species each year are not just microscopic organisms, but include insects, plants, fungi and even hundreds of new vertebrates."

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That pattern changed with the identification of a newly studied site where scientists documented more than 100 vertebrate fossils per square meter, including large dinosaur bones lying almost directly on top of one another.

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"I am fascinated by the ways in which changes during development give rise to the skeletal features which distinguish dinosaurs, birds, crocodylians, and other vertebrates," said Morris.

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