DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5027/andgeoV34n1-a08

The skull of a fossil Prion (Aves: Procellariiformes) from the Neogene (Late Miocene) of northern Chile

Michel Sallaberry, David Rubilar-Rogers, Mario E. Suarez, Carolina S. Gutstein

Abstract


The fossil skull of a procellariid, Pachyptila sp., from Late Miocene marine sediments of the Bahía Inglesa Formation (Midde Miocene-Pliocene) of Northern Chile is described. The fossil is compared with extant species of the family Procellariidae. This discovery represents the first Neogene fossil record of the genus Pachyptila from South America.


How to cite this article Sallaberry, M.; Rubilar-Rogers, D.; Suarez, M.; Gutstein, C. 2007, The skull of a fossil Prion (Aves: Procellariiformes) from the Neogene (Late Miocene) of northern Chile. Revista Geológica de Chile 34 (1) : 147-154. .