Information AboutElvis Taxon |
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| elvis presley | |
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By contrast, a Lazarus Taxon is one which actually ''is'' a descendant of the original taxon, and highlights missing fossil records, which may be filled later. The term was coined by D. H. Erwin and M. L. Droser in a 1993 paper to distinguish descendant from non-descendant taxa: "Rather than continue the biblical tradition favored by Jablonski Lazarus taxa , we prefer a more topical approach and suggest that such taxa should be known as Elvis taxa, in recognition of the many Elvis impersonators who have appeared since the death of The King." (Erwin, D.H. and Droser, M.L., 1993. Elvis taxa. Palaios, v.8, p.623-624.[http://groups.google.com.au/group/talk.origins/tree/browse_frm/thread/df5a3b575bb6268a/2b1d0f2f1825bf18?rnum=1&hl=en&_done=%2Fgroup%2Ftalk.origins%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2Fdf5a3b575bb6268a%2F2b1d0f2f1825bf18%3Ftvc%3D1%26hl%3Den%26#doc_11cecb2403300efb]) The term "Elvis taxon" is used because of the large number of Sightings of Elvis Presley long after his death, as well as for his many Impersonators . ''Lobothyris subgregaria'', a Brachiopod from the early Jurassic Period , is one example of such a taxon. {Link without Title} OTHER USES Some species and specimens have been named after Elvis Presley, but are not Elvis taxa.
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