crown group
crown group · crown groups
The smallest clade that includes all living representatives of a biological group,…The smallest clade that includes all living representatives of a biological group, their most recent common ancestor, and all descendants of that ancestor, both living and extinct.
Meaning
1 sensesThe smallest clade that includes all living representatives of a biological group, their most recent common ancestor, and all descendants of that ancestor, both living and extinct.
Forms
plural: crown groups| Singular | crown group |
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