Interactive Sankey diagrams showing how independent lineages evolved similar solutions
Flight evolved independently in insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats, and human technology.
Vision has evolved independently at least 40 times, from simple light detection to complex camera eyes.
Complex information processing evolved in various forms across different lineages.
Complex social structures evolved independently across diverse species.
Convergent evolution occurs when organisms independently evolve similar traits or solutions in response to similar environmental challenges or selective pressures. These visualizations use Sankey diagrams to illustrate how different lineages arrive at comparable solutions through distinct evolutionary pathways.