Fly fossils might challenge the idea of ancient trilobites’ crystal eyes
Fossil lenses from the 54-million-year-old insects raise questions about other species’ sight
Tiny, fossil crane flies found in Denmark have compound eyes (dark bulges in this specimen) with unusual lenses, renewing debate about how different extinct creatures — called trilobites — once saw the world.
René Lyng Sylvestersen
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