Were terror birds the apex continental predators of Antarctica? New findings in the early Eocene of Seymour Island

• Published in: Palaeontologia Electronica
• Main Authors: Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia, Jones, Washington
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Coquina Press
• Subjects: Anatomy; Terror birds; Antarctica; Eocene; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Acosta; Alicia; Antarctic; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; The Antarctic; Uruguay; West Antarctica; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/236414

Two ungual phalanges attributed to large birds were collected in the Ypresian (early Eocene) levels of the Cucullaea Allomember (Submeseta Formation). Both materials were found in localities in proximity on Seymour Island in West Antarctica. The pronounced curvature, considerable size robustness, an...