A scientist is constructing a phylogenetic tree for a group of animals and observes that two distantly related species both have spiny body coverings. However, when examining other species on the tree, the scientist finds that at least three other descendant species positioned between them do NOT have spiny body coverings. According to the parsimony principle, what is the MOST LIKELY explanation for the presence of spiny body coverings in the two distant species?

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