Exceptionally preserved lacustrine ostracods from the Middle Miocene of Antarctica: implications for high latitude palaeoenvironment at 77° south
A newly discovered Konservat-Lagerstätte from the Middle Miocene of the western Olympus Range, Dry Valleys, Antarctica, yields cypridoidean ostracods complete with preserved body and appendages. This is the first record of 3-dimensionally fossilized animal soft tissues from the continent. The ostrac...
Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2010
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Online Access: | http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/275/1650/2449 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/8081 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.0396 |