The evolution of seabirds in the Humboldt Current: new clues from the Pliocene of Central Chile.

During the last decade, new Neogene fossil assemblages from South America have revealed important clues about the evolution of seabird faunas in one of the major upwelling systems of the world: the Humboldt Current. However, most of this record comes from arid Northern Chile and Southern Peru and, i...

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Main Authors: Martín Chávez Hoffmeister, Jorge D Carrillo Briceño, Sven N Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951197?pdf=render