PoliticsNation   |  December 11, 2012

Ancient lizard named for Obama

Scientists have named a small ancient lizard ‘Obamadon’ because they say the lizard has a smile that resembles the president’s. Rev. Al Sharpton has the details.

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>>> that's right. "politicsnation" science geeks. and tonight we have a remarkable discovery to share with you. let's travel back 65 million years to the land of dinosaurs. ladies and gentlemen , meet obamadon. that's right. he's that small blue / green lizard down in the left-hand corner. scientists just today named him after the president. obamadon means obama's teeth in latin. and researchers say they think the lizard had a smile that resembled the president's. huh? not sure i see it. but anyway, just last week this species of fresh water fish was named for the president obama too. amazing. but perhaps we should take a closer look at those creatures around obamadon? whoa. hold on. check out this find. it's limbaughasaurus. his roaring mouth is a dead giveaway. and those little ones, those are the boehnerraptors, of course. they love to run. hopefully not over any nearby cliffs. we'll keep updating you