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Brookesia micra, also known as the Nosy Hara leaf chameleon is a species of chameleons from the islet of Nosy Hara in Antsiranana, Madagascar. [1] At the time of its discovery, it was the smallest known chameleon and among the smallest reptiles , until the 2021 discovery of the even smaller B. nana .
The oldest described chameleon is Anqingosaurus brevicephalus from the Middle Paleocene (about 58.7–61.7 mya) of China. [31] Other chameleon fossils include Chamaeleo caroliquarti from the Lower Miocene (about 13–23 mya) of the Czech Republic and Germany, and Chamaeleo intermedius from the Upper Miocene (about 5–13 mya) of Kenya. [31]
Wolfgang Böhme's Ethiopian chameleon (Trioceros wolfgangboehmei) is a species of chameleon found in the northern slopes of the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia. [1] It is a small-sized chameleon of the Trioceros affinis species complex. The chameleon is approximately 6 inches (15 centimeters) in length, and are known for their distinctive crest of ...
A. brevicephalus was originally described as a chameleon, but, not all authorities agree with this. [2] If A. brevicephalus is a chameleon, then Chamaeleonidae fossil record extends all the way into the Paleocene. [citation needed] If it is not, then Chamaeleonidae fossil record starts in the Early Miocene with Chamaeleo caroliquarti. [citation ...
Trioceros hoehnelii, commonly known as von Höhnel's chameleon, the helmeted chameleon, and the high-casqued chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern Africa .
Paleodictyon consist of thin tunnels or ridges that usually form hexagonal or polygonal-shaped honeycomb-like network. [1] Both irregular and regular nets are known throughout the stratigraphic range of Paleodictyon, but it is the striking regular honeycomb pattern of some forms such as P. carpathecum and P. nodosum which make it notable and widely studied.
Welles dug up the fossil in a record 10 days and took it to Berkeley, where it remains as a prize specimen in the museum’s collection. The Navajo tribe has made formal requests for the return of this important fossil, but was repeatedly denied with the latest being in 1998. [6] Theropod and sauropod tracks under water in the Paluxy River
Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), also known commonly as Jackson's horned chameleon, the three-horned chameleon, and the Kikuyu three-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to East Africa, and introduced to Hawaii, Florida, and California.