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Fossil evidence has been discovered which shows that reptiles have been on Earth for about 315 million years – the longest of any of the vertebrate groups. It is hard to know exactly how many ...

"Reptiles to many people are not charismatic and there's been a lot more focus on more furry, feathery species of vertebrates for conservation," said Dr Bruce Young of the international nature ...

Egg has several special extra-embryonic membranes, which allow it to develop on land independent of water. Just as significant as evolution of jaws to the evolution of vertebrates Structure of egg ...

Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tor- toises.

In reptiles, however, biologists had found distinct ... some scientists think that placodes arose in the earliest vertebrates—a “remarkable conservatism,” argues Université Grenoble Alpes ...

Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone inside their body. The major groups include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Invertebrates don't have a backbone. They either have a soft ...

During the Jurassic period, sharp-toothed flying reptiles with the wingspan of a modern golden eagle soared through the skies ...