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Homoplasy And Homology In Dinosaurs By Paul Nethercott January 2014

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1 Homoplasy And Homology In Dinosaurs By Paul Nethercott January 2014 www.creation.com http://www.wikipedia.org

2 Ichthyosaurs DolphinsDolphins. Ichthyosaurs

3 AnkylosaursAnkylosaurs and glyptodont mammals both had spiked tails.glyptodont Ankylosauria Glyptodontidae

4 The sauropods and giraffes independently evolved long necks.sauropodsgiraffes Giraffe Diplodocus

5 The horned snouts of dinosaurs like Triceratops have also evolved several times in Cenozoic mammals: rhinos, brontotheres, Arsinoitherium, and Uintatherium.TriceratopsCenozoicrhinosbrontotheres ArsinoitheriumUintatherium Triceratops Rhinoceros

6 The horned snouts of dinosaurs like Triceratops have also evolved several times in Cenozoic mammals: rhinos, brontotheres, Arsinoitherium, and Uintatherium.TriceratopsCenozoicrhinosbrontotheres ArsinoitheriumUintatherium BrontotheresArsinoitherium

7 The Pelycosauria and the Ctenosauriscidae both had a sail-like fin on their back.PelycosauriaCtenosauriscidae Dimetrodon Ctenosauris

8 The Pelycosauria and the Ctenosauriscidae both had a sail-like fin on their back.PelycosauriaCtenosauriscidae Dimetrodon Arizonasaurus

9 Some Placodonts (like Cyamodus, Psephoderma, Henodus and especially Placochelys) bear striking resemblance to sea turtlesPlacodontsCyamodusPsephodermaHenodusPlacochelyssea turtles Cyamodus Placochelys Psephoderma Sea Turtles

10 Duck-billed dinosaurs hadrosaurs strikingly convergent with ducks and duck-billed platypus.hadrosaursducksplatypus Hadrosaurs Ducks Platypus


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