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  1. Stefan F. Wirth @[email protected] ·

    RE: mastodon.social/@sflorg/116131

    Eyes, as light-sensing organs of the #lens #eye type, have #evolved independently multiple times in the animal kingdom. But what did a representative of the early #vertebrate lineage look like? According to G. Kafetzis et al. (2026), a worm-like #ancestor possessed #medianeyes bring #homologous to the modern #pinealgland of the #brain. Published in #CurrentBiology. #evolution

    © this text #StefanFWirth March 2026

    #Reference
    G. Kafetzis et al. (2026),
    doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.12.

    #lens #eye #evolved #vertebrate #ancestor #medianeyes
  2. KaylinQ @[email protected] ·

    "Scientist Accidentally Discovers The Oldest #Brain of Any #Vertebrate"

    "#Paleontologist Matt Friedman was surprised to discover a remarkably detailed 319-million-year-old #fish brain fossil while testing out micro-CT scans for a broader project."

    sciencealert.com/scientist-acc

    #brain #vertebrate #paleontologist #fish