Paleontologists have now unearthed fossils of two surprisingly large ancient lamprey species, swimming menaces that latched onto and bored holes into their unsuspecting neighbors.
Modern parasitic lampreys’ funnel-shaped, toothy mouths tend to be adapted to consume blood or flesh. Based on the arrangement of teeth and other feeding apparatuses in the fossils, the newly discovered species probably weren’t bloodsuckers — they were flesh eaters.
Carolyn Gramling ⬩ Newfound fossil species of lamprey were flesh eaters
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