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  • Lazarus Taxa

    Lazarus Taxa

    Posted on May 9, 2009 | No Comments
    In paleontology, a Lazarus taxon (plural taxa) is a taxon that disappears from one or more periods of the fossil record, only to appear again later. The term refers to an account in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus miraculously raised Lazarus from the...

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