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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Fossil named after Sir David Attenborough ‘is first animal predator’

The fossil of the earliest known animal predator has been named after Sir David Attenborough.

The 560-million-year-old specimen is the first of its kind, and is thought to be the earliest creature to have a skeleton, researchers say.

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