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Lazarus taxon Uncommon

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Noun
1

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

See Also
fossil record lazarus effect disappear extinction
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Rhyming Words
axon exon oxon nixon lexon hexon dixon hixon taxon moxon luxon exxon faxon saxon jaxon paxon imexon fluxon flexon klaxon
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