Slow Lizard. Fast Evolution.

Posted by Christopher Sisk
March 31, 2008 |

Experts say New Zealand’s “living dinosaur,” the Tuatara, is evolving faster than any animal studied to date.

New Zealand’s “living dinosaur,” the tuatara, hasn’t changed its look in millions of years. But the reptile is actually evolving faster than any other animal studied so far, new DNA analysis reveals.  

Via: National Geographic News

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