Photo: Courtesy of Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences A new ...

The whole subject of the vertebrate eye is discussed by Dr. Walls in his excellent book, which is a mine of information about the eyes of all sorts of vertebrates.

Scientists have recently discovered that a deep-sea predator is the Earth's longest-living vertebrate, with some individuals potentially reaching an astonishing 500 years of age. This mighty ...

Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) are fundamental for understanding vertebrate evolution, yet their genomes are understudied. We report long-read sequencing of the whale shark genome to generate ...