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RE: apomorphy - synapomorphy: definitions?



From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of aspidel
 > 
 > What's the definition of:
>
 > --- apomorphy?
 
A derived character state (i.e., an evolutionary novelty).
 
 > --- synapomorphy?
 
 A shared derived character state (i.e., an evolutionary novelty found in more than one taxon, which evolved in their common ancestry).
 
Note that a websearch (or use of some sites like the Dinosauricon or Dinosauria On-line or university class websites) might give you answers to these and many other questions.
 
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