A stem falconid bird from the Lower Eocene of Antarctica and the early southern radiation of the falcons

• Published in: Journal of Ornithology
• Main Authors: Cenizo, Marcos, Noriega, Jorge Ignacio, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: ANTARCTOBOENUS CARLINII; FALCONIFORMES; FOSSIL BIRD; PALEOGENE; SEYMOUR ISLAND; STEM LINEAGE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; West Antarctica; Seymour; Seymour Island; Marambio; isla Marambio; Falken; Seymour-Insel; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarktis*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/54190

Antarctoboenus carlinii nov. gen. nov. sp. is a large-sized falconiform bird from the La Meseta Formation (Lower Eocene) at Seymour (Marambio) Island, West Antarctica. The holotypical tarsometatarsus was originally assigned to Falconidae and its affinities to Polyborinae were pointed out. Detailed o...