- In biology, a
taxon (back-formation from taxonomy; pl.: taxa) is a
group of one or more po****tions of an
organism or
organisms seen by
taxonomists to...
- In paleontology, a
Lazarus taxon (plural taxa) is a
taxon that
disappears for one or more
periods from the
fossil record, only to
appear again either in...
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Wastebasket taxon (also
called a
wastebin taxon,
dustbin taxon or catch-all
taxon) is a term used by some
taxonomists to
refer to a
taxon that has the...
- In biology, a
monotypic taxon is a
taxonomic group (
taxon) that
contains only one
immediately subordinate taxon. A
monotypic species is one that does...
- In taxonomy, an
undescribed taxon is a
taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet
formally described and named. The
various Nomenclature...
- In paleontology, an
Elvis taxon (plural
Elvis taxa) is a
taxon that has been
misidentified as
having re-emerged in the
fossil record after a
period of...
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based on
shared characteristics.
Organisms are
grouped into taxa (singular:
taxon), and
these groups are
given a
taxonomic rank;
groups of a
given rank can...
- generally, recent) organisms. It is the
study of
extant taxa (singular:
extant taxon): taxa (such as species,
genera and families) with
members still alive,...
- In paleontology, a
zombie taxon (plural
zombie taxa) or the
zombie effect refers to a
fossil that was
washed out of
sediments and re-deposited in rocks...
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Extinction is the
termination of a
taxon by the
death of its last member. A
taxon may
become functionally extinct before the
death of its last
member if...
