New Avian tracks from the lower to middle Eocene at Fossil Hill, King George Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Mansilla, Héctor G., De Valais, Silvina, Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang, Varela, Natalia A., Leppe, Marcelo A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; King George Island; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Fossil Hill; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012000260; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012000260

Abstract Trace fossils are long known to exist in the Fossil Hill Formation (lower to middle Eocene) at Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. During fieldwork in 2009, abundant new avian tracks were recovered, which are analysed here. Three avian ichnotaxa are distinguished. The most com...