Adaptive radiation in placental mammals and Australian Marsupials leading to similarity between distant species is an example of __________.

Adaptive radiation in placental mammals and Australian marsupials occurred independently in isolated geographical areas.

When more than one adaptive radiation occurs in an isolated geographical area, leading to the evolution of similar features in distantly related groups to adapt to similar habitats, it is termed convergent evolution.

Examples include the placental wolf and the Tasmanian wolf, which show morphological similarities despite being distantly related.