What are Vertebrates?
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Vertebrate, also called Craniata, any animal of the subphylum Vertebrata, the predominant subphylum of the phylum Chordata. They have backbones, from which they derive their name. The major groups of vertebrates include fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with currently about 69,963 species described.
Scientific name: Vertebrata
Higher classification: Chordate
Phylum: Chordata
Rank: Subphylum
Subphylum: Vertebrata; J-B. Lamarck, 1801
Kingdom: Animalia
Five classes
The phylum chordata (animals with backbones) is divided into five common classes: fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. Show examples of these groups and explain the characteristics that make one different from another.
skeletal system
The skeletal system in vertebrates is divided into the axial skeleton (which consists of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage), and the appendicular skeleton (which consists of the shoulders, limb bones, the pectoral girdle, and the pelvic girdle).
circulatory system
The vertebrate cardiovascular system includes a heart, which is a muscular pump that contracts to propel blood out to the body through arteries, and a series of blood vessels. The upper chamber of the heart, the atrium (pl. ... Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from heart.