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First record of the family Ringiculidae (Gastropoda) from the Middle Tertiary of Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

William. J. Zinsmeister  and
Jeffrey D. Stilwell
William. J. Zinsmeister
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Jeffrey D. Stilwell
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Abstract

A new species of the late Mesozoic–Cenozoic family Ringiculidae (Ringicula (Ringicula) cockburnensis n. sp.) is described from basal glauconitic beds of late Eocene age of Cockburn Island, Antarctica, and is the first reported occurrence of the family Ringiculidae from the continent of Antarctica. Ringicula (R.) cockburnensis n. sp. most closely resembles R. castigata from the middle Oligocene Duntroonian Stage of New Zealand and provides further support for the strong provinciality (Weddellian Province) that existed along the southern margin of the Pacific during the Late Cretaceous and early Tertiary.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 64 , Issue 3 , May 1990 , pp. 373 - 376
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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