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How long until all species are named after David Attenborough?
How long until all species are named after David Attenborough?
When he was a boy, Sir David Attenborough supposedly had an impressive collection of fossils. These days, the 90-year-old naturalist and broadcaster could probably demand a corner of the Natural History Museum devoted solely to the fossils named after him. As of this week, those include the Cascolus ravitis , a 430m-year-old fossilised shrimp from Herefordshire.
theguardian.com




I see no problem with this state of affairs 😂
At least it's not Shrimpy mcshrimpface.
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Well, this most recent example is named 'Cascolus ravitis' which is derived from Latin translations for his surname and hometown. There could be other genera or species named for Attenborough that went unreported or were drowned out by reports of other species being named for him later on. It's unlikely that would occur, but still possible.