Mayomyzon
Mayomyzon pieckoensis is an extinct species of lamprey that lived during the Late Carboniferous period, about 300 million years ago. It is the only known species of the genus Mayomyzon, which belongs to the family Mayomyzontidae. It is known from the Mazon Creek fossil beds located in present-day Illinois.
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| Life reconstruction of M. pieckoensis | |
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| Family: | Mayomyzontidae |
| Genus: | Mayomyzon Bardack and Zangerl 1968 |
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| Mayomyzon pieckoensis Bardack and Zangerl 1968 | |
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