The BBC has come under fire from the scientific community after a David Attenborough documentary about a recently discovered underwater creature only briefly mentioned the fossil finder who found it.
More than 2,000 signatures have been recorded on a change.org petition to have the pliosaur named after Philip Jacobs, who was named only as a “fossil enthusiast” towards the end of Attenborough and the Great Sea Monster. “This particular find is being quoted as being one of the most significant fossils to have ever been found,” wrote Anna Morell, who began the petition. “It is unique.
It is huge. It is significant. And yet Philip’s name is being effectively airbrushed from the historical record when it comes to this important find.
Much of the global promotional media fails to mention him.” Jacobs posted on Facebook following the program, writing: “I’ve been completely airbrushed out of my own discovery, not even a mention.
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