Boffin names fossil after Lemmy

05 October 2006

Suffice to say that a Swedish scientist has named a new fossil after the Motorhead mainman as a tribute - though you'd think he could have picked something a bit more intimidating than a microscopic worm.

"I have just recently named a fossil after Lemmy Kilmister," said Dr Mats E.Eriksson, Associate Professor of Paleontology in the Department of Geology at Lund University. "The perfect combination for a long-time fan of the band (and the music genre) and a professor of paleontology, as myself.

"So, not only is he already a legend in the music business but his name will have a permanent record in Science. The fossil in question is a c. 428 million year old jaw of an extinct, marine polychaete annelid worm found in the Silurian strata of Gotland, Sweden. Its scientific name is Kalloprion Kilmisteri."

Source:

Previous news:

Martin Scorsese directing The Rolling Stones

Next news:

Jack White turns to classical music