First penguin fossil (Aves, Spheniscidae) from Uruguay

Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia; Jones, Washington W.; Montenegro, Felipe H.; Rinderknecht, Andrés; Chappore, Deyvit

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2019-12

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Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia; Jones, Washington W.; Montenegro, Felipe H.; Rinderknecht, Andrés; Chappore, Deyvit; First penguin fossil (Aves, Spheniscidae) from Uruguay; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of South American Earth Sciences; 96; 12-2019; 1-5

0895-9811

http://hdl.handle.net/11336/128324

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https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/4389625

Autor

Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina Ileana Alicia

Jones, Washington W.

Montenegro, Felipe H.

Rinderknecht, Andrés

Chappore, Deyvit

Institución

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (Argentina)

Resumen

A fossil humerus coming from the Rocha Department coasts (Uruguay) is assigned here to Spheniscus cf. S. magellanicus (Aves, Sphenisciformes). This finding, located within the current migratory route of the species, potentially constitutes the northernmost fossil record of S. magellanicus, and the first report of a fossil penguin from Uruguay. Briefly comments about the features supporting its systematic, ontogenetic, and taphonomic assignment are also given.

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