Page 47 - Atlas of Creation Volume 4

Each wide, hemispherical eye may had hundreds or even
thousands of lenses, each of which perceived an image
from a different direction. Some faced straight forwards,
others to the side, and some even faced backward. Each
lens focused on an area determined for it. The trilobite was
thus able to perceive danger approaching from any direc-

tion, and also possessed a great advantage when hunting.

The trilo-
bite had

the same
compound
One of the most important characteristics eye structure
of the trilobite eye is its "calcite crystals." as that of the
Calcite crystal, or calcium carbonate, is present-day housefly, shown
the building block of pyramids, amphit- above. Some species of trilobite had
heaters and historic columns that have thousands of lenses in their eyes. Every

survived the centuries down to the pre- lens perceived a separate image of the
sent day. And this gave rise to the com- region it focused on. The greater
pound eyes in these life forms. 15 the number of lenses, the greater

the resolution of the image.
Perfect trilobite eyes, da-
ting back half a billion

years, are truly a
marvel of creation.

Fossil Trilobite

Period: Devonian

Age: 417 - 354 million years

Region: Morocco