Chamaeleo caroliquarti
| Chamaeleo caroliquarti Temporal range: Lower Miocene, 26 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Chamaeleo |
| Species: | C. caroliquarti |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamaeleo caroliquarti Moody & Rocek, 1980 | |
Chamaeleo caroliquarti is an extinct species of chameleon from Lower Miocene-aged strata of the Czech Republic. C. caroliquarti is the oldest known representative of Chamaeleo, and, if the middle Paleocene-aged Anqingosaurus is not a chameleon, the oldest known chameleon.[1]
References
- ↑ Moody, S. & Rocek Z. (1980). "Chamaeleo caroliquarti (Chamaeleonidae, Sauria): a new species from the Lower Miocene of Central Europe" (PDF). Vestnik Ustfedniho ustavu geologickeho 55 (2): 85–92.
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