Convergent evolution and convergent loss in the grasping structures of immature earwigs and aphidlion-like larvae as demonstrated by about 100-million-year-old fossils

Abstract Convergent evolution is a common phenomenon, independently leading to similar morphologies in different evolutionary lineages. Often similar functional demands drive convergent evolution. One example is the independent evolution of grasping structures in different lineages of Euarthropoda,...

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Main Authors: Carolin Haug, Gideon T. Haug, Christine Kiesmüller, Joachim T. Haug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-09-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-023-00286-2