(NEWSER) – President Obama's toothy grin inspired researchers to name a newly discovered species of prehistoric lizard after him. Obamadon gracilis, a small, insect-eating lizard found in northwest Montana, went extinct along with the dinosaurs after a giant asteroid hit Earth around 65 million years ago. "The lizard has these very tall, straight teeth and Obama has these tall, straight incisors and a great smile," a paleontologist tells Reuters, explaining that he waited until after the election to name it.
