News Direct's video: Giant prehistoric prawns developed night-vision eyes

For story suggestions or custom animation requests, contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw. Visit http://archive.nextanimationstudio.com to view News Direct's complete archive of 3D news animations. RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN The many species of radiodonta share a similar body layout resembling elongated prawns with cone-shaped teeth arranged in a circle around the mouth. Scientists led by Dr John Paterson published a new study in the journal Science Advances, claiming they have now found that radiodonta developed sophisticated eyes over 500 million years ago, with some specially adapted to the dim light of deep water. RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1. Show a radiodont swimming in a prehistoric seabed. 2. Show anatomy of a radiodont, highlighting the main distinguishing parts. 3. Show 4 different animated radiodonta and highlight their eyes. 4. Show zoom map sequence of Australia to Emu Bay. 5. Show animated versions of multiple radiodonta swimming. 6. Continue to show more animated versions of different radiodonta in natural habitat. VOICEOVER (in English): Radiodonta, meaning "radiating teeth", are a group of arthropods that dominated the oceans around 500 million years ago. The many species share a similar body layout resembling elongated prawns with cone-shaped teeth arranged in a circle around the mouth. Scientists led by Dr John Paterson published a new study in the journal Science Advances, claiming they have now found that radiodonta developed sophisticated eyes over 500 million years ago, with some specially adapted to the dim light of deep water. The study focused on fossils from Emu Bay Shale on Kangaroo Island, in South Australia. The scientists explain that these fossils are unique because it's the only place where the visual surface of the eye is preserved. In other sites in China, Canada, the USA and elsewhere, only the outline of the eyes is known but there's no information on their lenses. One eye sample had a jaw-dropping 28,000 lenses — a number only rivalled by insects like the dragonfly. Dr. Paterson added: "not only did they possess sharp vision, but they were capable of seeing at different light levels within the ocean." SOURCES: Natural History Museum, Science Advances, Scitechdaily.com https://www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office/press-releases/ancient-marine-creatures-with-radiating-teeth-also-had-complex-c.html https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/49/eabc6721 https://scitechdaily.com/incredible-vision-in-ancient-radiating-teeth-deep-sea-creatures-drove-an-evolutionary-arms-race/ *** ----------------------------------------­­---------------------------------------­-­---------------- Next Animation Studio’s News Direct service provides daily, high-quality, informative 3D news animations that fill in for missing footage and help viewers understand breaking news stories or in-depth features on science, technology, and health. Sign up for a free trial of News Direct's news animations at http://newsdirect.nextanimationstudio.com/trial/ To subscribe to News Direct or for more info, please visit: http://newsdirect.nextanimationstudio.com