FUNCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF A SINGULAR PENGUIN SCAPULA (AVES, SPHENISCIFORMES) FROM THE EOCENE OF ANTARCTICA

FUNCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF A SINGULAR PENGUIN SCAPULA (AVES, SPHENISCIFORMES) FROM THE EOCENE OF ANTARCTICA

Penguins have peculiar modifications in their skeletal anatomy as a consequence of their extremely specialized diving habit. Morphological specialization is particularly evident in the forelimb. However, the kinematics of the pectoral girdle appears to be key to the locomotion of penguins. Penguin s...

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Main Authors: CAROLINA ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE, ULISES DI CARLO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2012-11-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Subjects:
Eocene
Antarctica
Fossil Penguins
Functional morphology
diving mechanics
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/6016

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