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A skull made of either hard bone or cartilage

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Craniates are chordates that all possess a skull.

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Q: What do craniates have that earlier chordates did not have?
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What is the animal which are chordates and craniates but not vertabrate?

Myxini (hagfishes) are chordates and craniates. they have a cartillagenous skull but no vertebra or jaws.


Which animals are chordates and craniates but not vertabrates?

Hagfish are chordates and craniates, but they are not vertebrates. This is because they have a skull and notochord but lack vertebrae.


Are lancelets not true chordates?

They are actually true chordates, however they are some of the simplest chordates.


All vertebrates are chordates but not all chordates are vertebrates?

all vertebrates are chordates because vertebrates are the sub- group of phylum chordates and also it follow one of the important feature of the chordates i.e. presence of notochord whereas all chordates are not vertebrates because some chordates are cephalochordates, urochordates.


What is the popular name for chordates?

There isn't a "popular name" for them. The most familiar chordates are the vertebrates, but not all chordates are vertebrates (tunicates, for example, are chordates).


Is chordates vertebrates?

Chordates are not vertebrates because although some vertebrates are chordates theres many reasons why chordates arent vertebrates.the first reason is because chordates consist of a notochord or a dorsal nerve.


How do you write chordates in a sentence?

Chordates are animals with vertebrates.


Do chordates have a coelom?

Yes. All chordates are coelomates.


Are chordates eukaryote?

Chordates are a group of animals which include vertebrates (animals having a spinal column), so yes, birds are chordates.


Which is the correct order of organization for chordates?

Eukarya, Animalia, Chordates


Are hemichordates not chordates?

Yes, hemichordates are not chordates as they are their own phylum.


What some chordates such as sea squirts and lancelets do not have?

Chordates such as the sea squirts and lancelets do not have a backbone that is why they are called vertebrate chordates.