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Thanks to Dr. Dan Nilsson and Dr. Marty Banks for their insight on this topic.
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References:
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[5] https://www.researchgate.net/figure/1-Eye-of-the-primitive-mollusc-Nautilus-The-most-well-known-pin-hole-camera-in-the_fig2_346577917
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