2 'Lazarus' animals thought to be extinct for over 7,000 years found alive in New Guinea

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...
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Scientists thought these marsupials went extinct 6,000 years ago. They just found the animals alive

Two marsupial species presumed to be extinct have “risen from the dead” after being rediscovered on the island of New Guinea, ...
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Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’

In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

Stunning Large Tortoiseshell butterfly, extinct for 30 years, seen in England

A stunning butterfly classed as extinct for 30 years has been spotted across parts of England. The Large Tortoiseshell has ...
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Two Marsupials Thought Extinct for 7,000 Years Found Alive in New Guinea

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still alive in New Guinea-discovered through a combination of Indigenous knowledge, ...
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In 1883, A Rare, Horse-Like Creature Went Extinct — Here Are The Only 5 Photos Of It (Explained By A Biologist)

Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...

Slowly, Slowly, ‘Darwin’s Finches of the Snail World’ Return From Near Extinction

Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of zoos has worked to bring them back.