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Fossil remains of the giant iguana Lapitiguana impensa

Description:
The pelvic bone of the extinct giant iguana is pictured here with the much smaller pelvic bone from a still-living iguana species. The giant iguana’s remains were found in sediments on the main Fijian island of Viti Levu. This iguana would have measured around half a metre from the tip of ...
Location:
Fiji
Format:
StillImage
Collections:
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Contributors:
Palaeofaunal Surveys
Publisher:
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga
Content partner:
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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