Ray-finned fish Sharks Roderts & ratbts Crocodles Amphibiens Primates Birds Hair Eggs wth shel Amriotic egg Four Iimbs Bony skeleton Vertebrae a. Which is the outgroup in this phylogeny? b. What synapomorphy is used to identify mammals (primates and rabbits)? c. What synapomorphies separate rabbits/primates from crocodiles? d. What group or groups of organisms are most closely related to amphibians?

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Answer the questions below based on the phylogeny shown. Just write your answer under
each question.
Ray-finned
fish
Roderts
& rabbts Crocodles
Sharks
Amphibians Primotes
Birds
Hair
Eggs wth shell
Amriotic egg
Four limbs
Bony skeleton
Vertebrae
a. Which is the outgroup in this phylogeny?
b. What synapomorphy is used to identify mammals (primates and rabbits)?
c. What synapomorphies separate rabbits/primates from crocodiles?
d. What group or groups of organisms are most closely related to amphibians?
Transcribed Image Text:Answer the questions below based on the phylogeny shown. Just write your answer under each question. Ray-finned fish Roderts & rabbts Crocodles Sharks Amphibians Primotes Birds Hair Eggs wth shell Amriotic egg Four limbs Bony skeleton Vertebrae a. Which is the outgroup in this phylogeny? b. What synapomorphy is used to identify mammals (primates and rabbits)? c. What synapomorphies separate rabbits/primates from crocodiles? d. What group or groups of organisms are most closely related to amphibians?
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