429-million-year-old eye provides a view of trilobite life
Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 10:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The internal structure of a 429-million-year-old fossilized trilobite eye is almost identical to that of modern bees, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that the principles of vision in many insects and crustaceans today are at least half a billion years old.