Modern look for ancient lamprey

Philippe Janvier ()
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Philippe Janvier: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR 5143, CNRS

Nature, 2006, vol. 443, issue 7114, 921-923

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.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1038/443921a

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