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Look for the traits of chordates. It is said that both sharks and humans are vertebrates or closely related invertebrates.

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Sharks and humans are in the same phylum, Chordata, because they both have a notochord (a flexible rod that provides support) at some stage of their development. This common characteristic places them in the same phylum, alongside other animals that possess a notochord at some point in their life cycle.

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