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IAA 1/93, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

Lat/Long (Decimal)-64.2311,-56.5981
Co-ordinates Derivationstated in text
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

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CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
IAA 1/93Bargo M. S., Reguero M. A. (1998)La Meseta - Telm 7not reported38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Delphinornis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Delphinornis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palaeeudyptes klekowskii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae : Palaeeudyptes : Palaeeudyptes klekowskii38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Kallodentis rhytistemma
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Triakidae : Kallodentis : Kallodentis rhytistemma38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Meridiogaleus cristatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Triakidae : Meridiogaleus : Meridiogaleus cristatus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mustelus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Triakidae : Mustelus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pristiophorus laevis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Pristiophoriformes : Pristiophoridae : Pristiophorus : Pristiophorus laevis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

References

Bargo M. S., Reguero M. A. (1998) Annotated catalogue of the fossil vertebrates from Antarctica housed in the Museo de la Plata, Argentina. I. Birds and Land Mammals from La Meseta Formation (Eocene - Early Oligocene), Associacion Paleontologica Argentina, Publicacion Especial 5, 211-221
Myrcha A., Jadwiszczak P., et al (2002) Taxonomic revision of Eocene Antarctic penguins based on tarsometatarsal morphology, Polish Polar Research 23 1, 5-46
Schwarzhans W., Mörs T., et al (2017) Before the freeze: otoliths from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, reveal dominance of gadiform fishes (Teleostei), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15 2, 147-179 doi:10.1080/14772019.2016.1151958
Engelbrecht A., Mörs T., et al (2017) New carcharhiniform sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the early to middle Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37 6, e1371724 doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1371724
Engelbrecht A., Mörs T., et al (2017) A new sawshark, Pristiophorus laevis, from the Eocene of Antarctica with comments on Pristiophorus lanceolatus, Historical Biology 29 6, 841-853 doi:10.1080/08912963.2016.1252761
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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