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

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