New Crab Species Is Named After NIGHTWISH

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Photograph by Tina Korhonen, 2019. All rights reserved.

A new crab species has been named after symphonic metal masters NIGHTWISH.

“One new crab species (Tanidromites nightwishorum) was named after us in honor in particular for our 2015 album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, about the evolution of life,” band commented.

“The new species of crab was found in eastern Austria and lived during the late part of the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. While dinosaurs dominated the land, parts of Europe were covered by a warm, shallow sea full of life. Tanidromites nightwishorum was discovered in a fossil coral reef. Crab diversity and abundance exploded for the very first time in their evolutionary history during the Late Jurassic in central Europe.

“Thanks to Dr Adiel A. Klompmaker and his colleagues for this truly fantastic honour (Adiel is curator of palaeontology, Alabama museum of natural history).

“The scientific paper was published online.”

NIGHTWISH released new album Human. :II: Nature  on April 10th via Nuclear Blast.