Fiji Iguanas' Ancient Survival

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Fiji iguanas

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New research suggests Fiji iguanas traveled 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji in the last 30 million years

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Researchers say the ancestors of Fiji iguanas traveled 5,000 miles ( 8,047 kilometers ) from western North America to Fiji in the last 30 million years or so .

A genetic analysis of more than 4,000 iguana genes revealed the Fiji iguana’s closest relatives: the North American desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis).

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