Lazarus taxon
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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. The term refers to the story in the Christian biblical Gospel of John, in which Jesus Christ raised Lazarus from the dead.
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See also
- Cryptozoology
- Elvis taxon
- List of extinct animals
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- Living fossil
- Signor-Lipps effect
- Zombie taxon
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