In simple terms, cladistics consists of organizing organisms on the basis of shared features.

简单来说，进化支学就是按照共同的特点将动进。

Fortey and Derek Briggs-one of the other principals in Gould's book-used a method known as cladistics to compare the various Burgess fossils.

福泰和德里克·布里格斯——古尔德书里的另一位重要人——使用了一种所谓进化支学的方法，把各种布尔吉斯化石进比较。