Lazarus taxon

It is thus described as a living fossil, or alternatively, a Lazarus taxon.

A subtle difference is sometimes made between a "living fossil" and a "Lazarus taxon".

Since it was once thought to be extinct, it is considered a Lazarus taxon.

This is an example of Lazarus taxon.

In this last case, the term Lazarus taxon applied in neontology.

A new family or a Lazarus taxon?

It is therefore also a Lazarus taxon.

As they were last known from the Devonian fossil record, this makes them a Lazarus taxon.

An example of Lazarus taxon, the species was first described from fossil remains in 1977, but living animals were discovered in 1979.

It is probably the best-known Lazarus taxon.

The single existing fossil in Dominican amber makes the genus a Lazarus taxon.

Lazarus taxon - fossil 'coming back to life'

It would thereby represent a Lazarus taxon.

It is more difficult to assess final extinction dates, as some remnant population may linger on for a long time (see also Lazarus taxon).

This possum is a Lazarus taxon, and the only living species in the Burramys genus.

The scientific term "Lazarus taxon", which denotes organisms that reappear in the fossil record after a period of apparent extinction.

See Lazarus taxon.

If confirmed, this would make the Ivory-billed Woodpecker a lazarus taxon, a species that is rediscovered alive after being considered extinct for some time.

A Lazarus Taxon (Audio Version)

Jablonski later coined the term 'Lazarus taxon' for species and genera which disappear from the fossil record, only to reappear later when conditions return to normal.

By contrast, a Lazarus taxon is one which actually is a descendant of the original taxon, and highlights missing fossil records, which may be found later.

In paleontology, a Lazarus taxon (plural taxa) is a taxon that disappears for one or more periods from the fossil record, only to appear again later.

So, a living species that was thought to be extinct (e.g. the coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae) could be called a Lazarus taxon instead of a living fossil.

A Zombie taxon is a type of Lazarus taxon sample that was mobile in the time between its original death and its subsequent discovery in a site of younger classification.

Originally thought to be extinct in 1986, it was found again during 1996 on South East Island/Rangatira in the Chatham Islands; the species is now considered a Lazarus taxon.