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Chordates
D.C = notochord (skeletal support)
Dorsal
Major clade: Oruchordata
Example: lancelets
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Craniates
D.C = head
Major Clade: Maxini
example: Hanfish
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vertebrates
D.C: Skeleton (vertebral column)
Major clade: Oetromyzontida
example: lampreys
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Gnathostomes
D.C: Jaws
M.C : Chondrichthyes
example: Sharks
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Osteichthyans
D.C lung
M.C Actinoterygii
Example: ray finned fishes
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Lobe-fins
D.C Lobe fins
M.C: actinistia/Dipnoi
ex. lungfishes
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Tetrapods
D.C Four feet/limbs w digits
M.C: Amphibian
ex. salamander
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Amniotes
D.C amnootic eggs
M.C reptiles
ex. turtles, snakes, crocodiles
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Amniotes (mammalia)
D.C: hair/produce milk
M.C : monotres, marsupials, eutherians
ex.kangaroos/opossums