Sentences with phrase «animal groups originated»

The first undisputed fossils of animals appear only 580 million years ago, but genetic evidence indicates that basic animal groups originated as far back as 700 million to 800 million years ago.

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This is important because current DNA studies, known as «molecular clocks», which are used to estimate how long ago a group animals originated, suggests the first animals appeared before these burrows.

Moreover, venom research has mostly neglected ancient animal groups in favor of focusing on venomous snakes and cone snails, which are both «young» animal groups that originated only recently in evolutionary timescales, approximately 50 million years ago.

The vertebra (backbone) originates from a group of dinosaurs that includes the largest land animals to have ever walked on Earth.

So, while the dogs all originated from the same group of animals from the United Kingdom, the dog show world turned them into three different «breeds».

Additionally, as a part of its commitment to animal welfare, PawsLikeMe donates 50 - percent of any adoption fee originating from a shelter or rescue group referral.