Mesomyzon mengae Chang, Zhang & Miao, 2006
Agnatha
Hyperoartia
Petromyzontiformes
Early Cretaceous
Yixian Fm (Berriasian)
Nei Mongol, China
Length: 8 cm
Mesomyzon was a small freshwater lamprey from the Early Cretaceous of the famous Jehol biota. It had a long snout and a well developed sucking mouth.
May 22, 2015
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