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vertebrate

[vur-tuh-brit, -breyt] / ˈvɜr tə brɪt, -ˌbreɪt /


NOUN
mammal
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The findings were published on December 1 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

The discovery of the 55-million-year-old eggshells was made in a sheep farmer's backyard in Queensland with the findings published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

"Vertebrate teeth are extremely well united by a genetic toolbox," Cohen said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Tallie, who was from Oswestry, Shropshire, graduated from Bangor University last year with a degree in Marine Biology with Vertebrate Zoology.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

Type.—Male, adult, skin and skull, No. 43980, Museum of Vertebrate Zo�logy, University of California; Fehlman Ranch, 3 mi.

From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.




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