Crocodiles, lizards, and snakes are all reptiles. However, lizards are more closely related to snakes than to crocodiles. Which statement MOST accurately describes how this relationship is explained in Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
A) Lizards and crocodiles have no history of any common ancestors.
B) Crocodiles and snakes are more alike since they both develop from an egg.
C) Lizards and snakes are more alike since both species have a recent common ancestor.
D) Snakes and lizards are anatomically more alike due to the presence of analogous structures.