User:Hayley.14.walding!/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Cladistics

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because it is an evolutionary concept that we discussed in our Comparative Vertebrates Anatomy Class. The organization of organisms via derived characteristics provides a concise way to group like organisms together and see where close relationships are between species. Cladistics also provide a way to distinguish key developmental points throughout the course evolution, specifically vertebrates for this class.

Evaluate the article
The article begins strongly with its first sentence, by giving a good, concise, explanation about what cladistics are, without it being too long and confusing. The information present in the lead section is outlined well and found later on in the article. The graphics present in the article are helpful in visualizing how organisms are categorized and trace back to a most recent common ancestor. The terminology section seemed to define terms well at first glance, but it was lacking citations to verify the information. The talk page had a criticisms of incorrect information/incorrect interpretation of certain information. Based on the lack of some citations, this feedback did not surprise me. There was also a criticism that there was an image that did not correctly predict a clade, but it has since been removed and new pictures have been used. ~