Elvis taxa

A form of Elvis taxon — A taxon that has been misidentified as having re-emerged in the fossil record after a period of presumed extinction, but is not actually a descendant of the original taxon, instead having developed a similar morphology through convergent evolution.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Elvis taxon
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