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Chameleons change their skin color to match their surroundings. Scientists recently discovered even their bones get into the act! Bones glow under fluorescent light, but chameleons’ bones fluoresce through their skin. The bones display patterns, especially on the head and face. It may let chameleons communicate without breaking cover and attracting predators.
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A dinosaur fossil found in the nineteenth century is still providing new data. The Compsognathus longipes ate a lizard 150 million years ago but died before digesting it. The lizard has been reclassified as a new species. Researchers named it Schoenesmahl dyspepsia, which translates to “beautiful meal that is difficult to digest.”
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