Don’t believe what Men tell you that God says.
He provided the “direct communication” you asked for - in the Bible.
Now, this “fossil” is not in there, but as I said, it may be a hoax AND Genesis is literal.
A literal interpretation: God created Man before Animals.
18 Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." 19 So out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air,