Cambrian fossils unveil four camera-type eyes in early vertebrates

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Cambrian fossils unveil four camera-type eyes in early vertebrates
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New fossils from Cambrian myllokunmingids reveal pineal/parapineal organs with lens-like structures and melanosomes identical to retinal pigment epithelium, implying these ancient vertebrates had four camera-type eyes and supporting deep homology between eyes and the pineal complex.

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