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Microcycas calocoma, cork palm, "a living fossil of the Cretaceous phanerogamic flora" (AB ev)
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rare large shrew-like insectivore Cuban solenodon Solenodon cubanus (EN), considered a living fossil (UNEP-WCMC)
See en.wikipedia.org
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"several of the species found in Vjetrenica Cave are tertiary and pre-tertiary relict species, which can be considered living fossils" (OUV)
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The mountain flora has diverse 'living fossils' such as the celery pine and the trig-oak, the evolutionary link between oaks and beeches. (AB ev)
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"Other distinctive fauna includes the “Monito del Monte” (Dromiciops gliroides - NT) a nocturnal marsupial which is monotypic, endemic to Patagonia and a “living fossil” which can be linked to ancient and extinct marsupials." (AB ev)
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Lake Ohrid is so old and isolated by surrounding hills and mountains that a unique collection of plants and animals has evolved. These include a number of relict species, or “living fossils” (including Ohrid trout (Salmo letnica))
See portal.unesco.org
