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living fossil: a standalone construct

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livingfossil1 CONSTRUCTLiving fossilLIDGARD · PALEONTOLOGY

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Paleontology

living species that resembles ancient fossil relatives and seems to have changed little, a contested label.

In paleontology, living fossil refers to living species that resembles ancient fossil relatives and seems to have changed little, a contested label. This meaning comes from Lidgard (2018) in BioScience.[1]

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References

  1. Lidgard, S., & Love, A. C. (2018). Rethinking Living Fossils. BioScience, 68(10), 760-770. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy084

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