What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints we (and most vertebrates) share most likely originated from the same common ancestor. But it’s not a feature that we ...

Jawless, bloodsucking fish could help us understand how humans and all other vertebrates evolved, scientists say. Turns out, lampreys — notable for their lack of jaw and generally terrifying ...

Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify the mouth’s shape while they collected food. Experts led by the University of Birmingham have used CT ...

Researchers have traced cell origins critical to vertebrate evolution by studying a group of primitive, bloodsucking fish called lampreys. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...