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An international team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has named it in honour of Sir David Attenborough - who grew up on the University campus.
The fossil is named Cascolus ravitis in honour of Sir David, who grew up on University College Leicester campus (the forerunner of the University), in celebration of his 90th birthday. Cascolus is derived from castrum meaning ‘stronghold’ and colus, ‘dwelling in’, alluding to the Old English source for the surname Attenborough; while ‘ravitis” is a combination of Ratae - the Roman name for Leicester - ‘vita’, life, and ‘commeatis’, a messenger.
This was handed over to David at the recent Alumni Dinner.
This film was produced by Marketing and Student Recruitment at the University of Leicester.
Filmed and Edited by Hayley Evans
Produced by Amy Cory
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