Fossil Halls: Cladistics
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- Original Source:American Museum of Natural History
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Part of a larger virtual tour of the Museum's famed Fossil Halls, this Web site has an overview explaining the cladistic method of scientific analysis as well as how to read cladograms. It answers the following questions: What is the best way to reconstruct evolutionary history? What is a cladogram? What is an advanced feature? Why use cladistics?
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Grade: PS/Pre-K to 12
Topics: Earth & Space Science, Evolution and Adaptation, Life Sciences, Earth's Resources
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