«Given this high rate of molecular evolution, the stable morphology of tuatara over tens of millions of years is remarkable,» the team writes in its report. (discovermagazine.com)
Evolutionary biologist David Lambert of Griffith University in Australia and his team analyzed DNA samples taken from ancient tuatara bones and from living specimens. (discovermagazine.com)
In New Zealand, Brothers Island tuataras have been moved to predator - free Titi Island without anyone knowing for sure whether they ever lived there. (newscientist.com)