You are a scientist who discovers a monophyletic group of egg-laying tetrapods. How does this discovery change the traditional evolutionary status of current groups of vertebrates?

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If a monophyletic group of egg-laying tetrapods is discovered, it implies that mammals, which include egg-laying monotremes, would no longer form a single clade with other mammals, thus making mammals paraphyletic.

You Are a Scientist Who Discovers a Monophyletic Group of Egg-Laying