Homoplasy And Homology In Dinosaurs By Paul Nethercott January
Ichthyosaurs DolphinsDolphins. Ichthyosaurs
AnkylosaursAnkylosaurs and glyptodont mammals both had spiked tails.glyptodont Ankylosauria Glyptodontidae
The sauropods and giraffes independently evolved long necks.sauropodsgiraffes Giraffe Diplodocus
The horned snouts of dinosaurs like Triceratops have also evolved several times in Cenozoic mammals: rhinos, brontotheres, Arsinoitherium, and Uintatherium.TriceratopsCenozoicrhinosbrontotheres ArsinoitheriumUintatherium Triceratops Rhinoceros
The horned snouts of dinosaurs like Triceratops have also evolved several times in Cenozoic mammals: rhinos, brontotheres, Arsinoitherium, and Uintatherium.TriceratopsCenozoicrhinosbrontotheres ArsinoitheriumUintatherium BrontotheresArsinoitherium
The Pelycosauria and the Ctenosauriscidae both had a sail-like fin on their back.PelycosauriaCtenosauriscidae Dimetrodon Ctenosauris
The Pelycosauria and the Ctenosauriscidae both had a sail-like fin on their back.PelycosauriaCtenosauriscidae Dimetrodon Arizonasaurus
Some Placodonts (like Cyamodus, Psephoderma, Henodus and especially Placochelys) bear striking resemblance to sea turtlesPlacodontsCyamodusPsephodermaHenodusPlacochelyssea turtles Cyamodus Placochelys Psephoderma Sea Turtles
Duck-billed dinosaurs hadrosaurs strikingly convergent with ducks and duck-billed platypus.hadrosaursducksplatypus Hadrosaurs Ducks Platypus