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In some examples of convergent evolution, species evolve the same solution to a problem but take a different genetic route to get there. In other cases, the convergence takes place at the molecular level and the same genetic changes occur in different species. How did we discover convergent evolution?
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- Smilodon and Thylacosmilus. Smilodon (also known as the Saber-Toothed Tiger) and Thylacosmilus both stalked the grasslands of the early Pleistocene epoch, the former in North America, the latter in South America, and these similar-looking mammals possessed giant, downward-curving canines with which they inflicted fatal puncture wounds on prey.
- Ophthalmosaurus and the Bottlenose Dolphin. You can't ask for two animals more separated in geologic time than Ophthalmosaurus and the bottlenose dolphin.
- Pronghorns and Antelopes. Antelopes are artiodactyls (even-toed hoofed mammals) indigenous to Africa and Eurasia, belong to the Bovidae family, and are most closely related to cows and pigs; pronghorns are also artiodactyls, which live in North America, belong to the Antilocapridae family, and are most closely related to giraffes and okapis.
- Echidnas and Porcupines. Like most of the other animals in this slideshow, echidnas and porcupines occupy distantly separated branches of the mammalian family tree.
The flipper forelimbs of marine mammals (cetaceans, pinnipeds, and sirenians) are a classic example of convergent evolution. There is widespread convergence at the gene level. [6] Distinct substitutions in common genes created various aquatic adaptations, most of which also constitute parallel evolution because the substitutions in question are ...
One of the best-known examples of convergent evolution is the camera eye of cephalopods (such as squid and octopus), vertebrates (including mammals) and cnidaria (such as jellyfish).
Apr 28, 2017 · A widespread example of convergent evolution is the evolution of wings and powered flight in birds, bats and (now extinct) pterosaurs, each of which belong to a different class of organism and therefore have very distant common ancestors.
Oct 18, 2023 · To put it in simpler terms, when two animals look alike or behave similarly, and they aren’t related, it’s likely an example of convergent evolution.
Oct 31, 2023 · Key Points. Examples of convergent evolution include the relationship between bat and insect wings, shark and dolphin bodies, and vertebrate and cephalopod eyes. Analogous structures arise from convergent evolution, but homologous structures do not.
