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    Lapitiguana impensa is an extinct giant (1.5 m long) iguanid from Fiji. It probably became extinct following the human colonization of Fiji 3000 years...
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    apex predator of its environment. Other notable extinct species include Lapitiguana impensa, a giant iguana, as well as the flightless Viti Levu giant pigeon...
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  • relatives. Another very large extinct iguanid, reached even larger – Lapitiguana impensa which had a length of 1.5 m (4.91 ft). The largest ever lived...
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    iguana species are the members of the genus Brachylophus and the extinct Lapitiguana, which are found on Fiji and formerly Tonga; their distribution is thought...
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    remains elusive. In Fiji, the giant iguanas Brachylophus gibbonsi and Lapitiguana impensa both succumbed to human-induced extinction shortly after encountering...
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    Tonga Extinct (c. 800 BC) South American iguanas Fijian giant iguana Lapitiguana impensa Fiji Extinct (c. 1000 BC) Angel Island chuckwalla Sauromalus...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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  • Noble megapode Megavitiornis altirostris Fiji Hunting. Fiji giant iguana Lapitiguana impensa Fiji terrestrial crocodile Volia athollandersoni 900-750 BC Tongan...
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    length of its living relatives. An even larger Fijian iguana of the genus Lapitiguana was also formerly present, and also became extinct shortly after the...
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    Viti Levu giant pigeon Temporal range: Holocene N. gigoura and Lapitiguana Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata...
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  • Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Pacific iguanas of the genus Brachylophus and the related extinct genus Lapitiguana are thought to be descended from ancestral iguanas that rafted 9,000 km...
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    domestic animals. An even larger extinct iguana of the separate genus Lapitiguana was formerly present on Fiji. Fisher, R. N.; Niukula, J.; Watling, D...
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    disappearing from Tonga around 900 BCE and from Fiji around 350 BCE. Fiji giant iguana Lapitiguana impensa Fiji Most recent remains at Naigani dated to 950 BCE....
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  • Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    colleague and friend of the describer, Mark Norell. Paleontology portal Lapitiguana Brachylophus gibbonsi Norell, Mark (December 19, 1989), "Late Cenozoic...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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  • Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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  • Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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  • Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Gopal LAKSHMAN - Ratu Naiqama LALABALAVU - LALACIWA - Lali (drum) - Lapitiguana - Fero LASAGAVIBAU - Josefa LASAGAVIBAU - Lascars in Fiji - Laucala -...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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    Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus Iguanidae Afairiguana Polychrotidae Armandisaurus Lapitiguana Pariguana Pristiguana Pumilia Phrynosomatidae Desertiguana...
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