Wednesday, January 16, 2008
First land animals would have wanted a color TV.
The first prehistoric fish that made its way onto land saw a full range of colors, including wavelengths of light that human eyes cannot see. Scientists have discovered the retinas of Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) contain visual pigment genes that are more similar to those of tetrapods — four-legged land animals with backbones
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