Mayomyzon pieckoensis Bardack and Zangerl 1968 (lamprey)

Agnatha - Petromyzontiformes

Full reference: D. Bardack and R. Zangerl. 1968. First fossil lamprey: A record from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois. Science 162(3859):1265-1267

Belongs to Mayomyzon according to D. Bardack and R. Zangerl 1968

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: FMNH PF5687, a skeleton. Its type locality is Area 3, Pit 11, Peabody Coal Company, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Area 3, Pit 11, Peabody Coal Company

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