Back from the dead

A living fossil

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The coelacanth was believed to have been extinct for over 400 million years, before a living specimen turned up in South Africa in 1932. Image: Todd Huffman via Wikimedia Commons.

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A number of animals that have been considered extinct have reappeared in the records, including birds, reptiles, fish and mammals. A study conducted by the University of Queensland in 2010 found that of 187 mammals listed as extinct, 67 had been rediscovered.