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Radio Leicester,20 Oct 2026,6 mins

Rewriting evolution: Charnwood and Charnia

Secret Leicestershire

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Did you know that one of the oldest animal fossils, from 562 million years ago, was discovered in Charnwood Forest? The 鈥楥harnia鈥� fossil was discovered in the 1950s and named after the place it was found 鈥� Charnwood Forest. Those little fossils completely transformed everything we knew about evolution and the history of life on earth. Reporter: Ben Jackson Producer: Andrew Fewster If you want to know as soon as a new episode is available, make sure you subscribe to Secret Leicestershire on 91福利社 Sounds and have push notifications turned on.

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