Assertion: reptile | /r/RelatedTo | bird
Facets:
value: more closely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Because some reptiles are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles (e.g., crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards), the traditional groups of "reptiles" listed above do not together constitute a monophyletic grouping or clade (consisting of all descendants of a common ancestor).
text: Some reptiles are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles; e.g., crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards.
text: Some reptiles are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles.
text: Some reptiles, like crocodiles, are more closely related to birds than they are to other lizards.
text: These reptiles are most closely related to dinosaurs and birds.