A Living Fossil (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

A Living Fossil

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The fish-like lamprey belongs to the so-called jawless vertebrates that evolved around 500 million years ago. The picture shows the female European lamprey carrying eggs.

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© MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Ryo Morimoto

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