Fossil reconstructed from elements of more than one species
Not to be confused withChimaera, fishes belonging to the order Chimaeriformes.
Inpaleontology, achimera is afossil that was reconstructed with elements coming from more than a singlespecies orgenus of animal. In other words, they are mistakes or sometimes hoaxes made by paleontologists, putting together parts that do not come from the same organism.
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