Schmidtiellus
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Schmidtiellus is an extinct genus of holmiid trilobites from the Cambrian of Poland.[1][2] As of 2017, a Schmidtiellus reetae fossil from 530 mya, collected in Saviranna in northern Estonia, is the oldest known fossilized eye. The structure is similar to the compound eyes of modern-day dragonflies and bees, but with (~100) ommatidia with lenses spaced further apart.[3] There are no lens structures on the top of the eye, so their vision only extends about 25-30 degrees above them.[3]
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