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biomedicalephemera:Illustrations of the branchial (pharyngeal) arches in the humanTop: Adult female

I am thrilled to introduce Madagascar’s newest frog species, Rhombophryne ellae! This new diamond fr

All vertebrate limbs follow pretty much the same joint structure! Understanding this makes it much e

Meet the newest species from Madagascar: Platypelis ranjomena! We just published the scientific desc

The three #newspecies of chameleon we described today, Calumma ratnasariae (pictured), C. tjiasmanto

Calumma ratnasariae is one of the new species of chameleons we named in February. It’s a rather rare

Thrilled to announce the description of one of the largest #frogs in #Madagascar, Mantidactylus rada

Thylacosmilus - marsupial sabertoothSkull on display at the American Museum of Natural History.Recon

Eurotrochilus inexpectatus- the first modern humming birdWhen: Early Oligocene (~30-34 million years

millivedder:Snowsy toesies

Coelophysis When: Late Triassic (~215 to 200 million years ago)Where: Restricted to South Western Un

While Doryaspis nathorsti here looked a bit like a weird prehistoric sawfish, it was actually an anc

#brutalismbykiko VERTEBRATE @kikodionisio_photography @m.aronn @frances_stafford_art @kaltblut_magaz

uncharismatic-fauna:The Handsome HagfishRequested by @anxiouspuddleHagfish, of the family Myxini, ar

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While climate change will challenge the fitness of many species, others will benefit from new enviro

Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) by zoo-logicThe African savannah can be a dangerous place, so it alwa

peonyandbee:Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Los Angeles, CaliforniaBy Frans Lanting

What is the most numerous vertebrate on earth?Noah Strycker, the author of “The Thing With Feathers,

Spot-billed Duck in Lotus pond by FuYi Chen Camera: Sony Alpha a77

The spinal column in tetrapods is made up of five different regions of distinctly-shaped vertebrae:

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling by zoo-logicanas - duckplatyrhynchos - from Greek ‘platus’, me

Edaphosaurus- One of the ‘sail-backs’. Not a dinosaur!Mounted specimen on display at the

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