50 years ago, trilobite eyes mesmerized scientists

Excerpt from the February 2, 1974 issue of Science News Some trilobites had eyes with telescope-like lenses and that were filled with hundreds of miniature eyes. ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/120623_cm_trilobite-50YA_feat.jpg?fit=680%2C383&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/120623_cm_trilobite-50YA_feat.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1″>

Some trilobites had eyes with telescope-like lenses and that were filled with hundreds of miniature eyes.

Brigitte Schoenemann

Trilobite eyes: An impressive feat of early evolution Science News, February 2, 1974

[Trilobites] possessed the most sophisticated eye lenses ever produced…. The lens structure does not correspond to any found in modern arthropods, as it developed when trilobites were already a separate

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