New fossil hippopotamus with large lips is named in honor of Mick Jagger
In addition to "Sir" one of the most important figures of the musical panorama, Mick Jagger will also be immortalized in the natural sciences, since a team of scientists named a new species of fossil in honor of the lead singer of the Rolling Stones and their prominent lips.The fossil of a new species of an animal similar to a small Hippo with labia majora was discovered in the desert of Egypt, area that in prehistory was a delta with abundant vegetation surrounded by swamps â€" among other fossils found at the site are catfish, turtles and seabirds.Naida Jaggermeryx was the name given to the new species, which live in Africa about 19 million years ago. The animal would probably be the size of a deer the modern equivalent to cross between a hippopotamus and a slim-legged pig.According to the data released by the paleontology team Wake Forest University, who discovered the fossil, the jaw of the animal presents eight holes on each side. These structures probably albergariam nerves, giving the creature lips extremely sensitive that would be used to find food. The animal will have belonged to the extinct family antracoterÃdeos.Naida Jaggermeryx translates to "aquatic nymph Jagger", indicates Miller, Elle Paleoanthropologist who was involved in the discovery and study of the fossil, referred to the Daily Mail. "Some of my colleagues wanted to christen the new species with the name of Angelina Jolie, also because of your lips. But to me it had to be in honor of Mick Jagger, "says the researcher.Photo: vermelho_cereja/Creative Commons
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