The Associated Press on MSN9d
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands of miles and one giant ocean away. They thought maybe they scurried ...
Scientists think they’ve finally figured out how iguanas got to Fiji
Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away from the collection of remote ...
Nature9d
Iguanas reached Fiji by floating 8,000 kilometres across the sea
Genomic analysis suggests that the ancestors of lizards on Fiji today rafted from North America some 30 million years ago.
Interesting Engineering on MSN8d
Americas to Fiji: Iguanas took longest-ever 5,000-mile ocean Uber 34 million years ago
The researchers conducted a comprehensive genetic analysis, examining over 4,000 genes from 200 iguanian specimens.
Antelope Valley Press8d
Iguanas likely crossed Pacific via raft
Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands ...
WESH9d
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands of miles and one giant ocean away. They thought maybe they scurried there through Asia or Australia before volcanic activity pushed Fiji ...