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The first vertebrates to come onto land were fish-like animals that developed lungs and could thus stay on land for extended periods. These evolved into terrestrial amphibians (although many amphibians require water in which to lay eggs, and some are aquatic).

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The first land vertebrates appeared in the?

The first land vertebrates appeared in the: Devonian


Do vertebrates live in water?

Vertebrates are animals with a backbone, so some vertebrates live in water (e.g. fish) but others live on land (e.g. cows).


How are vertebrates alike?

they all have backbones and they have to live in water or in land


What group of vertebrates begins life in water ans later lives on land?

Amphibians were the first vertebrates that came out of the water. The first vertebrates that could live outside of the water though were reptiles. or class reptilia this was during the Carboniferous period.


Do all vertebrates live on land?

Whales are an example of an animal with a spine that lives in the sea.


Which creatures came next on earth after fish?

After fish, amphibians were the next group of creatures to evolve on Earth. Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that can live both on land and in water. They were the first vertebrates to colonize terrestrial habitats.


What are vertebrates that live under water and on land called?

Amphibians (frogs, newts, toads and salamanders).


What feature did the first land vertebrates lack?

A Jaw Eggs that would not dry out


What type of vertebrates always live a double life partly in water and partly on land?

amphibians


What type of vertebrates always live double life partly in water and partly on land?

amphibians


Were reptiles the first vertebrates to be well adapted to live their entire lives on land?

Mammals,birds and reptiles are fully adapted to life on land. Fish live in water and amphibians start their life in water, then live on land.


How do invertebrates differ from each other?

Land and aquatic vertebrates are similar in that they both have a vertebral column. They are both either primary or secondary consumers as well. A difference is that vertebrates that live only in the water do not have fully developed hind legs.