First articulated skeleton of <i>Palaeeudyptes gunnari</i> from the late Eocene of Isla Marambio (Seymour Island), Antarctica
The first articulated skeleton of a penguin from the late Eocene of Antarctica is described. MLP 96-I-6-13 comes from the upper Submeseta Allomember (La Meseta Formation) of Isla Marambio (locality DPV 10/84). The significance of this finding in the context of the <i>Anthropornis nordenskjoeld...
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| Formato: | Articulo |
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2010
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/82615 |
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| Sumario: | The first articulated skeleton of a penguin from the late Eocene of Antarctica is described. MLP 96-I-6-13 comes from the upper Submeseta Allomember (La Meseta Formation) of Isla Marambio (locality DPV 10/84). The significance of this finding in the context of the <i>Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi</i> biozone is discussed. An osteologic description of the recovered elements and a brief discussion of its systematic determination are provided. MLP 96-I-6-13 is the first articulated skeleton with sure specific assignment to <i>Palaeeudyptes gunnari</i> (Wiman, 1905), a species previously known only through isolated tarsometatarsi and included in the groups of Wiman. |
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