This concept is called ontogeny. Most fetus in the subPhylum Vertebrata form similarly until the later stages of the fetal devolpment.
For awhile there was a saying in biology; "Ontogeny recapitulates Phylogeny". This meant the stages of fetal development followed a pattern that was reflective of thier evolutionary development from fish to mammal. This saying no longer in favor in the evolutionay Biology ranks.