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450 million-year-old fossil named after Doctor Who icon Tom Baker – Winter is Coming
Tom Baker played the Fourth Doctor on Doctor Who, one of the character’s most iconic incarnations. Now, scientists he inspired are returning the favor. Tom…
Tom Baker, who played the Fourth Doctor on Doctor Who from 1974-81, has been given the honor of having a 450-million-year-old fossil named after him. Discovered by two Australian paleontologists, the fossil is officially called Gravicalymene bakeri.
Now, you may be wondering: why Doctor Who and why Tom Baker? As it turns out, one of the scientists never watched Baker’s run as the Doctor, but did watch the show in the early 2000s and immediately fell in love with the title character. The other …
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