First articulated skeleton of Palaeeudyptes gunnari from the late eocene of isla marambio (Seymour Island), Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: ANTHROPORNIS NORDENSKJOELDI BIOZONE; FOSSIL PENGUIN; PALAEOGENE; SPHENISCIDAE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Marambio; Alicia; Acosta; isla Marambio; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/196395

The first articulated skeleton of a penguin from the late Eocene of Antarctica is described. MLP 96-I-6-13 comes from the upper Submeseta Allomember (La Meseta Formation) of Seymour Island (locality DPV 10/84). The significance of this finding in the context of the Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi biozone is discussed. An osteologic description of the recovered elements and a brief discussion of its systematic determination are provided. MLP 96-I-6-13 is the first articulated skeleton with sure specific assignment to Palaeeudyptes gunnari (Wiman 1905), a species previously known only through isolated tarsometatarsi and included in the groups of Wiman. Fil: Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina Fil: Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina