A new astrapothere (Mammalia, Meridiungulata) from La Meseta Formation, seymour (Marambio) Island, and a reassessment of previous records of antarctic astrapotheres

• Published in: American Museum Novitates
• Main Authors: Bond, Mariano, Kramarz, Alejandro Gustavo, Macphee, Ross Douglas Earle, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Museum of Natural History
• Subjects: Astrapotheriidae; La Meseta Formation; Antarctica; Eocene; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Patagonia; Argentina; Seymour; Marambio; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/98139

During the past quarter century, the uplifted nearshore sediments comprising the Eocene La Meseta Formation (LMF) of Seymour (Marambio) Island have produced a diverse assemblage of terrestrial mammals that closely, but not exactly, resembles late Early Eocene faunas from southern Patagonia. This ass...