Mick Jagger will now live on forever, and not just as the legendary frontman for The Rolling Stones. A newly discovered extinct species has been named after the "Gimme Shelter" singer... specifically thanks to his lips.
According to The Washington Post, a new "swamp creature" species has been discovered in the Egyptian desert and has been given the name Jaggermeryx naida, which translates to "Jagger's water nymph."
The Jaggermeryx carries The Rolling Stone frontman's names thanks to the similarities between their notable and large lips. Jagger himself is known for his kisser, and it seems like the water nymph had a sizable mouth, too.
Wake Forest University anthropologist Ellen Miller noted that the Jaggermeryx had eight holes on each side of its jaw, which were likely to hold nerves that gave the species a large, flappy and sensitive pair of lips in order to forage for food alongside the riverbank.
That's pretty rock 'n' roll, if you ask us.
According to Wake Forest University, the Jaggermeryx naida was roughly the size of a modern day deer, and looked like something of a cross between a "long-legged pig and a slender hippo," whatever that means. It belonged to a family of extinct hoofed animals called anthracotheres, for all of you anthropology nerds/students out there.
Despite other odd-sounding features, the Jeggermeryx was known for its lips, and naming the creature after Jagger was a "no-brainer" for Miller, who had just a simple reason for the animal's namesake: I like the Rolling Stones," she said. "I'm a huge Stones fan."
Jagger joins the likes of Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, Muse, The Beatles and dozens of other musicians who have had species of animals or plants named after them... but who should be next (and for what body part)?
