living fossil teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı
Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living
The coelacanth and the dawn redwood are living fossils.
Any living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives in most anatomical details
Crocodiles are living fossils that haven't changed their appearance much in millions of years.
living organism of which the most closely related organisms have been extinct and exist only in fossil form
An organism, such as a coelacanth or the ginkgo, that is the sole surviving member of an otherwise extinct taxonomic group. an ancient animal or plant that still exists and has not changed