The fossil record of birds from the James Ross Basin,West Antarctica

作者：Carolina ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE,Piotr JADWISZCZAK,Julia ACLARKE,Marcos CENIZO

摘要：The fossil record of birds from Antarctica is concentrated in the James Ross Basin,located in north-east of the Antarctic Peninsula.Birds are here represented by an extensive Paleogene record of penguins(Sphenisciformes)and Cretaceous–Paleogene record of Anseriformes,followed by other groups with a minor representation(Procellariiformes,Falconiformes,and Pelagornithidae),and others previously assigned controversially to“Ratites”,Threskiornithidae,Charadriiformes,Gruiformes,Phoenicopteriformes,and Gaviiformes.We provide a complete update of these records,commenting on the importance of some of these remains for the evolution of the major clades.

发文机构：Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas（CONICET） División Paleontología Vertebrados Institute of Biology Jackson School of Geosciences División Paleontología Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara

关键词：fossilAVIFAUNACRETACEOUSPALEOGENESeymourISLANDVegaISLAND

分类号： P53[天文地球—古生物学与地层学][天文地球—地质学]