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DPV 13/84, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-64.2464,-56.6033
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
DPV 13/84	Bargo M. S., Reguero M. A. (1998)	La Meseta - Telm 7		not reported	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Pelagornithidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelagornithidae	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Sphenisciformes order	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Anthropornis sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : *Anthropornis*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Anthropornis grandis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Anthropornis : *Anthropornis grandis*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Anthropornis : *Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Delphinornis sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : *Delphinornis*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Delphinornis larseni species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Delphinornis : *Delphinornis larseni*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Marambiornis exilis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Marambiornis : *Marambiornis exilis*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Palaeeudyptes sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae : *Palaeeudyptes*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Palaeeudyptes gunnari species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae : Palaeeudyptes : *Palaeeudyptes gunnari*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Palaeeudyptes klekowskii species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae : Palaeeudyptes : *Palaeeudyptes klekowskii*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Spheniscidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Llanocetus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Llanocetidae : *Llanocetus*	38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Cetacea order	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea	38 - 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

Cenizo M., Acosta Hospitaleche C., et al (2016) Diversity of pseudo-toothed birds (Pelagornithidae) from the Eocene of Antarctica, Journal of Paleontology doi:10.1017/jpa.2015.48

Buono M. R., Fernández M. S., et al (2016) Eocene basilosaurid whales from the La Meseta Formation, Marambio (Seymour) Island, Antarctica, Ameghiniana 53 3, 296-315 doi:10.5710/AMGH.02.02.2016.2922

Haidr N., Acosta Hospitaleche C. (2017) A new penguin cranium from Antarctica and its implications for body size diversity during the Eocene, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 286 2, 229-233 doi:10.1127/njgpa/2017/0698

Marx F. G., Buono M. R., et al (2019) Gigantic mysticete predators roamed the Eocene Southern Ocean, Antarctic Science 31 2, 98-104 doi:10.1017/S095410201800055X

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