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Devonian Lamprey Hatchling-to-Adult Growth Series Sheds New Light on Vertebrate Origins | Paleontology – Sci-News.com

Paleontologists from Canada, the United States and South Africa have unearthed the fossilized remains of larval and juvenile forms of four lamprey species that…

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Paleontologists from Canada, the United States and South Africa have unearthed the fossilized remains of larval and juvenile forms of four lamprey species that lived during the Paleozoic era, including a hatchling-to-adult growth series of the lamprey genus Priscomyzon from the Late Devonian of Gondwana. The discovery is overturning long-held ideas as to what modern lampreys may tell us about the origin of vertebrates.
This reconstruction of the Late Devonian estuarine lake at Waterloo Farm in South…

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