Fred Ruhe
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Carolina ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE, Piotr JADWISZCZAK, Julia A. CLARKE & Marcos CENIZO, 2019
The fossil record of birds from the James Ross Basin, West Antarctica.
Advances in Polar Science 30(3): 250-272
doi: 10.13679/j.advps.2019.0014
http://www.aps-polar.org/paper/2019/30/03/A190724000001
Free pdf:
http://www.aps-polar.org/paper/2019/30/03/A190724000001/full
Abstract:
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.
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Fred
The fossil record of birds from the James Ross Basin, West Antarctica.
Advances in Polar Science 30(3): 250-272
doi: 10.13679/j.advps.2019.0014
http://www.aps-polar.org/paper/2019/30/03/A190724000001
Free pdf:
http://www.aps-polar.org/paper/2019/30/03/A190724000001/full
Abstract:
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.
Enjoy,
Fred
