Palaeontology: Modern look for ancient lamprey
Abstract
It was once thought that lampreys evolved from armoured jawless vertebrates. But a recently discovered lamprey fossil dates from the twilight age of their supposed ancestors, and looks surprisingly modern.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- October 2006
- DOI:
- 10.1038/443921a
- Bibcode:
- 2006Natur.443..921J