For a Proponent of PhyloCode Classification, What Is True of the Reptile

question 26

Multiple Choice

For a proponent of PhyloCode classification, what is true of the reptile clade if birds are not included in it?

• A) It becomes paraphyletic and, thus, an invalid reflection of evolutionary history.
• B) It becomes a subclass, instead of a class.
• C) It becomes a superclass, whereas the birds remain a class.
• D) PhyloCode does not concern itself with what is, or is not, a clade.

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