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Chordata
CHORDATES
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Overview
One of the two major groups of deuterostomes, characterized by the presence (at some point in development) of a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, and a post-anal tail. Includes the urochordates, cephalochordates, and vertebrates.
Phylogeny
Tree of Life
Links to other sites
Introduction to the Chordata
, University of California Museum of Paleontology
Acknowledgements
Ashley MacDonald
, University of Georgia, Athens
I thank
John Pickering
for his assistance with the development of this page.
Supported by
National Biological Information Infrastructure
National Science Foundation
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