8. Which statement is correct? A) The crocodile is more closely related to the bird than the dinosaur. The crocodile is more closely related to the dinosaur than the bird. C) The crocodile is equally related to the bird and the dinosaur. 16. The numbers on the phylogenetic tree below represent species. Which species pair is more closely related? A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 7 .