In 2021 a Swedish paleontologist by the name of Mats E. Eriksson discovered a new species of condodont – an eel-like marine dwelling creature thought to have lived over 469 million years ago – and named it after his metal hero: Tony Iommi.
Drepanoistodus Iommii was thus added to the record and, following confirmation, Eriksson did what any self-respecting metal fan would do: commission a large work of fantasy art featuring Iommi conjuring forth a giant conodont (via Louder).
