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Why is the platypus a chordate?

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∙ 13y ago
Updated: 11/13/2022

A chordate is any animal that has a notochord or spinal chord. Any animal that is a vertebrate, i.e. mammals, birds, fish, reptiles or amphibians, is a chordate, or member of the phylum Chordata. As the platypus is a mammal, this includes platypuses as well.

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