Another dinosaur (not 'Obamadon gracilis') / AFP/Getty Images
Babies and pets have been named in honor of President Obama --
and now a prehistoric lizard Researchers at Yale University have
dubbed a newly discovered species of dinosaur -- a lizard --
Obamadon gracilis, citing the president's broad smile, Reuters
reports. In modified Latin, Obamadon stands for "Obama's teeth,"
while gracilis means "slender." "The lizard has these very tall,
straight teeth and Obama has these tall, straight incisors and a
great smile," said Nick Longrich, a paleontologist at Yale. Also
reports Reuters: "Like many other dinosaurs, the lizard died out
about 65 million years ago when a giant asteroid struck earth,
scientists say. "Longrich said he waited until after the recent
U.S. election to name the dinosaur. "'It would look like we were
kicking him when he's down if he lost and we named this extinct
lizard after him,' he said in an interview. ... "Other celebrity
names also have been used to name new species. A small Caribbean