The fossilized remains of two new lamprey species have recently been discovered in 160-million-year-old rocks by paleontologists in China. The discovery has helped to shed some light on the evolution of lampreys. The pair was found
Discovery has helped provide a fuller picture of the evolutionary history of lampreysThe bloodsucking aquatic creatures have been around for hundreds of millions of years, surviving mass extinction events
Unprecedented Biting Strength in Jurassic Lampreys Points to Flesh-Eating Past gizmodo.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gizmodo.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Living jawless fish, especially lampreys, have become a highly studied animal group for evolutionary developmental biologists and ecologists and are even regarded as a model for research in vertebrate evolutionary biology.