INVESTIGADORES
ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE Carolina Ileana Alicia
artículos
Título:
The fossil record of birds from the James Ross Basin, West Antarctica
Autor/es:
ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE, C.; JADWISZCZAK, P.; CLARKE, J.; CENIZO, M.
Revista:
Advances in POlar Science
Editorial:
Editorial Office of Advances in Polar Science
Referencias:
Año: 2019 vol. 30 p. 251 - 273
ISSN:
1674-9928
Resumen:
The fossil record of birds from Antarctica is concentrated in the James Ross Basin, located in north-east of the Antarctic Peninsula. Birds are here represented by an extensive Paleogene record of penguins (Sphenisciformes) and Cretaceous?Paleogene record of Anseriformes, followed by other groups with a minor representation (Procellariiformes, Falconiformes, and Pelagornithidae), and others previously assigned controversially to ?Ratites?, Threskiornithidae, Charadriiformes, Gruiformes, Phoenicopteriformes, and Gaviiformes. We provide a complete update of these records, commenting on the importance of some of these remains for the evolution of the major clades
