Trilobites found to have additional eyes.

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Trilobites found to have additional eyes.
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Researchers have discovered that trilobites, prehistoric sea creatures, had median eyes, single eyes on their foreheads, in addition to their compound eyes. These eyes were located under a transparent layer of the carapace, which became opaque during the fossilization process, and had not been discovered until now. The number and shape of the single eyes will help to classify the evolutionary status of individual arthropod species.

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