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An enigmatic fossil penguin from the Eocene of Antarctica
Institute of Biology, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland;.
Swedish Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2268-5824
2017 (English)In: Polar Research, ISSN 0800-0395, E-ISSN 1751-8369, Vol. 36, no 1, article id 1291086Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Tarsometatarsi are key skeletal elements in penguin palaeontology. They constitute, among others, type specimens of all 10 widely accepted species of fossil penguins from the Eocene La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island (Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula). Here, we report on a recently collected large-sized tarsometatarsus from this formation that represents a new morphotype. We are convinced that the morphotype corresponds to a new species, but the material is too scarce for a taxonomic act. Undoubtedly, the bone discussed here is a valuable addition to our knowledge on diversity of early penguins.

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London: Taylor & Francis, 2017. Vol. 36, no 1, article id 1291086
Keywords [en]
Antarctic Peninsula, La Meseta Formation, Paleogene, Sphenisciformes, tarsometatarsus, new morphotype
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Other Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
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Ecosystems and species history
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URN: urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-2472DOI: 10.1080/17518369.2017.1291086OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nrm-2472DiVA, id: diva2:1149208
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Logistic support for fieldwork by Argentine Air Force and the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.

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