Distinguishing between two Antarctic species of Eocene Palaeeudyptes penguins: A statistical approach using tarsometatarsi

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 237-252

  Jadwiszczak, Piotr ^a   Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctic; La meseta formation; Paleogene; Sphenisciformes; Statistics; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BONE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EOCENE; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; POLAR REGION; SEABIRD; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84885137611     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/popore-2013-0020     Document Type: Article

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