New Fossils Demonstrate That Powerful Eyes Evolved in a Twinkling

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110629132546.htm

ScienceDaily (June 30, 2011) — Palaeontologists have uncovered half-a-billion-year-old fossils demonstrating that primitive animals had excellent vision. An international team led by scientists from the South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide found the exquisite fossils, which look like squashed eyes from a recently swatted fly.

This discovery will be published on June 30, 2011) in the journal Nature. The lead author is Associate Professor Michael Lee from the South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide's School of Earth & Environmental Sciences...

More evidence supporting the rapid arrival and evolution of the compound eye.