Crocodile rock: ancient beast named after Motörhead band's Lemmy

Saturday, July 12, 2025 - 10:11 in Paleontology & Archaeology

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A ferocious sea-going crocodile that menaced coastal waters about 164 million years ago during the Jurassic Period has been given a name honoring the similarly ferocious heavy-metal rocker Lemmy, the late front man for the British band Motörhead.

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