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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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  • Extinction

    Extinction

    Posted on May 9, 2009 | No Comments
    168 In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxa. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species (although the capacity to breed and recover may...

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