INVESTIGADORES
ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE Carolina Ileana Alicia
artículos
Título:
PALEOBIOLOGICAL REMARKS ON A NEW PARTIAL SKELETON OF THEANTARCTIC EOCENE ANTARCTIC PENGUIN PALAEEUDYPTES KLEKOWSKII MYRCHA, TATUR Y DEL VALLE, 1990
Autor/es:
ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE, C .
Revista:
AMEGHINIANA
Editorial:
ASOCIACION PALEONTOLOGICA ARGENTINA
Referencias:
Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2016 vol. 53 p. 269 - 281
ISSN:
0002-7014
Resumen:
A new incomplete penguin skeleton belonging to Palaeeudyptes klekowskii Myrcha, Tatur and Del Valle, 1990, a giant sphenisciform coming from the Priabonian Submeseta Formation in on Marambio/Seymour Island, Peninsula Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula is here studied. A paleobiological discussion derived from the morphology of this skeleton is also provided. A thorough description of muscular origin and insertions, body mass, body length, and diving duration estimations support the hypothesis that the MLP 12-I-20-289 belonged to a marineswimming bird of 40-44 Kg kg weight and 133.2-143.2 cm length, with limited skills under waterfor swimming
