Priscomyzon riniensis Gess et al., 2006
Agnatha
Hyperoartia
Petromyzontiformes
Late Devonian
Witpoort Fm, Witteberg Group (Famennian)
South Africa
Length: 4 cm
Lampreys probably appear very early during the Paleozoic period but their rudimentary skeletons made of cartilage mean that they are only very rarely preserved in the fossil record. Priscomyzon from the Late Devonian of South Africa is to date the earliest known lamprey.
May 10, 2015
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