Procellariiform remains and a new species from the latest Eocene of Antarctica

• Published in: Historical Biology
• Main Authors: Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia, Gelfo, Javier Nicolás
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: DIOMEDEIDAE; PHYLOGENY; SEYMOUR ISLAND; SMALL ALBATROSS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Alicia; Acosta; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/54885

New remains from the La Meseta (Thanetian–Lutetian) and Submeseta (Lutetian–Rupelian) formations (Seymour Island, Antarctica) are tentatively assigned to Diomedeidae and Procellariidae (Procellariiformes). Based on the fossil record and several analyses that attempt to explain the evolutionary patte...