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    What is the longest time an animal species has been presumed extinct?

    Question #119850. Asked by jimmycarlos. (Jan 09 11 6:17 PM)


    serpa

    		Here's my choice.

    Monoplacophora, a class of molluscs believed to have gone extinct in the middle Devonian Period (c. 380 million years ago) until living members were discovered in deep water off Costa Rica in 1952.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_taxon

    Jan 09 11, 6:56 PM
    Watchkeeper

    		But it's only been *presumed* extinct between its discovery and 1952.

    A thing can't be presumed extinct until it's been discovered and there are people around to do the presuming.

    Jan 09 11, 8:16 PM

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