Atlantis of the iguanas found in Pacific.(researchers discover ancient predecessors of the Galapagos Islands off coast of Costa Rica)(Brief Article) From: Science News | Date: June 19, 1999| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1999 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Call it Darwin's version of sunken treasure. A team of German scientists has discovered ancient predecessors of the Galapagos Islands now resting more than 1,000 meters below the ocean surface off the west coast of Costa Rica. The drowned islands may help biologists explain the biological riches of the modern Galapagos, where the father of evolutionary theory gained his most important insights.

The find "shows that the Galapagos archipelago existed in its present [form] since at least 14.5 million year ago. That is important for evolutionary studies," says Reinhard Werner of ...

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