A new fossil Adamussium (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from Antarctica
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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19/04/2012
19/04/2012
2010
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| Resumo |
Adamussium Jonkersi sp nov is described from the Late Oligocene Destruction Bay Formation Wrona Buttress area King George Island (South Shetlands) West Antarctica The unit characterized by volcanic sandstone is a shallow marine( succession deposited in a moderate- to high-energy environment The thin shelled pectinids collected from the lower part of the unit are preserved mostly as complete valves Shell thickness sculpture pattern and umbonal angle suggest a free-living inactive swimming life habit CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) |
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POLISH POLAR RESEARCH, v.31, n.4, p.291-302, 2010 0138-0338 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/16649 10.2478/v10183-010-0006-0 |
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eng |
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POLISH ACAD SCIENCES COMMITTEE POLAR RESEARCH |
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Polish Polar Research |
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openAccess Copyright POLISH ACAD SCIENCES COMMITTEE POLAR RESEARCH |
| Palavras-Chave | #Antarctica #Adamussium #Pectinidae #Destruction Bay Formation #Oligocene #KING-GEORGE-ISLAND #COLBECKI #PENINSULA #OLIGOCENE #STRATA #Ecology #Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
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