Main pathways in the evolution of the Paleogene Antarctic Sphenisciformes

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-111

  Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina ^a   Reguero, Marcelo ^a   Scarano, Alejo ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE AVELLANEDA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biodiversity; Paleogene; Sphenisciformes; Weddellian current

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; PALEOGENE; PHYLOGENETICS; SEABIRD; SKELETAL REMAINS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANTARCTICA; DRAKE PASSAGE; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES; WEDDELLIA;

EID: 84874448777     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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