Vertebrates

Vertebrata

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Vertebrata (Vertebrates) is a subphylum of animals. There are 72394 species of Vertebrates, in 13091 genera and 2070 families. This subphylum has been around since the phanerozoic eon. It includes groups like extinct jawless fishes.

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EOL has data for 4 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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541 million years ago
motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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276457

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Vertebrate Habitats

The environments in which many vertebrates species are known to live. Select an environment to see its vertebrates species checklist.

vertebrates Habitats

The environments in which many vertebrates species are known to live. Select an environment to see its vertebrates species checklist.

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