6-Year-Old Boy Finds ‘488-Million-Year-Old’ Fossil in Backyard

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Source: bbc.com, March 31, 2021

The fossil’s markings mean it is most likely a Rugosa coral, estimated to be between 251 to 488 million years old.

A six-year-old boy has found a fossil dating back millions of years in his garden after receiving a fossil-hunting kit for Christmas.

Siddak Singh Jhamat, known as Sid, said he was “excited” to find the fossil in his garden in Walsall, England after digging for worms.

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