Researchers have just announced the discovery of one of the world's oldest known chameleon specimen, which has been preserved in amber for almost 100 million years. The new find could help us better understand how chameleons evolved to be one of the strangest lizards in the modern world.
The fossil's story starts roughly 99 million years ago when an unfortunate chameleon was scurrying through the branches of an ancient tree in modern day Myanmar. During its climb, the small lizard accidentally got itself stuck in resin, which forms on the outer layers of trees and commonly drips onto unsuspecting insects and other creatures.
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