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Scientists Find Lamprey a "Living Fossil"

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Description: Article about the oldest fossil lamprey yet discovered which shows that lampreys have been parasitic for at least 360 million years.
Scientists find lamprey a 'living fossil' - The University of Chicago Medicine Patient and Visitor Information Scientists find lamprey a 'living fossil' 360 million-year-old fish hasn't evolved much
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Page title:Scientists find lamprey a 'living fossil' - The University of Chicago Medicine
Keywords:lamprey, fossil, fish, michael coates, bruce rubidge, organismal biology
Description:October 26, 2006: Scientists from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the University of Chicago have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved fossil lamprey from the Devonian period that reveals today's lampreys as "living fossils," since they have remained largely unaltered for 360 million years.
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