El craneo de un Petrel-paloma fosil (Aves: Procellariiformes) del Neogeno (Mioceno Tardio) del norte de Chile.
The skull of a fossil Prion (Aves: Procellariiformes) from the Neogene (Late Miocene) of northern Chile
Author
Sallaberry, Michel
Rubilar-Rogers, David
Suarez, Mario E.
Gutstein, Carolina S.
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Abstract
Se describe un craneo fosil de un procellariido, Pachyptila sp., proveniente de sedimentos marinos del Mioceno Tardio de la Formacion Bahia Inglesa (Mioceno Medio-Plioceno) del norte de Chile. El fosil es comparado con especies actuales de la familia Procellariidae. Este hallazgo representa el primer registro fosil neogeno del genero Pachyptila en America del Sur. The fossil skull of a procellariid, Pachyptila sp., from Late Miocene marine sediments of the Bahía Inglesa Formation (Midde Miocene-Pliocene) of Northern Chile is described. The fossil is compared with extant species of the family Procellariidae. This discovery represents the first Neogene fossil record of the genus Pachyptila from South America.