# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q763978](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763978)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_taxon)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/lazarus-taxon


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013