Craniata facts for kids
Quick facts for kids CraniataTemporal range: Early Cambrian - Recent
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Craniata
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Craniata (sometimes Craniota) is a proposed clade of chordate animals that contains the vertebrates (subphylum Vertebrata) and Myxini (hagfish) as living representatives. Craniata includes all animals with a skull, or cranium, as the name suggests.
These two taxa lack proper vertebrae, which are characteristic for vertebrates according to the new interpretation, whereas traditionally—and confusingly—they were not (Hickman et al., 2007).
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Craniata, including this extinct fish (Dunkleosteus sp.), are characterized by the presence of a cranium, mandible, and other facial bones.
See also
In Spanish: Craniata para niños
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