A new fossil Adamussium (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from Antarctica

Adamussium jonkersi sp. nov. is described from the Late Oligocene Destruction Bay Formation, Wrona Buttress area, King George Island (South Shetlands), West Antarctica. The unit, characterized by volcanic sandstone, is a shallow marine succession deposited in a moderate-to high-energy environment. T...

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Published in:Polish Polar Research
Main Authors: Quaglio, Fernanda, Whittle, Rowan Jane, Gaździcki, Andrzej, Simões, Marcello Guimarães
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2010
Subjects:
Biology and Microbiology
Buttress
Destruction Bay
King George Island
West Antarctica
Wrona Buttress
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Research
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13043/
http://versita.metapress.com/content/7456026283k82284/fulltext.pdf

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