Craniates: A Braincase Makes a Big Difference

Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the growing library of animal profiles.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Craniates: A Braincase Makes a Big Difference Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the growing library of animal profiles. Laura Klappenbach Animals & Wildlife Expert Craniates: A Braincase Makes a Big Difference   Craniates are a group of chordates that includes hagfish, lampreys, and jawed vertebrates such as amphibians, birds, reptiles, mammals, and fishes. READ NOW Chordates: Bilaterally Symmetrical Critters   Chordates are bilaterally symmetrical, which means there is a line of symmetry that divides their body into halves that are roughly mirror images of each other. READ NOW Vertebrates: Famous for Their Backbones   Vertebrates have a vertebral column in which the notochord is replaced by multiple vertebrae that form a backbone. READ NOW Bony Fishes: Fish Built On True Bone Scaffolding   Bony fishes are united by various characteristics of their skeletal structure such as the pattern of their cranial bones, the structure of their lower jaw, the bones supporting their eyeballs, and the composition of their pectoral girdles. READ NOW Featured Articles • Look Up the Density of Common Substances • 'My Wood': E.M. Forster's Essay on the Seductive Power of Possessions • Troubled Definitions of 'Native Speaker' • Survivor: Martin B-26 Marauder • Opportunity Lost: Battle of Mine Run • Who Was Lech Walesa? • This Is Why You Should Cool Your Batteries • Manifest Destiny: What the Term Meant and How It Impacted America Advertisement About Animals & Wildlife  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Animals & Wildlife newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.