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Vertebrates
Animals having a vertebral column, members of the phylum Chordata, subphylum Craniata comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vertebrates in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vertebrates in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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We are facing a global decline of large vertebrates, here we have a very positive case that clearly shows that we can pull it together, by diverse conservation and social needs.
It’s important to recognize that there’s nothing mystical about the pineal and parapineal organs, they can sense light and play a role in the endocrine system. However, some of the abilities conferred by the pineal are really quite extraordinary. For instance, some lower vertebrates can sense the polarization of light with the third eye and use this to orient themselves geographically.
Brave men are all vertebrates they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.
It's a key animal from an evolutionary point of view, it's older than crocodiles and dinosaurs; it's an amphibian. So if you look at the modern salamander, its morphology and body shape is very close to the fossils of the first terrestrial vertebrates. So by studying the modern salamander we have a time window to the ancestors of all terrestrial vertebrates, including humans.
It is not easy to study dinosaur sounds, vertebrates usually vocalize with soft tissues, and soft tissues rarely preserve in the fossil record.
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