A new study maps for the first time the evolutionary history of the world’s terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles. It explores how areas with large concentrations of evolutionarily …read more Source:: Science
Tag: vertebrates
New type of highly sensitive vision discovered in deep-sea fish
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The deep sea is home to fish species that can detect various wavelengths of light in near-total darkness. Unlike other vertebrates, they have several genes for the light-sensitive photopigment rhodopsin, …read more Source:: Science
Neanderthal footprints found in Gibraltar
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This work started 10 years ago, when the first dates using the OSL method were obtained. It is then that the first traces of footprints left by vertebrates were found. …read more Source:: Science
Ancient origins of viruses discovered
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New research has found that many of the viruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories that date back to the first vertebrates and perhaps the first animals in existence. …read more Source:: Science
Biological hydraulic system discovered in tuna fins
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The unique system of hydraulic control of fins discovered in tuna indicates a new role for the lymphatic system in vertebrates. This natural mechanism may inspire designs for new ‘smart’ …read more Source:: Science
How eggs got their shapes
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The evolution of the amniotic egg — complete with membrane and shell — was key to vertebrates leaving the oceans and colonizing the land and air but how bird eggs …read more Source:: Science