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For geologist Shiv Balak Misra it's a moment of happiness wrapped with sadness. He's happy that his 1967 discovery of a fossil in Canada has been recognised by Unesco, but sadly his name has not been mentioned. Simply put, the contribution of an Indian seems to have been ignored. Misra had discovered the fossil at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. The place is now better known as Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve. Unesco has recognised it as a World Heritage Destination last week. Sitting at his modest flat overlooking the sprawling Ambedkar Park, Misra recalls his days in Canada. He is happy that the world body has recognised the work, which he undertook many decades back as part of his thesis work that shed light on beginning of life on earth some 560 million years ago. But his name doesn't find a mention. He says it's not about his name as such but the fact that an Indian's contribution has been omitted. "It would have been a happier situation had the name b