living fossil

/L IH1 V IH0 NG F AA0 S AH0 L/
noun
  1. 1

    (evolutionary theory) Any living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives in most anatomical details.

  2. 2

    (evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods.

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