Sentences with phrase «diverse vertebrate groups»

Not exact matches

A new paper published in latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology shows that several of these Jurassic sites are linked together by shared species and can be recognized as representing a single fossil fauna and flora, containing superbly preserved specimens of a diverse group of amphibian, mammal, and reptile species.

Genome sequencing confirms that myxozoans, a diverse group of microscopic parasites that infect invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, are actually are «highly reduced» cnidarians — the phylum that includes jellyfish, corals and sea anemones.

Modern birds, a group called Neornithes (a name that combines neo and a variant of ornis, the Greek words for «new» and «bird,» respectively) are the most diverse and widespread vertebrates on Earth today.

«Among the three living lineages of vertebrates [cyclostomes, cartilaginous fishes and bony vertebrates], bony vertebrates are the largest and most diverse group of vertebrates,» the authors wrote.

Fishes constitute a highly diverse group of vertebrates that exhibit deep phenotypic changes during development.