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Name one living fossil.


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Living Fossil:

  1. The term "living fossil" refers to organisms that are known only from the fossil record or from similar features in other species.
  2. They have been around for a very long time. These species are still alive, but their closest relatives have become extinct..
  3. Some of the living fossils are as follows:
    • Coelacanth
    • Limulus
    • Sphenodon

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