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What is a living fossil?

What is a living fossil? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods
  2. Any living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives in most anatomical details.
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