A fossil named Mick Jagger: Sir Mick
Jagger, the lead vocalist and a founder
member of the Rolling Stones, is one of
the most famous musicians of the
world. And now scientists have named
the fossil of an ancient swamp-
dwelling creature that lived 19 million
years ago in Africa after the musician
because its lips resembled him. A PTI
report says that researchers have
given it the scientific name
Jaggermeryx naida, which translates
to 'Jagger's water nymph'. The report
adds that as per the researchers, the
newly discovered species shared
something in common with the singer
and that is its super-sized lips.
Quoting anthropologist Dr Ellen Miller
of Wake Forest University of North
Carolina, who was part of a team who
found the fossil, the PTI report adds
that "I'm a huge Stones fan. Some of
my colleagues suggested naming the
new species after Hollywood star
Angelina Jolie, because she also has
famous lips. But for me it had to be
Mick." Let us have a look at other
strange things and creatures that
have been named after celebs.