14 DAY TRIAL // After stumbling upon some 505-million-year-old fossils and deciding that they belonged to a previously undocumented species, researcher David Legg and his colleagues saw fit to name this ancient creature after actor Johnny Depp.
As David Legg explains, this particular species is an ancestor of lobsters and scorpions.
Furthermore, it used to have an impressive set of claws fairly similar to Edward Scissorhands' fingers.
According to Red Orbit, David Legg explained his decision to name this species of lobster-like creatures Kooteninchela deppi as follows:
“When I first saw the pair of isolated claws in the fossil records of this species I could not help but think of Edward Scissorhands.”
“Even the genus name, Kootenichela, includes the reference to this film as ‘chela’ is Latin for claws or scissors. In truth, I am also a bit of a Depp fan and so what better way to honour the man than to immortalise him as an ancient creature that once roamed the sea?” the researcher further argued.
Kooteninchela deppi is believed to have inhabited the waters off the coast of Canada's British Columbia.
A picture of the lobster-like creature is made available to you below.
