Pisces Osteichthyes (bony fishes) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes) mata atha) Tetrapoda Amniota Reptilia Petromizontida (lampreys) Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi Qungfishes) Amphibia Mammalia Non-avian reptiles

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Which of the taxa shown below is not monophyletic?
Pisces
Osteichthyes (bony fishes)
Sarcopterygii
(lobe-finned
fishes)
Cyclostomata
EAgnatha)
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
O Reptilia
O Amniota
O Tetrapoda
Osteichthyes
Mixini (hagfishes)
Petromizontida
(lampreys)
Chondrichthyes
(cartilaginous fishes)
Actinopterygii
(ray-finned fishes)
Actinistia
(coelacanths)
Dipnoi
(lungfishes)
Amphibia
Mammalia
Non-avian
reptiles
Aves
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the taxa shown below is not monophyletic? Pisces Osteichthyes (bony fishes) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes) Cyclostomata EAgnatha) Tetrapoda Amniota Reptilia O Reptilia O Amniota O Tetrapoda Osteichthyes Mixini (hagfishes) Petromizontida (lampreys) Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfishes) Amphibia Mammalia Non-avian reptiles Aves
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