Elvis taxon
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(paleontology) A taxon that has been misidentified as having re-emerged in the fossil record after a period of presumed extinction, but is not actually a descendant of the original taxon, instead having developed a similar morphology through convergent evolution.
Elvis taxon
When the fossils were first unearthed, some scientists hailed them as a resurrection of the lineage, but further analysis showed they were an Elvis taxon, their resemblance to the extinct group the result of convergent evolution rather than direct descent.
When the fossils were first unearthed, some scientists hailed them as a resurrection of the lineage, but further analysis showed they were an Elvis taxon, their resemblance to the extinct group the result of convergent evolution rather than direct descent.
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