( ( ( ( squat vertebrae ) ( -LRB- ( backbones -RRB- ) ) ) ( that ( might ( belong ( to ( a crocodile ) ) ) ) ) ) ; )
(ROOT (NP (NP (JJ squat) (NN vertebrae)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (VP (VBN backbones)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD might) (VP (VB belong) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT a) (NN crocodile))))))) (: ;)))
squat vertebrae (backbones) that might belong to a crocodile;
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Vertebrata)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN characterized) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN presence)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN backbone))))))) (. .)))
Vertebrata are characterized by the presence of backbone.