Lazarus species

English Etymology Referring to the Biblical story of Lazarus of Bethany Lazarus, who was raised from the dead. Noun * A species that was thought to be extinct but has been rediscovered. A species that disappears from the fossil record only to reappear in much later deposits. en 2018 w:Tim Flannery Europe: A Natural History 37 The term ‘Lazarus species’ was coined by the palaeontologist David Jablonski to describe a taxon that was thought to have gone extinct during a mass extinction event, but which is found to exist several million years later. Related terms en Lazarus taxon en eponyms