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 Australian Museum and the University 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 Nature.
The lead author is Associate Professor Michael Lee from the South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide's School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor Lee is also a member of the Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity.
Read the full media release.
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An international team led by scientists from the South Australian Museum and the University 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 Nature.
The lead author is Associate Professor Michael Lee from the South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide's School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor Lee is also a member of the Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity.
Read the full media release.
[caption id="attachment_2926" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Photo by Peter Hudson (South Australian Museum)."]
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