Using the phylogeny shown, which of the following is a shared derived character for the leopard? A. Hair B. Four walking legs C. Vertebral column D. Hinged jaws E. Amnion Solution A derived character is an advanced trait that only apperas in some members os an evolunary group. For example derived character is the loss of tail, a trait that first appered in an ancestor of apes and man. From the above question, \"E\".Aminion. is the derived character..