Biodeterioration of Antarctic fossil penguin bones caused by lichens from the Eocene La Meseta Formation

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: García, Renato Andrés, Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia, Marquez, Gonzalo Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: BONES; ENDOLITHIC; FOSSIL PENGUINS; TAPHONOMY; TRACES; WEATHERING; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentina; Alicia; Acosta; Avellaneda; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/148783

A large part of the Antarctic surface is covered by lichens since they can withstand extreme environmental conditions. Lichens are primary colonizers and contribute to soil formation by deteriorating rocks through a combination of chemical and physical mechanisms. Therefore, fossil remains found exp...