Near Minsk, a schoolboy found a coral in a road puddle that could be 400 million years old
Near Minsk, a fifth-grader found a fossilized coral, whose age, according to preliminary estimates, is about 400 million years old. The unusual find has already been handed over to the Zoological Museum of the BSU Biological Faculty. After examination, it may be included in the museum's exhibition, writes pristalica.by.
Kanstantsin Zaichanka studies at the Churylovichy school in the Minsk district and lives with his family in Machulishchy. The boy has long been interested in nature, especially stones and fossil remains, so he often goes for walks in search of unusual finds.
This summer, he and his friends visited a field road near Aviators Street in the vicinity of Machulishchy not for the first time. This place was already familiar to the children: interesting stones had repeatedly been found there before.
This time, Kanstantsin noticed an orange-red-yellow stone and decided to dig it up. Other stones lay nearby, one of which felt rough to the touch. Later it turned out to be a fossilized coral. It was lying right in a puddle on a broken field road.
In September, the boy and his father visited the Zoological Museum of the BSU Biological Faculty. During the excursion, he saw a collection of corals and told the staff about his own find. After a conversation with the head of the museum, Kanstantsin decided to donate the fossil to the university. When the family had the opportunity, they came to the museum again to hand over the exhibit.
According to preliminary estimates, the age of the coral could be about 400 million years old. The boy's father, Siarhei, said that the head of the museum drew attention to the significant size of the find and suggested that it might indicate the ancient marine past of this territory.
Now the fossil is awaiting a special examination. After its completion, the find is planned to be placed in the museum alongside other corals.
Kanstantsin's interest in nature is not limited to searching for stones. At home, he breeds shrimp and ants, observes animals and insects, and uses his own microscope to study the surrounding world. According to his father, biology and nature research are among the boy's main passions.
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