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Flesh-eating ‘killer’ lampreys that lived 160 million years ago unearthed in China


These Jurassic lampreys have the most powerful “biting structures” among known fossil lampreys and suggest an ancestral flesh-eating habit of living lampreys. (Image credit: Heming Zhang)

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 history.

Lampreys are one of two living jawless vertebrate groups that first appear in the fossil record around 360 million years ago, during the Devonian period (419.2 million to 358.9 million years ago). These ancient fish, including 31 species alive today, typically have teeth-filled sucker mouths that they use to latch onto prey to extract blood and other body fluids.

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