LIVINGFOSSIL
Living fossil
A living fossil is a living species of organism that appears to be similar to a species otherwise known only from fossils, typically with no close living relatives. Normally the similarity is only apparent, between two different species, one extinct, the other extant. It is an informal non-scientific term, mostly used in the media.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Living fossil
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