The Extinction That Never Happened

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: Natural history is full of living things that were long thought to have gone extinct only to show up again, alive and well. Paleontologists have a word for these kinds of organisms: They call them Lazarus taxa. Go to and use code “EONS” for 10% off your first order. Special thanks to Nobumichi Tamura for allowing us to use his paleoart. Check out his portfol