Question

What r living fossils? Give 2 examples.

Answer 1

Other examples of living fossils are single living species that have no close living relatives, but are survivors of large and widespread groups in the fossil record. Consider: Ginkgo biloba. Syntexis libocedrii, the cedar wood wasp.

Answer 2

What is a “Living Fossil”? The term usually describes an organism that closely resembles its ancestors in the fossil record more than any contemporary organisms, and is not closely related to any still-living species.

EXAMPLE

Horseshoe Crab Coelacanth

Red panda