Science
Trilobites living 429 million years ago had eyes like modern insects – Trading U
By Michael Marshall Some trilobites had eyes similar to modern crustaceans like this brine shrimpBrigitte SchoenemannAn animal that lived 429 million
By Michael Marshall
Some trilobites had eyes similar to modern crustaceans like this brine shrimp
Brigitte Schoenemann
An animal that lived 429 million years ago had compound eyes almost identical to those of modern insects like bees and dragonflies. The finding implies that the compound eye evolved very early in the history of animals.
I am quite sure that its roots lie far back in the Precambrian somewhere, says Brigitte Schoenemann at the University of Cologne in Germany. The Cambrian pe…
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