Some iguanas may have rafted across the Pacific 30 million years ago

Some iguanas may have rafted across the Pacific 30 million years ago

Scaly sailors appear to have made a record-setting ocean voyage. Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in North America crossed the Pacific Ocean. Clinging to plants washed out the sea, they traveled one-fifth of the way around the world. This epic sea voyage ended in islands of the South Pacific. There they settled. This extraordinary trip appears to be the longest move ever made by land vertebrates. “It’s just a truly incredible example of lo…