Living fossil
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Living fossil is a term used by evolutionist scientists to describe plants and animals which were either considered extinct until living examples are found or which, though never considered extinct, are now the sole or rare examples of species known more abundantly from fossils.
The coelacanth is considered to be an example of living fossil by evolutionists. It is important to note that though such "living fossils" are often very similar to their ancient relatives they are not the same. The name "Coelacanth," for instance, refers to an order rather than a species and the living coelacanth species, Latimeria, does not occur in the fossil record.
Plants
- Araucaria araucana or Monkey-puzzle tree
- Cycads
- Wollemia
- Neolecta
Animals
- Okapi
- Red Panda
- Opossum
- Tuatara
- Platypus
- Echidna
