zombie taxon
A taxon that falsely appears to persist until, or reappear at, a time in the fossil…A taxon that falsely appears to persist until, or reappear at, a time in the fossil record later than the taxon's actual point of extinction, due to fossils of organisms belonging to the taxon having been eroded from their original strata and redeposited in the source sediments for younger strata.
Meaning
1 sensesA taxon that falsely appears to persist until, or reappear at, a time in the fossil record later than the taxon's actual point of extinction, due to fossils of organisms belonging to the taxon having been eroded from their original strata and redeposited in the source sediments for younger strata.
Origin
Referring to the fossil having been mobile, or "walking", long after the death of the origReferring to the fossil having been mobile, or "walking", long after the death of the original organism.
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Forms
plural: zombie taxa| Singular | zombie taxon |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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