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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.