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Hypothesis of relationships among chordates that is primarily based on refs. 27 and 30. Evidence from molecular data supports monophyly of cyclostomes and shows that the closest relatives of vertebrates are the tunicates, not the cephalochordates (31). The relationships among euconodonts are derived from ref. 32. Blue circles indicate the presence of a lingual cartilage.
