microrobert
12-08-2011, 02:29 PM
Oldest predator Anomalocaris had super sight
Excellent eyesight is essential if you are a top predator, like the prehistoric sea creature Anomalocaris, an early arthropod relative that patrolled the oceans over 500 million years ago. However, finding proof that a long-extinct animal had super vision has been difficult, until now.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2011/december/oldest-predator-anomalocaris-had-super-sight106919.html
Excellent eyesight is essential if you are a top predator, like the prehistoric sea creature Anomalocaris, an early arthropod relative that patrolled the oceans over 500 million years ago. However, finding proof that a long-extinct animal had super vision has been difficult, until now.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2011/december/oldest-predator-anomalocaris-had-super-sight106919.html