A new method of extracting ancient DNA from tiny bones reveals the hidden evolutionary history of New Zealand geckos
- Written by: Nic Rawlence, Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
Wikimedia Commons/Jennifer MooreAoteaora New Zealand has experienced a dynamic geological and climatic history. There was the separation from the southern super-continent Gondwana, the near drowning during the Oligocene some 27-22 million years ago, and the dramatic changes wrought by ice ages during the Pleistocene which started 2.6 million years...