All of the following statements concerning the evolutionary species concept are true EXCEPT
A) an abrupt change in the diagnostic traits of fossils is indicative of the evolution of a new species.
B) fossils are considered to be members of the same species if they possess the same diagnostic traits.
C) certain structural traits, called diagnostic traits, are used to distinguish one species from another.
D) members of a species may actually have quite dissimilar evolutionary pathways.

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The evolutionary species concept focuses on a lineage's unique evolutionary pathway and shared ancestry, implying that members of a species share a common evolutionary path rather than having dissimilar evolutionary pathways.

All of the Following Statements Concerning the Evolutionary Species Concept