cladisms
/ˈkleɪdɪzəmz/
noun
- Statements or claims about evolutionary relationships based on shared derived characteristics, often used in biological classification.
- Scientists debated the cladisms that would best represent the evolutionary history of the group.
- Many cladisms from the 20th century have been revised with new genetic data.
- The textbook explained several cladisms that help classify birds as descendants of dinosaurs.