Lazarus taxon
Taxon that disappears from the fossil record, only to reappear later
Lazarus taxon
A Lazarus taxon is a taxon that undergoes a period, either in the fossil record or in life, where it goes undetected before being rediscovered. The concept tends to be divided between its paleontological and ecological definitions. In paleontology, it is defined as a taxon which disappears from the fossil record for a time; in ecology, it is defined as a species mistakenly believed extinct before being rediscovered. The term was coined by Karl W. Flessa and David Jablonski in 1983 in reference to the story of Lazarus, who in the Christian biblical tradition was raised from the dead by Jesus.
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