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Re: Feduccia's delusion
In a message dated 12/1/01 1:58:29 PM EST, tmk@dinosauricon.com writes:
<< A crown clade is a type of node-based clade in which all the specifiers
are extant. The specifiers for this clade are _Crocodylia_, _Neornithes_
(=_Aves sensu stricto_), and _Lepidosauria sensu stricto_, all of which
are extant. Hence it is a crown clade. >>
This is a little broader definition than I'm familiar with, but I don't see a
problem with it.