Chordates Temporal range: Late Ediacaran – Present
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A X-ray tetra is one of the few chordates with a visible backbone | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Superphylum: | Deuterostomia |
Phylum: | Chordata Bateson, 1885 |
Typical Classes | |
See below |
Chordates, phylum Chordata, are a phylum of animals which have a notochord. The group includes vertebrates, with some closely related invertebrates.