- Tytuł:
- New Miocene sulid birds from Peru and considerations on their Neogene fossil record in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
- Autorzy:
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Stucchi, M.
Varas-Malca, R.M.
Urbina-Schmitt, M. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22965.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2016
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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Miocene
sulid bird
bird
Sulidae
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Sula
Ramphastosula
sea bird
evolution
Peru
Neogene
fossil record
Pacific Ocean - Opis:
- Boobies and gannets (family Sulidae) are the most specialized plunge divers among seabirds. Their fossil record along the Pacific coast of South America extends to the early Middle Miocene. Here we describe three new species of sulids: Sula brandi sp. nov., Sula figueroae sp. nov., and Ramphastosula aguirrei sp. nov., from the early Late Miocene of the Pisco Formation (Peru). Two of them are relatives of the living genus Sula, which represents medium and large-sized boobies. A new species of the extinct genus Ramphastosula is also described, adding to the discussion of possible alternative feeding strategies among sulids. The fossil record suggests that sympatric sulids exhibit different body sizes at least since the Oligocene epoch, a strategy related with resource partitioning. Furthermore, we find current analysis and knowledge of the fossil record unsuitable to evaluate properly seabird diversity changes through time.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2016, 61, 2
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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