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What is a living fossil?

Started by Halichoeres, May 02, 2018, 03:57:13 PM

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Halichoeres

May 02, 2018, 03:57:13 PM
This paper tries to put numbers on it. There are a lot more around than you might think, according to this rubric, like the hoatzin:



(Based on its phylogenetic position, not on its atavistic wing morphology.)

Open access: https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2018/2194-quantifying-the-living-fossil
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