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living fossil
noun
Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living.
The coelacanth and the dawn redwood are
living fossils
.
Any living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives in most anatomical details.
Crocodiles are
living fossils
that haven't changed their appearance much in millions of years.
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