A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene

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Haidr, Nadia Soledad; Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia
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2017
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Although penguins have a very abundant fossil record in Antarctica, very few cranial elements have been found so far, and in all the cases the specimens are incomplete. We describe a new cranium of a medium-sized penguin from the late Eocene Submeseta Formation in Marambio/ Seymour Island, Antarctica. Its morphology allows us to establish a common cranial pattern for all known Eocene taxa (including South American, Antarctic and probably Oceanian species), with very different proportions between cranium and post-cranium from those of modern penguins. These Paleogene fossils exhibit a small neurocrania, extremely elongated bills, large occipital condyles, and strong cranio-mandibular articulations.
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Paleontología
Sphenisciformes
Eocene
Seymour Island
3D scan
Anatomy
Paleobiodiversity
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene
title A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene
spellingShingle A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene
Haidr, Nadia Soledad
Paleontología
Sphenisciformes
Eocene
Seymour Island
3D scan
Anatomy
Paleobiodiversity
title_short A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene
title_full A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene
title_fullStr A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene
title_full_unstemmed A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene
title_sort A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Haidr, Nadia Soledad
Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia
author Haidr, Nadia Soledad
author_facet Haidr, Nadia Soledad
Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia
author_role author
author2 Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Paleontología
Sphenisciformes
Eocene
Seymour Island
3D scan
Anatomy
Paleobiodiversity
topic Paleontología
Sphenisciformes
Eocene
Seymour Island
3D scan
Anatomy
Paleobiodiversity
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Although penguins have a very abundant fossil record in Antarctica, very few cranial elements have been found so far, and in all the cases the specimens are incomplete. We describe a new cranium of a medium-sized penguin from the late Eocene Submeseta Formation in Marambio/ Seymour Island, Antarctica. Its morphology allows us to establish a common cranial pattern for all known Eocene taxa (including South American, Antarctic and probably Oceanian species), with very different proportions between cranium and post-cranium from those of modern penguins. These Paleogene fossils exhibit a small neurocrania, extremely elongated bills, large occipital condyles, and strong cranio-mandibular articulations.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
description Although penguins have a very abundant fossil record in Antarctica, very few cranial elements have been found so far, and in all the cases the specimens are incomplete. We describe a new cranium of a medium-sized penguin from the late Eocene Submeseta Formation in Marambio/ Seymour Island, Antarctica. Its morphology allows us to establish a common cranial pattern for all known Eocene taxa (including South American, Antarctic and probably Oceanian species), with very different proportions between cranium and post-cranium from those of modern penguins. These Paleogene fossils exhibit a small neurocrania, extremely elongated bills, large occipital condyles, and strong cranio-mandibular articulations.
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