Before the freeze: otoliths from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, reveal dominance of gadiform fishes (Teleostei)

• Main Authors: Schwarzhans, Werner, Mörs, Thomas, Engelbrecht, Andrea, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo, Kriwet, Jürgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Zoología; Antarctica; Eocene; Gadiformes; Macrouridae; Macruronus; temperate climate; Antarctic; Argentina; New Zealand; Seymour; Seymour Island; Southern Ocean; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87530

The first record of fossil teleostean otoliths from Antarctica is reported. The fossils were obtained from late Early Eocene shell beds of the La Meseta Formation, Seymour Island that represent the last temperate marine climate phase in Antarctica prior to the onset of cooling and subsequent glaciat...