Incoming links: Parallel evolution
Homeothermy Updated 2025-07-16
It is quite mind blowing that this is polyphyletic on mammals and birds, what can't parallel evolution achieve??
Phylogenetic tree of the vertebrates
. Source. Highlights how birds should obviously be classified as reptiles.
Parallel evolution Updated 2025-07-16
The cool thing about parallel evolution is that it shows how complex phenotype can evolve from very different initial genetic conditions, highlighting the great power of evolution.
Polyphyly Updated 2025-07-16
Basically mean that parallel evolution happened. Some cool ones:
- homeothermy: mammals and birds
- animal flight: bats, birds and insects
- multicellularity: evolved a bunch of times