The fossil record of Antarctic land mammals: commented review and hypotheses for future research

• Main Authors: Gelfo, Javier Nicolás, Goin, Francisco Javier, Bauzá, Nicolás, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Advances in Polar Sciences
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; EOCENE; LA MESETA FM; MAMMALS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Marambio; Patagonia; Seymour; West Antarctica; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/154407

The fossil record of terrestrial mammals in Antarctica is temporally and geographically constrained to the Eocene outcrops of La Meseta and Submeseta formations in Seymour (Marambio) Island in West Antarctica. The faunal assemblage indicate a clear South American imprint since all the groups have a...