Evidence suggests that the crocodiles are more closely related to the birds than the turtles and snakes. If so, then including crocodiles, but not birds, in the Class Reptilia would make the Class Reptilia
A. a paraphyletic group.
B. parsimonious.
C. a polyphyletic group.
D. a monophyletic group.
E. not homologous.
Answer: A
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