Taxonomy
The cladogram is a tool for visualizing and comparing the evolutionary relationships between taxa. The point where a node branches off is analogous to an evolutionary branching – the diagram can be read left-to-right, much like a timeline. The following cladogram of the Balaenidae family serves to illustrate the current scientific consensus as to the relationships between the North Atlantic right whale and the other members of its family.
| Family Balaenidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| The right whale family, Balaenidae |
Read more about this topic: North Atlantic Right Whale