The fossil record of birds from the James Ross Basin, West Antarctica

Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina and Jadwiszczak, Piotr and Clarke, Julia A. and Cenizo, Marcos (2019) The fossil record of birds from the James Ross Basin, West Antarctica. Advances in Polar Science, 30 (3). pp. 251-273.

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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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Keywords:	fossil, avifauna, Cretaceous, Paleogene, Seymour Island, Vega Island
Subjects:	Natural Environment > Fauna
Organizations:	Unspecified
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2023 13:11
URI:	http://library.arcticportal.org/id/eprint/2696

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