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Geological evidence obtained from samples of rocks from Cocos Island, Costa Rica, seems to agree with the idea that this island could have been a stepping stone for organisms migrating to the Galapagos Islands.
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DALRYMPLE, G., COX, A. Palaeomagnetism, Potassium–Argon Ages and Petrology of some Volcanic Rocks. Nature 217, 323–326 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217323a0
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