This would mean the incisors were homologous features, structurally the same but with a slightly different function ( as the carnivorous marsupials use them to rip through flesh ), and the syndactyl hind feet are analogous features, as they are used for the same basic function but are not evidence of divergent evolution.
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From the fossil record it is thought that " Bathynomus " existed more than 160 million years ago, before the break-up of the supercontinent Pangaea, so it did not evolve independently in all three locations, but since then it would be expected that " Bathynomus " would show divergent evolution in the various locations.
