Trilobite Eyes and Their Evolution

Trilobites, as typical euarthropods, possess compound eyes. In 1901, Lindström was the first to describe them in detail; on the one hand, we reconsider his descriptions of the different modes of trilobite eyes; on the other hand, we expand this by compiling the observations that have been possible i...

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Published in:	Arthropoda
Main Author:	Brigitte Schoenemann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Subjects:	trilobite arthropod vision eye compound eye lens
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2813-3323/3/1/3

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