An enigmatic bird from the lower Maastrichtian of Vega Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Cretaceous Research
• Main Authors: Cordes Person, Amanda, Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia, Case, Judd A., Martin, James E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: ANTARCTICAVIS CAPELAMBENSIS; CRETACEOUS; ORNITHURAE; ORNITHUROMORPH; SEYMOUR ISLAND; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Alicia; Judd; Vega Island; Hill Island; Acosta; Snow Hill Island; Snow Hill; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/133346

We describe a partial skeleton from the lowest Maastrichtian levels of the Snow Hill Island Formation (Vega Island, West Antarctica). Because of the anatomical differences with the Antarctic Vegavis iaai and Polarornis gregorii, this fossil is recognized here as a new genus and species. The results...