Mammal Backbones (image)

Harvard University

Caption

Harvard scientists are using the fossil record and a close examination of the vertebrae of thousands of modern animals to understand how and when specialized regions in the spines of mammals developed, and their findings suggest that - contrary to widely held opinion - specialization in mammal backbones dates back to some of the earliest land animals.

Credit

April Neander

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