Chordate
Phylum of animals having a dorsal nerve cord
Summary
A chordate is a bilaterian animal belonging to the phylum Chordata. All chordates possess, at some point during their larval or adult stages, five distinctive physical characteristics (synapomorphies) that distinguish them from other taxa: a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, an endostyle or thyroid, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail.
Originally created by Andy Jewell
3/7/2001, 8:44:08 PM
Modified
5/27/2026, 10:24:28 AM
Recent revisions
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Restored previous taxobox; I don't believe there was a consensus for these changes. It would be nice to see them explained in the talk page.
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Readabitlity and tone
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1347737133|1347737133]] by [[Special:Contributions/Migcrafter8765|Migcrafter8765]] ([[User talk:Migcrafter8765|talk]]) unclear if any of these changes were necessary, so I'm reverting
Craniata
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