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Freaky ‘Frankenprawns’ – Ancient Deep Sea Monsters Called Radiodonts Had Incredible Vision – Gizmodo Australia
Deep sea animals can be the stuff of nightmares. Many inhabit the ocean’s twilight zone (down to 1,000 metres depth), where sunlight has virtually disappeared,…
Deep sea animals can be the stuff of nightmares.
Many inhabit the oceans twilight zone (down to 1,000 metres depth), where sunlight has virtually disappeared, and have adapted their vision to this dark alien world. Evolution gave them large, complex eyes to see in dim light examples include the Vampire Squid, Sloanes Viperfish, and various predatory crustaceans.
But how far back in prehistoric time do these scary, sharp-eyed creatures go?
Our study, published today in Science Advances looked at…
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