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LAMPREY
Age: 300 million years old
Size: 43 millimeters (1.6 in) wide, on a 73 millimeter (2.8 in) by 48-millimeter (1.8 in) nodule pair
Location: Pit 11, Francis Creek Shale, Braidwood, Illinois
Period: Pennsylvanian
Braidwood's coal mines are rich in fossils. The lamprey in the picture is a species lacking a
jawbone. Although they generally live in shallow waters, some species make long journeys in
oceans.
This fossil is an evidence that lampreys have undergone no changes for approximately 300
million years. Despite the time that has passed, lampreys have always remained the same. There
exists no difference between a lamprey that lived millions of years ago and those that live today.
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