This man.... is Sir David Attenborough
He is one of the first Broadcasters in the world. He is also a naturalist. Most of his work revolves around discoveries on how life started on earth and almost everything we know about the animal kingdom. If you noticed his name has a "Sir" on it. This is because he is considered as one of Britain's National Treasures and is part of the 100 Great Britons.
Behind him is the Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. This controversial woodland produced one of the most compelling discoveries in the world. It sparked millions of questions as to how life began on earth.
How and when did life first appear?
If you found yourself suddenly asking this question, most people will answer in a religious perspective. But what if we had the chance to trace the most primitive signs of life on earth? Would they give us clues as to how it all started? Could fossils help us in answering these questions?
Going back to Charnwood Forest, the rocks around it are around 600 million years old. Most Geologists were convinced that rocks of such extreme age couldn't possibly contain fossils of any kind. But then, a student named Roger Mason from Cambridge University had an astounding discovery... He discovered, the Charnia.
Photo Source: BBC - First Life
Going back to Charnwood Forest, the rocks around it are around 600 million years old. Most Geologists were convinced that rocks of such extreme age couldn't possibly contain fossils of any kind. But then, a student named Roger Mason from Cambridge University had an astounding discovery... He discovered, the Charnia.
Photo Source: BBC - First Life
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