Review of the Cretaceous avian diversity of Antarctica: a changing scenario for the evolution of early Neornithine birds

• Main Authors: Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia, Irazoqui, Facundo Martín, Bona, Paula, Carabajal, Ariana Paulina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Ciencias Naturales; Maastrichtian; Antarctic Peninsula; Vega Island; Seymour (Marambio) Island; Neornithes; birds; Antarctic; Marambio; Seymour; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/165266

The worldwide record of Cretaceous Neornithes and Neornithine-like birds is both controversial and poorly understood. However, in recent years, the Antarctic continent has yielded a substantial number of Maastrichtian avian specimens, contributing significantly to our understanding of the early evol...