New fossils provide evidence of powerful eyes
Palaeontologists have uncovered half-a-billion-year-old fossils demonstrating that primitive animals had excellent vision.
An international team led by scientists from the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide found the exquisite fossils, which look like squashed eyes from a recently swatted fly.
This discovery will be published today in the prestigious journal .
The lead author is from the and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor Lee is also a member of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity.
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An international team led by scientists from the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide found the exquisite fossils, which look like squashed eyes from a recently swatted fly.
This discovery will be published today in the prestigious journal .
The lead author is from the and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor Lee is also a member of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity.
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[caption id="attachment_2926" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Photo by Peter Hudson (South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum)."][/caption]
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