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Elvis taxon
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Etymology
Coined in a 1993 paper by D. H. Erwin and M. L. Droser, with reference to the prevalence of impersonators of the singer Elvis Presley.
Noun
Elvis taxa
en paleontology 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.
Coordinate terms
en Lazarus taxon
en zombie taxon
See also
Aldabra rail
en eponyms