-
about evolutionary clades and can be used to
define taxa. However,
plesiomorphic and
symplesiomorphic characteristics cannot. The term symplesiomorphy...
- Other, more technical,
terms for
these two conditions—for example, "
plesiomorphic" and "synapomorphic"—are
frequently encountered; see the
table below...
- analyses, as
phenetic methods do not
distinguish shared ancestral (or
plesiomorphic)
traits from
shared derived (or apomorphic) traits. However, certain...
- marsupium,
located in the
front of the mother's abdomen. This is the
plesiomorphic condition among viviparous mammals; the
presence of
epipubic bones in...
- Multituberculates. It is
based on a
portion of snout. "Glirodon
retains the
plesiomorphic 'plagiaulacidan' ("Plagiaulacida")
dental formula and
shares with Allodontidae...
- Riversleigh. It is the only
member of the
genus Marada. It
exhibits plesiomorphic and
apomorphic features making the
determination of its
taxonomic placement...
-
their bodies and do not go
through a
pupal stage. The
latter trait is
plesiomorphic, however, as it is
found also in
groups such as
Odonata (dragonflies...
-
hands of
Miocene apes,
suggest that
human hand
proportions are
largely plesiomorphic (as
found in
ancestral species) — in
contrast to the
derived elongated...
-
frigatebirds or pelicans, it can be seen that the
gular pouch is
either plesiomorphic or was
acquired by
parallel evolution. The
orangutan is the only known...
- (females) and
chicks of all the
species have a
rather conservative and
plesiomorphic drab
brown color pattern. 5
species are
generally accepted in this genus...
