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Elvis taxon: a standalone construct

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Paleontology

later taxon that closely resembles an extinct one through convergence and could be mistaken for its survival.

In paleontology, Elvis taxon refers to later taxon that closely resembles an extinct one through convergence and could be mistaken for its survival. This meaning comes from Erwin (1993) in PALAIOS.[1]

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convergence4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs survival4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Erwin, D. H., & Droser, M. L. (1993). Elvis taxa. PALAIOS, 8(6), 623-624. https://doi.org/10.2307/3515039

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