Late Eocene penguins from West Antarctica: Systematics and biostratigraphy

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 258, Issue , 2006, Pages 145-161

  Tambussi, C P ^a   Acosta Hospitaleche, C I ^a   Regeuro, M A ^a   Marenssi, S A ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIRD; EOCENE; NEW SPECIES; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

LINGULA; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745942341     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.258.01.11     Document Type: Article

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