Revision of Eocene Antarctic carpet sharks (Elasmobranchii, Orectolobiformes) from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
• Main Authors: Engelbrecht, Andrea, Mörs, Thomas, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo, Kriwet, Jürgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: CHONDRICHTHYES; HEMISCYLLIDAE; LA MESETA FORMATION; ORECTOLOBIDAE; PALAEOGENE; SOUTHERN OCEAN; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; New Zealand; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Suecia; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/48586

The highly fossiliferous Eocene deposits of the Antarctic Peninsula are among the most productive sites for fossil remains in the Southern Hemisphere and offer rare insights into high-latitude faunas during the Palaeogene. Chondrichthyans, which are represented by abundant isolated remains, seemingl...