Examples of Vertebrate Chordates | Deuterostomes | Zoology

In this article we will discuss about the examples of vertebrate chordates. The first vertebrates were fishlike. Fishes are aquatic, gill-breathing vertebrates that usually have fins and skin covered with scales. The larval form of a modern-day lamprey, which looks like a lancelet, may resemble the first vertebrates- it has the three chordate characteristics (like the tunicate larva), as well [...]