r/LivingFossils

172 archived posts · Dec 2012 – Jul 2021

LivingFossils

r/LivingFossils

Living Fossils - like traveling back to the time of dinosaurs!

Created Dec 9, 2012 · restricted

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172Archived posts

Living Fossils - it's like traveling back to the time of dinosaurs!

Definition

A living fossil is a living species (or clade) of organism which appears (visually) to be the same as a species otherwise only known from fossils and which has no close living relatives.
^(Examples of living fossils)

Rules/Suggestions for posting

Include the name of the organism in the title.
If known, add the age of the corresponding fossil in the title.
Include scientific species- or family- name whenever possible, also more info in the comments is always appreciated.

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