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Abstract Two incomplete mandibles are assigned to Pelagornithidae given the presence of a well marked neurovascular furrow and the unique bony projections, or “pseudo-teeth”, along the crista tomialis. Specimens IAA-Pv… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Two incomplete mandibles are assigned to Pelagornithidae given the presence of a well marked neurovascular furrow and the unique bony projections, or “pseudo-teeth”, along the crista tomialis. Specimens IAA-Pv 175 from Ypresian levels of La Meseta Alloformation (Cucullaea I Allomember), and IAA-Pv 823 from Bartonian beds of the Submeseta Alloformation, in Seymour Island (Antarctic Peninsula, West Antarctica) corresponds to the morpho-type 1, previously proposed for Antarctic pseudo-tooth birds. The intermediate condition of the pseudo-teeth of these specimens reinforces the idea that diet changed from piscivory to molluscivory along the evolutive history of the group.
Journal Title: Journal of South American Earth Sciences
Year Published: 2020
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