Ultimate Eocene (Priabonian) Chondrichthyans (Holocephali, Elasmobranchii) of Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Main Authors: Jürgen Kriwet, Andrea Engelbrecht, Thomas Mörs, Marcelo Reguero, Cathrin Pfaff
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Seymour; Seymour Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2016.1160911

The Eocene La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, is known for its remarkable wealth of fossil remains of chondrichthyans and teleosts. Chondrichthyans seemingly were dominant elements in the Antarctic Paleogene fish fauna, but decreased in abundance from middle to late Eocene,...