Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga

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Noriega, Jorge Ignacio
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2001
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The fossil darter Macranhinga paranensis (Aves: Pelecaniformes) from the late Miocene of Argentina is the largest of all known extinct or living Anhingidae. Its body mass is estimated at a mean value of 5.4 kg by using a scaling model derived from the logarithmic relationship between measurements of the least shaft circumference of the femur/ tibiotarsus and body masses. Predictions of body mass, as well as the analysis of anatomical evidence, are used to infer that Macranhinga paranensis would have probably had a powered flapping flight and an aquatic locomotion similar to that of cormorants. The morphology of the pelvis and the hind-limb would have allowed Macranhinga paranensis to catch fishes by means of pursuit-diving rather than stalking them in an anhinga-like manner. As determined by adaptations mainly of tarsometatarsal morphology, the species had well developed perching and climbing abilities.
Fil: Noriega, Jorge Ignacio. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina
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ANHINGIDAE
MACRANHINGA
PALEOBIOLOGY
MIOCENE
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spelling Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird MacranhingaNoriega, Jorge IgnacioANHINGIDAEMACRANHINGAPALEOBIOLOGYMIOCENEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The fossil darter Macranhinga paranensis (Aves: Pelecaniformes) from the late Miocene of Argentina is the largest of all known extinct or living Anhingidae. Its body mass is estimated at a mean value of 5.4 kg by using a scaling model derived from the logarithmic relationship between measurements of the least shaft circumference of the femur/ tibiotarsus and body masses. Predictions of body mass, as well as the analysis of anatomical evidence, are used to infer that Macranhinga paranensis would have probably had a powered flapping flight and an aquatic locomotion similar to that of cormorants. The morphology of the pelvis and the hind-limb would have allowed Macranhinga paranensis to catch fishes by means of pursuit-diving rather than stalking them in an anhinga-like manner. As determined by adaptations mainly of tarsometatarsal morphology, the species had well developed perching and climbing abilities.Fil: Noriega, Jorge Ignacio. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; ArgentinaPolish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Paleobiology2001-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/71808Noriega, Jorge Ignacio; Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga; Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Paleobiology; Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 46; 2; 1-2001; 247-2600567-79201732-2421CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app46-247.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:57:04Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/71808instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:57:04.435CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga
title Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga
spellingShingle Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga
Noriega, Jorge Ignacio
ANHINGIDAE
MACRANHINGA
PALEOBIOLOGY
MIOCENE
title_short Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga
title_full Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga
title_fullStr Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga
title_full_unstemmed Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga
title_sort Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Noriega, Jorge Ignacio
author Noriega, Jorge Ignacio
author_facet Noriega, Jorge Ignacio
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANHINGIDAE
MACRANHINGA
PALEOBIOLOGY
MIOCENE
topic ANHINGIDAE
MACRANHINGA
PALEOBIOLOGY
MIOCENE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The fossil darter Macranhinga paranensis (Aves: Pelecaniformes) from the late Miocene of Argentina is the largest of all known extinct or living Anhingidae. Its body mass is estimated at a mean value of 5.4 kg by using a scaling model derived from the logarithmic relationship between measurements of the least shaft circumference of the femur/ tibiotarsus and body masses. Predictions of body mass, as well as the analysis of anatomical evidence, are used to infer that Macranhinga paranensis would have probably had a powered flapping flight and an aquatic locomotion similar to that of cormorants. The morphology of the pelvis and the hind-limb would have allowed Macranhinga paranensis to catch fishes by means of pursuit-diving rather than stalking them in an anhinga-like manner. As determined by adaptations mainly of tarsometatarsal morphology, the species had well developed perching and climbing abilities.
Fil: Noriega, Jorge Ignacio. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina
description The fossil darter Macranhinga paranensis (Aves: Pelecaniformes) from the late Miocene of Argentina is the largest of all known extinct or living Anhingidae. Its body mass is estimated at a mean value of 5.4 kg by using a scaling model derived from the logarithmic relationship between measurements of the least shaft circumference of the femur/ tibiotarsus and body masses. Predictions of body mass, as well as the analysis of anatomical evidence, are used to infer that Macranhinga paranensis would have probably had a powered flapping flight and an aquatic locomotion similar to that of cormorants. The morphology of the pelvis and the hind-limb would have allowed Macranhinga paranensis to catch fishes by means of pursuit-diving rather than stalking them in an anhinga-like manner. As determined by adaptations mainly of tarsometatarsal morphology, the species had well developed perching and climbing abilities.
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Noriega, Jorge Ignacio; Body mass estimation and locomotion of the Miocene pelecaniform bird Macranhinga; Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Paleobiology; Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 46; 2; 1-2001; 247-260
0567-7920
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1732-2421
CONICET Digital
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