HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FOR A REVISION OF THE PALEONTOLOGY OF THE SANTA CRUZ FORMATION (EARLY–MIDDLE MIOCENE) ALONG THE RÍO SANTA CRUZ, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FOR A REVISION OF THE PALEONTOLOGY OF THE SANTA CRUZ FORMATION (EARLY–MIDDLE MIOCENE) ALONG THE RÍO SANTA CRUZ, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA

In 1887, Carlos Ameghino carried out the first geological and paleontological expedition to the Río Santa Cruz (RSC), Patagonia, Argentina. Between 1887 and 1889, Florentino Ameghino studied the fossils obtained by Carlos, founding more than 120 taxa and establishing his Formación Santacruc...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos Fernicola, M. Susana Bargo, Sergio Fabián Vizcaíno, Richard Kay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Paleontológica Argentina 2019-12-01
Series:Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
Subjects:
Santacrucian
Notohippidian
Fossil mammals
Taxonomy
Ameghino
Online Access:https://www.peapaleontologica.org.ar/index.php/peapa/article/view/300

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