This study was performed to support an expeditionary team of Colombian scientists seeking to promote and undertake research in various scientific fields in Antarctica.The work was part of the Colombian Antarctic Progr...This study was performed to support an expeditionary team of Colombian scientists seeking to promote and undertake research in various scientific fields in Antarctica.The work was part of the Colombian Antarctic Program,which comprises various projects intended to lead to a permanent Colombian scientific base being established in the Antarctic.The first step involved installing a Colombian-made wind turbine to produce electricity at a permanent base.The aeolian turbine was designed to provide sufficient electricity to illuminate and heat a small base.The turbine was constructed using readily accessible materials but taking the Madrid Protocol environmental regulations into consideration.The project was performed at the Argentinian Antarctic Marambio Station on Seymour Island,off the Antarctic Peninsula.An initial field study performed in 2015 was the first of three phases of the project.In the initial phase,local meteorological data were gathered to support development of a prototype turbine and to allow a design to be selected that was robust enough for the extreme environmental conditions.The wind turbine was then constructed in Colombia.The second phase involved transporting the turbine to Antarctica and installing it at the Marambio Station in 2018.Finally,the physical conditions of structural and electronic components of the turbine were carefully inspected at the beginning of 2020(after the turbine had operated continually for^2 years)to allow repairs to be made and any necessary re-engineering to be performed.展开更多
The Eocene–Oligocene Southern Ocean is thought to have played a major role in cetacean evolution.Yet,fossils from its heart—Antarctica—are rare,and come almost exclusively from the Eocene La Meseta and Submeseta fo...The Eocene–Oligocene Southern Ocean is thought to have played a major role in cetacean evolution.Yet,fossils from its heart—Antarctica—are rare,and come almost exclusively from the Eocene La Meseta and Submeseta formations of Marambio(Seymour)Island.Here,we provide a summary and update of this crucial fossil assemblage,and discuss its relevance in the broader context of cetacean evolution.To date,Eocene specimens from Antarctica include basilosaurids,a group of archaic stem cetaceans that had already fully adapted to life in water;and the archaic toothed mysticete Llanocetus,the second oldest crown cetacean on record(ca.34 Ma).This Eocene co-occurrence of stem and crown cetaceans is highly unusual,and otherwise only observed in Peru.Though related,at least some of the Antarctic species appear to be different from,and notably larger than their Peruvian counterparts,suggesting an early differentiation of the high latitude cetacean fauna.展开更多
In recent years,the taxonomy and systematics of the cartilaginous fish taxa from the Eocene La Meseta Formation of Seymour(Marambio)Island,Antarctica have been extensively discussed in a series of papers,resulting in ...In recent years,the taxonomy and systematics of the cartilaginous fish taxa from the Eocene La Meseta Formation of Seymour(Marambio)Island,Antarctica have been extensively discussed in a series of papers,resulting in a complete revision of the Antarctic Eocene ichthyofauna housed in the Vertebrate Paleontology collection of the Museo de La Plata,Argentina.This collection constitutes one of the largest and taxonomically most diverse in the world,with approximately 20000 specimens,which provides a solid database used for the analysis of qualitative and quantitative chondrichthyan taxonomic composition.The information provided herein might be useful to understand the sudden decline in chondrichthyan taxonomic diversity towards the top of La Meseta Formation as well as its potential relationship with environmental changes during the Eocene.展开更多
The worldwide record of Cretaceous Neornithes and Neornithine-like birds is both controversial and poorly understood.However,in recent years,the Antarctic continent has yielded a substantial number of Maastrichtian av...The worldwide record of Cretaceous Neornithes and Neornithine-like birds is both controversial and poorly understood.However,in recent years,the Antarctic continent has yielded a substantial number of Maastrichtian avian specimens,contributing significantly to our understanding of the early evolution of this group.Simultaneously,the keen interest and collaborative efforts of various paleornithologists have resulted in a wealth of knowledge,which we have thoroughly reviewed,updated,and discussed in the context of recent discoveries.展开更多
基金This work was supported financially by the Colombian Air Force(FAC)This work was undertaken in collaboration with the Comisión Colombiana del Oceano+1 种基金Argentine Air Force(FAA),Joint Antarctic CommandNational Directorate of Antarctic Affairs.
文摘This study was performed to support an expeditionary team of Colombian scientists seeking to promote and undertake research in various scientific fields in Antarctica.The work was part of the Colombian Antarctic Program,which comprises various projects intended to lead to a permanent Colombian scientific base being established in the Antarctic.The first step involved installing a Colombian-made wind turbine to produce electricity at a permanent base.The aeolian turbine was designed to provide sufficient electricity to illuminate and heat a small base.The turbine was constructed using readily accessible materials but taking the Madrid Protocol environmental regulations into consideration.The project was performed at the Argentinian Antarctic Marambio Station on Seymour Island,off the Antarctic Peninsula.An initial field study performed in 2015 was the first of three phases of the project.In the initial phase,local meteorological data were gathered to support development of a prototype turbine and to allow a design to be selected that was robust enough for the extreme environmental conditions.The wind turbine was then constructed in Colombia.The second phase involved transporting the turbine to Antarctica and installing it at the Marambio Station in 2018.Finally,the physical conditions of structural and electronic components of the turbine were carefully inspected at the beginning of 2020(after the turbine had operated continually for^2 years)to allow repairs to be made and any necessary re-engineering to be performed.
文摘The Eocene–Oligocene Southern Ocean is thought to have played a major role in cetacean evolution.Yet,fossils from its heart—Antarctica—are rare,and come almost exclusively from the Eocene La Meseta and Submeseta formations of Marambio(Seymour)Island.Here,we provide a summary and update of this crucial fossil assemblage,and discuss its relevance in the broader context of cetacean evolution.To date,Eocene specimens from Antarctica include basilosaurids,a group of archaic stem cetaceans that had already fully adapted to life in water;and the archaic toothed mysticete Llanocetus,the second oldest crown cetacean on record(ca.34 Ma).This Eocene co-occurrence of stem and crown cetaceans is highly unusual,and otherwise only observed in Peru.Though related,at least some of the Antarctic species appear to be different from,and notably larger than their Peruvian counterparts,suggesting an early differentiation of the high latitude cetacean fauna.
基金Thanks to the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica for financial support trough PICT 2017-0607(to MR),PICT 2019-02419(to SGC).
文摘In recent years,the taxonomy and systematics of the cartilaginous fish taxa from the Eocene La Meseta Formation of Seymour(Marambio)Island,Antarctica have been extensively discussed in a series of papers,resulting in a complete revision of the Antarctic Eocene ichthyofauna housed in the Vertebrate Paleontology collection of the Museo de La Plata,Argentina.This collection constitutes one of the largest and taxonomically most diverse in the world,with approximately 20000 specimens,which provides a solid database used for the analysis of qualitative and quantitative chondrichthyan taxonomic composition.The information provided herein might be useful to understand the sudden decline in chondrichthyan taxonomic diversity towards the top of La Meseta Formation as well as its potential relationship with environmental changes during the Eocene.
基金To the Universidad Nacional de La Plata PID N955,ANPCyT PICT 20170607,and CONICET PIP 0096 for partial support.
文摘The worldwide record of Cretaceous Neornithes and Neornithine-like birds is both controversial and poorly understood.However,in recent years,the Antarctic continent has yielded a substantial number of Maastrichtian avian specimens,contributing significantly to our understanding of the early evolution of this group.Simultaneously,the keen interest and collaborative efforts of various paleornithologists have resulted in a wealth of knowledge,which we have thoroughly reviewed,updated,and discussed in the context of recent discoveries.
