The concept of incomplete lineage sorting is commonly invoked to explain morphologically mixed groups where the features of interest are present also in allopatric populations belonging to
the same taxon [51].
It is believed that the two sets of fossils may have come from
the same taxon.
Not exact matches
They point to the mix of sapiens and erectus features in the two recently discovered Chinese fossil skulls which virtually proves that erectus and sapiens are members of the
same species and the
taxon Homo erectus should be laid to rest.94
When applied at national or regional levels, IUCN notes that «it must be recognized that a global category may not be the
same as a national or regional category for a particular
taxon», thus regional populations may be either more or less threatened than the global assessment.