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Vertebrate

Vertebrates (/ˈvɜːrtəbrɪt, -ˌbreɪt/), also called craniates, are animals with a vertebral column and a cranium. The vertebral column surrounds and protects the spinal cord, while the cranium protects the brain.

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Vertebrate

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related to Cambrian explosion · 15
Vertebrate → As, Cambrian, Chengjiang, Haikouichthys, Myllokunmingia, Myllokunmingiidae, Paleozoic, The, These, Triassic, Unlike, Vertebrates, Yunnanozoon, Zhongjianichthys, Zoologists
related to External links · 15
Vertebrate → Agency, Agricultural Sciences National Public, Florida/Institute, Food, Health Pesticide Applicator Training, January, Kirschner, LifeTunicates, ManualThe VertebratesThe Origin, Pests Archived, Tree, United States Environmental Protection, University, Vertebrates Marc, Wayback Machine
related to Traditional taxonomy · 14
Vertebrate → Agnatha, Amphibia, Aves, Class, Class Aves, Class Chondrichthyes, Class Mammalia, Conventional, For, Osteichthyes, Reptilia, Subphylum VertebrataClass, The, This
related to Bibliography · 13
Vertebrate → August, Comparative Anatomy, Evolution, Function, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, ISBN, Kardong, Kenneth, McGraw-Hill, Retrieved, USA, Vertebrata, Vertebrates
related to Paleozoic · 10
Vertebrate → Age, By, Carboniferous, Devonian, Famennian, Fishes, Ordovician, Silurian, The, These
related to External phylogeny · 9
Vertebrate → Cephalochordata, It, Notochordata, Olfactores, Since, The, This, Tunicata, Vertebrata
related to Internal phylogeny · 9
Vertebrate → An, Craniata, Cyclostomata, In, Molecular, Tetsuto Miyashita, The, Their, Vertebrata
related to Recent population trends · 8
Vertebrate → According, An, Central America, Since, South, The, The Living Planet Index, WWF
related to Physical · 7
Vertebrate → As, Bilateria, In, Latin, The, They, Vertebrates
related to Species by group · 6
Vertebrate → Described, IUCN Red List, Paraphyletic, The, The IUCN, Threatened Species

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vertebrates species tetrapods fish mammals fishes group bony birds vertebrata amphibians gills reptiles extant jawed include appeared animals groups column

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Brachycephalus pulexinstance ofcarrying the weight of the body via the shoulder and pelvic girdles.Vertebrates vary in size from the smallest frog species0.80text
with a minimum adult snoutinstance ofcarrying the weight of the body via the shoulder and pelvic girdles.Vertebrates vary in size from the smallest frog species0.80text
radial muscles in the finsinstance ofbased on characters0.80text
true lymphocytesinstance ofbased on characters0.80text
neuromasts in the inner earinstance ofbased on characters0.80text
and a cerebelluminstance ofbased on characters0.80text
Vertebraterelated to BibliographyKardong0.60section
Vertebraterelated to BibliographyKenneth0.60section
Vertebraterelated to BibliographyVertebrates0.60section
Vertebraterelated to BibliographyComparative Anatomy0.60section
Vertebraterelated to BibliographyFunction0.60section
Vertebraterelated to BibliographyEvolution0.60section

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