Where to animals of this phyla live The majority of chordates live in water.

This is because of the numerous fish and amphibians that make up the chordate family. Other chordates include birds and reptiles who live on land. How do animals in this phyla eat? Chordates eat through ingestion, which is closest to humans. This is unlike the other phylum that may use absorption. All of the organisms in the Phylum Chordata are herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. What do animals in this phyla eat? Chordata eat many types of plants and animals. The Chordata is known for having a backbone. The majority of the food for the Chordota is eaten through the mouth. Are any animals in this phyla extinct? Kaiwhekea is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous Anacoracidae is an extinct shark family in the order Lamniformes Are animals in this phyla food for other animals? Panther tiger Wild boar What is the basic body plan of animals in this phyla? All vertebrates are built along the basic chordate body plan: a stiff rod running through the length of the animal (vertebral column or notochord),with a hollow tube of nervous tissue (the spinal cord) above it and the gastrointestinal tract below. In all vertebrates, the mouth is found at, or right below, the anterior end of the animal, while the anus opens to the exterior before the end of the body. The remaining part of the body continuing after of the anus forms a tail with vertebrae and spinal cord, but no gut.