Question 15

(Multiple Choice)

The family-level classification of anthropoid primates violates the principles of cladistic taxonomy because


A)the Hominidae is not monophyletic.
B)the Pongidae is not monophyletic.
C)the Hominidae is not a valid adaptive zone.
D)the orangutans are closer to humans than to gorillas in violation of their family-level taxonomy.

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