Sir David Attenborough is accruing quite a substantial collection of things named after him. This week our favourite documentarian was the inspiration for the name of a 430 million year old fossil.
And there's an an abundance of other species and objects, including a boat, that carry the Attenborough name.
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Here are ten of the best namesakes, starting with that fossil:
1Cascolus Ravitis
Cascolus ravitis is the name of the 430 million year old fossil of a one centimeter long crustacean that was found preserved in volcanic rock. The first name of the new species is the Latin translation for Attenborough. Read more...
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