拉撒路物种1983

Lazarus taxon

taxon that disappears for one or more periods from the fossil record, only to appear again later;likewise in conservation biology and ecology, it can refer to species or populations that were thought to be extinct, and are rediscovered

在古生物学中，拉撒路物种意思是那些在化石纪录中突然消失又出现的物种。其中拉撒路一词来源于《新约圣经》中的《约翰福音》，他是耶稣的好友及门徒，在其病死之后被耶稣复活。