Considerations about the evolutionary stasis of Notiolofos arquinotiensis (Mammalia: Sparnotheriodontidae), eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Ameghiniana
• Main Author: Gelfo, Javier Nicolás
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina
• Subjects: Antarctica; Eocene; Evolutionary Stasis; Plus Ça Change; Sparnotheriodontidaem; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/54582

Notiolofos arquinotiensis is the most abundant terrestrial placental mammal in the Paleogene of the Antarctic continent. Evidence suggests a South American origin of Sparnotheriodontidae, and an allopatric speciation event for the appearance of N. arquinotiensis. It was recorded exclusively on Seymo...