Eocene Antarctica: a window into the earliest history of modern whales.

• Main Authors: Buono, Mónica Romina, Fordyce, Robert Ewan, Marx, Felix E., Fernández, Marta Susana, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China
• Subjects: MARAMBIO (SEYMOUR) ISLAND; MYSTICETI; BASILOSAURIDAE; EVOLUTION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Liège; Marambio; Mónica; Seymour; Seymour Island; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Research
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/118409

The Eocene–Oligocene Southern Ocean is thought to have played a major role in cetacean evolution. Yet, fossils from its heart – Antarctica – are rare, and come almost exclusively from the Eocene La Meseta and Submeseta formations of Marambio (Seymour) Island. Here, we provide a summary and update of...