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homoeomorphyHomöomorphie (ger.)

  • A superficial resemblance between two fossils or two fossil species sufficient to suggest a taxonomic identity that close examination shows not to exist; esp. a resemblance that is due to convergent evolution. (OED 2011)
    homology
    1901
    homoeomorphy
    Buckman, S.S. (1901). Homoeomorphy among Jurassic Brachiopoda. Cotteswold Natur. Field Club 13, 231-290: 231.