Tag: lamprey
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Fossil Friday #280: Mayomyzon pieckoensis
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #280. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Bluesky/Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! Mayomyzon pieckoensis is an extinct species of lamprey found…
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Mazon Monday #253: Pipiscius zangerli
This is Mazon Monday post #253. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Pipiscius zangerli is an extinct species of lamprey that lived 307-309 million years ago, during the Middle Pennsylvanian Epoch of the Carboniferous Period. It has a distinctive crown-like mouth comprising a ring of radially arranged teeth. It is known…
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CBC: Bloodsucking-fish fossils overturn once-popular theory about our evolution
CBC Technology & Science has a story about fossil lampreys. New baby lamprey fossils found in South Africa have shed some light on the early evolution of vertebrates. The fossils date to the Devonian Period about 360 million years ago. Incredibly, there were hatchlings included with some of the specimens of the Priscomyzon. Babies are…
