Mesomyzon mengae Chang et al. 2006 (lamprey)

Agnatha - Petromyzontiformes

Full reference: M. Chang, J. Zhang, and D. Miao. 2006. A lamprey from the Cretaceous Jehol biota of China. Nature 441:972-974

Belongs to Mesomyzon according to M. Chang et al. 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V14719, a skeleton. Its type locality is Ningcheng, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial shale in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Ningcheng

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