Lazarus species en · NOUN
Etymology
Referring to the Biblical story of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead.
Meanings
- A species that was thought to be extinct but has been rediscovered.
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A species that disappears from the fossil record only to reappear in much later deposits.
The term ‘Lazarus species’ was coined by the palaeontologist David Jablonski to describe a taxon that was thought to have gone extinct during a mass extinction event, but which is found to exist several million years later.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 37:
Forms
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| Lazarus species | Number=Plur | lexicographic |