Feeding habits of Antarctic Eocene penguins from a morphofunctional perspective

• Published in: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen
• Main Authors: Haidr, Nadia Soledad, Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: E Schweizerbartsche Verlags
• Subjects: ANATOMY; ANTARCTICA; FOSSIL SPHENISCIDAE; MUSCULATURE; OSTEOLOGY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Alicia; Acosta; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/195448

Cranial and mandibular penguin remains from the Eocene of Antarctica were studied in order to determine their feeding habits and food item preferences. Their osteology and musculature were compared with those of modern taxa. Different morphotypes were recognized based on their skull, configuration o...