Chordata, the phylum to which bats belong, encompasses a diverse range of animals with a notochord – a flexible rod-like structure providing support and serves as a precursor to the spine. Bats, as ...

The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of many animal phyla and the diversification of species. During this period ...

If Glow On was about leveling up, Never Enough is concerned with maintaining that “mainstream rock” distinction. As if that wasn’t a big enough challenge, Turnstile is working without two ...

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Ascidians (also known as sea squirts) are small marine animals. Ascidian larvae have tadpole-like bodies and swim by beating their tail, but the adults have a vase-like shape, no tail and are attached ...

Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Mirorder: Ferae Clade: Pholidotamorpha Order: Pholidota Species: Manis, Phataginus, and Smutsia spp. Pangolins, or scaly anteaters, are found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Lander E.S. Thorndyke M. Nakano H. Kohn A.B. et al. 2006Deuterostome phylogeny reveals monophyletic chordates and the new phylum XenoturbellidaNature 444:85–88 Google Scholar 11. Delsuc F.

Over the last 10–15 years, our understanding of the composition and functions of the human gut microbiota has increased exponentially. To a large extent, this has been due to new ‘omic’ technologies ...

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