Una nueva especie de spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardío de la Formación Pisco, Perú
A new species of genus Spheniscus is described based on cranial elements from Late Miocene of Pisco Formation on the central-southern coast of Peru. The skull to rostrum proportion of this new species is bigger than any other species of the genus. Finally, the adaptative value of the observed charac...
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Institut Français d'Études Andines
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| author | Marcelo Stucchi Mario Urbina Alfredo Giraldo |
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| description | A new species of genus Spheniscus is described based on cranial elements from Late Miocene of Pisco Formation on the central-southern coast of Peru. The skull to rostrum proportion of this new species is bigger than any other species of the genus. Finally, the adaptative value of the observed characteristics is briefly discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ae1fc1ba4da4ea7bba8ded4cc8114272024-02-14T16:33:17ZspaInstitut Français d'Études AndinesBulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines0303-74952076-58272003-08-013236137510.4000/bifea.6541Una nueva especie de spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardío de la Formación Pisco, PerúMarcelo StucchiMario UrbinaAlfredo GiraldoA new species of genus Spheniscus is described based on cranial elements from Late Miocene of Pisco Formation on the central-southern coast of Peru. The skull to rostrum proportion of this new species is bigger than any other species of the genus. Finally, the adaptative value of the observed characteristics is briefly discussed.https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/6541PeruPisco FormationLate MioceneSpheniscidaeSphenisciformesSpheniscus |
| spellingShingle | Marcelo Stucchi Mario Urbina Alfredo Giraldo Una nueva especie de spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardío de la Formación Pisco, Perú Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines Peru Pisco Formation Late Miocene Spheniscidae Sphenisciformes Spheniscus |
| title | Una nueva especie de spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardío de la Formación Pisco, Perú |
| title_full | Una nueva especie de spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardío de la Formación Pisco, Perú |
| title_fullStr | Una nueva especie de spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardío de la Formación Pisco, Perú |
| title_full_unstemmed | Una nueva especie de spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardío de la Formación Pisco, Perú |
| title_short | Una nueva especie de spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardío de la Formación Pisco, Perú |
| title_sort | una nueva especie de spheniscidae del mioceno tardio de la formacion pisco peru |
| topic | Peru Pisco Formation Late Miocene Spheniscidae Sphenisciformes Spheniscus |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/6541 |
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