Chapter 21 - Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies - 21.4 - Phylogeny Is the Basis of Biological Classification - 21.4 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 464: 2

Biologists agree that only monophyletic groups correctly display the evolutionary history of all organisms within the group. As errors in prior classifications are found, taxonomic names are revised and polyphyletic and paraphyletic groups are often erased from the classifications.

Biologists agree that only monophyletic groups correctly display the evolutionary history of all organisms within the group. As errors in prior classifications are found, taxonomic names are revised and polyphyletic and paraphyletic groups are often erased from the classifications.