Fossil (IMAGE)

University of Leicester

Fossil

Caption

The fossil of a 300-million-year-old primitive jawless fish -- a lamprey -- about 6 cm in length. The eyes are the two dark circles on the right-hand side and are so well-preserved the retina and lens can be seen in high magnification.

Credit

Rober Sansom

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