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Lazarus taxon

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化石記録から一度姿を消し、一時は絶滅したと考えられるが、後に再出現する分類群
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20世紀に生きているシーラカンスが発見されたことは、化石記録から姿を消し、後に再出現した分類群の最も有名な例です。

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(paleontology) A taxon that disappears from the fossil record, suggesting extinction, only to reappear later.

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Lazarus taxon

The discovery of a living coelacanth in the 20th century is the most famous example of a Lazarus taxon.

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The discovery of a living coelacanth in the 20th century is the most famous example of a Lazarus taxon.

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