Trapped in amber...

[kinyonga]

Amber trapped what may be the oldest chameleon ever found...
"It hadn't yet developed the fused toes that modern chameleons used for climbing trees, but it did have the family's iconic projectile tongue, at least based on hints found in its jaw."...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-oldest-of-their-kind/?utm_term=.0b7fee848003

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/3/e1501080.full
https://www.newscientist.com/articl...-and-chameleons-perfectly-preserved-in-amber/
https://www.seeker.com/oldest-chameleon-found-in-amber-1770977393.html
http://news.ufl.edu/articles/2016/03/worlds-oldest-chameleon-found-in-amber-fossil.php

 

[bobbydigital]

Interesting

 

[kinyonga]

Some of it was....

 

[Virgil1972]

I thought you already posted about this a while back

 

[Dave Bolamperti]

Great links, mentions Chris Anderson interesting articles I'd love to see the amber also
Thanks
Dave

 

[kinyonga]

@Virgil1972 said.."I thought you already posted about this a while back"....I may very well have. Sometimes I post them again by accident and sometimes I think they are interesting enough to post again so newer members will see them. It is what it is!