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March 17, 2012

No Matter Where You Stand I See You

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The Trilobite eye is truly amazing instrument:
it's the oldest eye we have on record, and also a very successful one - it gave trilobites a huge evolutionary edge compared to other species. The most advanced species possessed compound eyes capable of 360-degree vision; what's more, their eyes were made of solid crystal! - Dark Roasted Blend: Heavy Bombardment of the Moon

Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 17, 2012 4:26 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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A forerunner to the IRS.

Posted by: Gagdad Bob at March 17, 2012 6:18 PM

it gave trilobites a huge evolutionary edge compared to other species.

See, this is the kind of proselytism that's just obnoxious. The neutral, scientific way to put it is "apparently hunting advantage," not deliberately ramming evolution into the mix for no purpose other than to reinforce one's ideology.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 17, 2012 8:10 PM

I have but one criticism of the trilobite illustrations. The Trilobites shown were likely Devonian about 350MY. By the Triassic period, about 250 MY the trilobite was long gone from the scene, a victim of the Permian mass extinction. Even with their marvelous eyes they couldn't see it coming. Trilobites similar to the Moroccan specimens are found near Sandusky Ohio as well. Back in the Devonian, Ohio and Morocco were nearly the same place. A case of continental drift whiplash.

Posted by: Stuart at March 18, 2012 10:15 AM

I don't give a rat's ass about how well they could see. Trilobites are are ugly, and I'm glad we're rid of the damn things. You want some nastyass ol' trilobite loose in your basement, or getting in the kitchen? I sure don't.

JWM

Posted by: jwm at March 18, 2012 5:07 PM

I see the from the responses above that the cast of "Big Bang Theory" escaped their holding pen.

Posted by: Don Rodrigo at March 19, 2012 11:34 AM

Another very, very interesting alricte. I think it's a shame how African American artists have been overlooked, but this has changed now and I am glad about it. I think there is so much treasure and so much soul in African American art.

Posted by: Yuki at July 13, 2012 4:15 AM

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