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synapomorphies

synapomorphies is the plural of synapomorphy.

Meaning of synapomorphy

Noun

synapomorphy (plural synapomorphies)

  1. A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry.
    • Another supposed synapomorphy of Rhamporhynchidae + Pterodactyloidea presented by Unwin (1995) is the subequal length of metacarpals I–III. In all non-pterodactyloid specimens where this region is known metacarpals I–III are about the same length. Therefore this feature cannot be used as a...2003, Eric Buffetaut, Jean-Michel Mazin, Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, page 117

Questions about synapomorphies

What is synapomorphies the plural of?
Synapomorphies is the plural of synapomorphy.

Words near synapomorphies in the dictionary

  1. synapheas
  2. synapheia
  3. synaphobranchid
  4. synaphobranchids
  5. synapomorphic
  6. synapomorphies
  7. synapomorphous
  8. synapomorphy
  9. synapophyseal
  10. synapophyses
  11. synapophysis

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