Short note: An intriguing penguin bone from the Late Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 589-590

  Jadwiszczak, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; EOCENE; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 55549135719     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102008001405     Document Type: Article

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