Quaternary colonization or Paleogene persistence?: historical biogeography of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) in the Antarctic ichthyofauna

• Published in: Paleobiology
• Main Author: Long, Douglas J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Drake Passage; Pacific; Patagonia; Seymour; Seymour Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300012690; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0094837300012690

Seven endemic species of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) represent the only family of elasmobranchs currently known to live in Antarctic continental waters. Many previous authors believed skates colonized Antarctic waters from Patagonia during interglacial periods in the Quaternary. However, recent...