Carolina ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE obtained a degree in Paleontology in 1999 and a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, both from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina), in 2004. Her doctoral thesis, titled "Fossil Penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from Patagonia: Systematics, Biogeography, and Evolution," received the highest qualification. Since then, she was dedicated to the study of fossil birds from South America and Antarctica. Currently, Carolina is a Professor of Paleontology at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and a scientific researcher from CONICET.