Lamprey - Wikipedia
Lampreys / ˈlæmpreɪz / (sometimes inaccurately called lamprey eels) are a group of jawless fish comprising the order Petromyzontiformes / ˌpɛtroʊmɪˈzɒntɪfɔːrmiːz /. The adult lamprey is characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth.
Absolutely Massive Species of Jurassic Lamprey Unearthed
Paleontologists have unearthed the fossils of two 160 million-year-old lamprey species, discovering the once small fish had already evolved into monster chompers – growing more than ten times longer than the earliest lampreys.
These Large, Flesh-Eating Lampreys Lived 160 Million Years Ago
2023年11月2日 · Researchers discovered the pair of new species in a fossil bed in North China. The bigger of the two measures about 23 inches long, making it the largest fossilized lamprey ever discovered....
Largest lamprey species - Guinness World Records
The world's largest species of lamprey (aka vampire fish) is the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), which can attain a maximum body length of 120 cm (3 ft 11 in), and a maximum published weight of 2.3 kg (5 lb). Native to the north and western Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of Europe and North America, it is also an invasive species in North ...
Five different species of lamprey live in the Great Lakes region
2016年7月28日 · The invasive sea lamprey is the largest of the lamprey in the Great Lakes and can attain a size of two feet. The two native parasitic chestnut and silver lamprey can reach a size of one foot. The two native non-parasitic American brook and northern brook lamprey reach a maximum size of about six inches.
This 160-million-year-old fish gouged out its victims’ flesh
2023年10月31日 · Newly discovered species of ancient lampreys, eel-like swimmers with sharp suction cups for mouths, are helping scientists reconstruct the evolutionary history of these slithery parasites. Large...
Large Flesh-Eating Lampreys Lived in Jurassic Oceans
2023年11月3日 · The two new lamprey species, Yanliaomyzon occisor and Yanliaomyzon ingensdentes, lived during the Jurassic period, between 163 and 158.5 million years ago, and were part of the Yanliao Biota. Yanliaomyzon occisor was around 64 cm (25 inches) long, making it the largest fossil lamprey ever found.
Revolutionary Find – “Yanliao Sucker Killer” Fossil Challenges Lamprey …
2023年11月9日 · The precious specimens were discovered in the famed Lagerstätte Yanliao Biota from rocks dating back 158–163 million years. One of them, Yanliaomyzon occisor or “Yanliao sucker killer,” is 642 mm long (about 25 inches) and is the largest fossil lamprey ever found.
Ancient Lamprey (S/F) - Jurassic-Pedia
2022年6月30日 · In fact, the largest lamprey identified to species level is the modern-day Petromyzon marinus, the sea lamprey. The size of this prehistoric species indicates it probably lived alongside fairly large aquatic life, suggesting it …
Flesh-eating 'killer' lampreys that lived 160 million years ago ...
2023年10月31日 · Scientists in China have unearthed two superbly preserved, 160 million-year-old lamprey fossils — including the largest found to date — shining a light on this group's obscure evolutionary ...