KnowraLiving fossilLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Living fossil, each with the reason it gives.All 15Related 8Compared with 7Fossil recordCompared with: It illustrates that some lineages retain recognizable traits across vast spans of time.Stem groupCompared with: Unlike stem taxa, living fossils belong to lineages that survive today.TuataraCompared with: The label captures tuatara’s ancient lineage but can wrongly imply that it has stopped evolving.Frilled sharkCompared with: Its primitive-looking form inspires the label, though the species has continued evolving.Indonesian coelacanthCompared with: The Indonesian coelacanth is often described this way, though the label can obscure ongoing evolution.Transitional fossilCompared with: It describes resemblance through time, not a fossil documenting an evolutionary transition.MantophasmatidaeCompared with: Heelwalkers were initially recognized through fossils before living representatives were identified.