| Chamaeleo caroliquarti Temporal range: Lower Miocene, 26 Ma |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Chamaeleo |
| Species: | C. caroliquarti |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamaeleo caroliquarti Moody & Rocek, 1980 |
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Chamaeleo caroliquarti is an extinct species of chameleon from the Lower Miocene found in Central Europe. With fossil evidence at about 26 million years old, it is the oldest known chameleon.[1]