Original: Craniata (sometimes Craniota) is a proposed clade of chordate animals that contains the Myxini (hagfish), Cephalaspidomorphi (including lampreys), and Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)Campbell & Reece 2005 p. 676Cracraft & Donoghue 2004 p. 390 as living representatives.
Simplified: Craniata (sometimes Craniota) is a proposed clade of chordate animals that contains the vertebrates (subphylum Vertebrata) and Myxini (hagfish) as living representatives.