Led Zeppelin and 5 Other Musicians Who’ve Had Species/Fossils Named After Them
The old surefire sign you made it to next-level fame came when a local restaurant named a sandwich or menu item after you, but now scientists have taken their fandom…
The old surefire sign you made it to next-level fame came when a local restaurant named a sandwich or menu item after you, but now scientists have taken their fandom to new heights.
Within the past decade, scientists have taken to naming various animals, other new species or fossils after their favorite rock stars. The latest example of this comes via a group of Ecuadorian Andes researchers who named a new species of terrestrial frog Pristimantis ledzeppelin after Led Zeppelin. Singer Robert Plant cheekily commented about this news via Twitter, "I wonder if Robert Johnson's terraplane knows about this."
In honor of this news, here are some other species/fossils named after musicians.
Led Zeppelin – Pristimantis ledzeppelin
Evening Standard/Getty ImagesJune 1973: British rock band Led Zeppelin. From left to right, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham (1947 - 1980), John Paul Jones. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Pink Floyd – Synalpheus pinkfloydi
MJ Kim/Getty ImagesLONDON - JULY 02: (L to R) David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright from the band Pink Floyd on stage at "Live 8 London" in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne – Dendropsophus ozzyi
Larry Busacca/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Ozzy Osbourne visits the Tribeca Film Festival 2011 portrait studio on April 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
Joe Strummer – Alviniconcha strummeri
Chris Moorhouse/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBritish singer Joe Strummer (1952 - 2002, right) and guitarist Mick Jones of punk band The Clash on stage at the Rainbow Theatre, London during their 'White Riot' tour, 14th May 1977. (Photo by Chris Moorhouse/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
David Bowie – Heteropoda davidbowie
Bryan Bedder/Getty ImagesNEW YORK - JUNE 05: Musician David Bowie speaks onstage while accepting the Webby Lifetime Achievement award at the 11th Annual Webby Awards at Chipriani Wall Street on June 5, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Mick Jagger – Anomphalus jaggerius
Michael Hickey/Getty ImagesINDIANAPOLIS, IN - JUL 04: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
