50 Years Ago Paleontology

50 years ago, trilobite eyes mesmerized scientists

Excerpt from the February 2, 1974 issue of Science News

A photo of a trilobite fossil

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

Brigitte Schoenemann

By Cassie Martin

cover of the February 2, 1974 issue of Science News

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

[Trilobites] possessed the most sophisticated eye lenses ever produced….