| In terms of evolutionary theory, the process of paedomorphosis suggests that larval stages and developmental phases of existing organisms may give rise, under certain circumstances, to wholly new organisms. |
| By comparison to other squamates, this morphology indicates skeletal paedomorphosis that is common in secondarily marine reptiles. |
| The exemplar of salamander paedomorphosis is the Mexican axolotl. |
| Neoteny and progenesis as two heterochronic processes involved in paedomorphosis in Triturns alpestris. |
| The more paedomorphosis a dog displays, the less wolf-like it appears. |
| This later result indicates that expression of paedomorphosis is associated with genetic changes that alter developmental timing. |
