British Scientists Name Jurassic-Era Crocodile Fossil After Late MOTÖRHEAD Frontman LEMMY KILMISTER
August 9, 2017, 7 years ago
British scientists have named the fossil of a fierce giant crocodile from the Jurassic era after the late lead singer of Motörhead, Lemmy Kilmster, reports BBC News. Like the hell-raising rock star, the 19ft (5.8m) long beast, now called Lemmysuchus, was no shrinking violet.
The fossil needed to be renamed after University of Edinburgh scientists realized it had been wrongly classified. The crocodile terrorized coastal waters around Britain more than 145 million years ago. It had a skull measuring just over a metre and large, blunt teeth perfect for crushing bones and turtle shells.
The name was suggested by Natural History Museum curator and Motörhead fan, Lorna Steel.
She said: "Although Lemmy passed away at the end of 2015, we'd like to think that he would have raised a glass to Lemmysuchus, one of the nastiest sea creatures to have ever inhabited the Earth.
"As a long-standing Motorhead fan I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to immortalise the rock star in this way."
Read more at BBC News.
