New mammalian and avian records from the late Eocene La Meseta and Submeseta formations of Seymour Island, Antarctica

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Sarah N. Davis, Christopher R. Torres, Grace M. Musser, James V. Proffitt, Nicholas M.A. Crouch, Ernest L. Lundelius, Matthew C. Lamanna, Julia A. Clarke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020
• Subjects: Xenarthra; Gruiformes; Sphenisciformes; Eocene; Seymour Island; Antarctica; Medicine; R; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Seymour; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8268; https://doaj.org/article/7b477363473b496aaad8476d3c953994

The middle–late Eocene of Antarctica was characterized by dramatic change as the continent became isolated from the other southern landmasses and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current formed. These events were crucial to the formation of the permanent Antarctic ice cap, affecting both regional and globa...