Eocene birds from the western margin of southernmost South America

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1061-1070

  Sallaberry, Michel A ^a   Yury Yáñez, Roberto E ^a   Otero, Rodrigo A ^a,b   Soto Acuña, Sergio ^a   Torres G , Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Unidad de Patrimonio Paleontológico   (Chile)

Author keywords

birds; Chile; Eocene; Magallanes; Palaeeudyptes

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; SEABIRD; SKELETAL REMAINS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

ANTARCTICA; CHILE; MAGALLANES; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; ELASMOBRANCHII; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78149384414     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-157.1     Document Type: Article

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