Had birds and mammals evolved placodes independently ... some scientists think that placodes arose in the earliest vertebrates—a “remarkable conservatism,” argues Université Grenoble ...

Scientists confirm that orcas and dolphins have lost the ability to return to dry land due to irreversible evolutionary ...

Rabbits and cows are examples of herbivorous mammals. Mammal – A mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate with fur or hair on its skin. Omnivores – Animals which eat both plants and meat.

The Vertebrate Fossil Collections has an outstanding collection of Cenozoic mammals. We are a Federal- and State-recognized repository, and we work with numerous researchers and consultants conducting ...

To understand what occurred along the vertebrate evolutionary tree between fish and mammals, the researchers looked at the activity of those same enhancers in frogs and lizards. In frog tadpoles ...

This report tracks over 4,000 types of vertebrates - mammals, fish, amphibians, and birds - revealing trends in biodiversity. This year’s report showed concerning trends. 68% of vertebrate ...