Lazarus taxon

taxon that disappears for one or more periods from the fossil record, only to appear again later;likewise in conservation biology and ecology, it can refer to species or populations that were thought to be extinct, and are rediscovered
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Lazarus taxon

Summary

Lazarus taxon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (640 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Lazarus taxon is credited with the discovery of Karl W. Flessa[2].
  • Lazarus taxon is credited with the discovery of David Jablonski[3].
  • Lazarus of Bethany is named after Lazarus taxon[4].
  • Lazarus taxon's subclass of is recorded as occurrence[5].
  • Lazarus taxon's subclass of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Lazarus taxon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Lazarus taxon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03f9ds[8].
  • Lazarus taxon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lazarus taxa[9].
  • Lazarus taxon's studied by is recorded as biostratigraphy[10].
  • Lazarus taxon's studied by is recorded as conservation biology[11].
  • Lazarus taxon's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 135382608[12].
  • Lazarus taxon's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 156077[13].
  • Lazarus taxon's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Taxon_Lazare[14].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Karl W. Flessa[2], a geologist[15], b. 1946[16], of United States[17], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18], specialised in evolutionary paleobiology[19] and David Jablonski[3], a paleontologist[20], b. 1953[21], of United States[22], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[23], specialised in ecology[24].

Why It Matters

Lazarus taxon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (640 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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