convergent

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“New fossils are showing more and more cases of convergent evolution,” Aureliano says, suggesting that part of what made dinosaurs so successful was this repeated development of key traits.

From Scientific American

He added that "there has been convergent negligence by many other factors".

From Reuters

"These parallels suggest convergent cognitive evolution most likely related to complex sociality and cooperation."

From Salon

Despite their different origins, several of the new strains have chanced upon a similar combination of mutations to help scale the wall of immunity—a striking example of convergent evolution.

From Science Magazine

This appears to be convergent evolution, Lautenschlager says, where the different species independently evolved away from round eyes.

From Scientific American