澳大利亚早期坎布里亚期节肢动物的异常保存的眼睛中的现代光学

Michael S Y Lee1, James B Jago, Diego C García-Bellido

  • 1South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia. mike.lee@samuseum.sa.gov.au

Nature
|July 2, 2011
PubMed
概括

特别保存的早期坎布里亚时代关节动物眼睛揭示了坎布里亚时代爆炸期间复杂视力的快速演变. 这些古老的复合眼睛,超过3000个双眼镜,展示了以前在这些早期化石中未知的先进功能.

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