Two prehistoric giant elephants have been named after the two young lads who discovered them in a pit.
Peter Kapustin and his sons Alexander, 10, and nine-year-old Constantin often go fossil hunting at a local gravel pit.
They noticed a bone sticking out of the ground close to an animal burrow – which scientists discovered was part of the entire skeleton of two prehistoric elephants.
And now, the children have the pleasure of being the animals’ namesakes.
The elephants, which are being displayed at a museum, have been named ‘Big Alex’ and ‘Little Consti’ after the brothers who discovered them.