(Of a lineage or taxon) one that is inherited from the common ancestor of a clade (or clade group) and has undergone little change since.
1He says the remains show a mix of modern and primitive features.
2Probably represents incredibly advanced evolution of radiata without loss of certain primitive features.
3Yet Sennelager was absolutely devoid of the most primitive features of a safe sanitary system.
4In fact, our guest thinks that modern humans have kept a lot of primitive features from our distant ancestors.
5Instead, they have several primitive features, some of which look like the older species H. erectus, while some look more like Neanderthals.
6The skull, dubbed Rhodesian Man when it was discovered, possesses primitive features such as a large face, flat forehead and huge brow ridges.
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