Ultimate Eocene (Priabonian) chondrichthyans (Holocephali, Elasmobranchii) of Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Main Authors: Kriwet, Jürgen, Engelbrecht, Andrea, Mörs, Thomas, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo, Pfaff, Cathrin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
• Subjects: Chondrichthyans; Paleogene; Submeseta Fm; Antarctica; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentino; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Suecia; Pfaff; Antarc*; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Ice Sheet; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/54351

The Eocene La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, is known for its remarkable wealth of fossil remains of chondrichthyans and teleosts. Chondrichthyans seemingly were dominant elements in the Antarctic Paleogene fish fauna, but decreased in abundance from middle to late Eocene,...