Reptiles ain't reptiles!

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So reptiles are plesiomorphic. I learnt that at uni about five years ago. Nothing new about that. 'Reptile' is just a convenient term ingrained in our society and is easy to use in everyday conversations without going into detailed explanations.
 
Reptile isn't a taxonomic classification though, it's merely a generic term given to a taxonomic branch. Just like all bugs and insects are called bugs and insects, but are not single taxonomic classifications, just a generic term given to entire branches.
This argument is entirely redundant.
 
I think what's notable here, particularly to a layman such as myself, is that crocodiles and turtles are more closely related to birds than they are to snakes or lizards.
 
some branches have evolved further than others away from the root species...
 
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