Se realizó un estudio morfológico de palinomorfos fósiles provenientes de rocas sedimentarias terciarias de la península Fildes, isla Rey Jorge, archipiélago de las Shetland del Sur, Antártica y de dos localidades terciarias de Chile continental. El objetivo es la identificación y descripción de los granos de polen fósil, así como la comparación con las Proteaceae chilenas. De las formas fósiles afines a Proteaceae, ocho pertenecen a Proteacidites, tres a Propylipollis y dos a Triorites. Los palinomorfos afines a especies actuales provienen, principalmente, de sedimentos del Mioceno de Chile continental y del Eoceno Superior de la isla Rey Jorge, Antártica. Se establecen las afinidades de Propylipollis concretus y Proteacidites pseudomoides con Gevuina avellana; Proteacidites aff callosus y Propylipollis sp.1 con Lomatia hirsuta; Proteacidites aff callosus, Proteacidites cf. subscabratus y Proteacidites harrisii con Orites myrtoidea; y Propylipollis microverrucatus con Lomatia ferruginea. El resto no serían afines a ninguna especie actual de Proteaceae.
The morphology of fossil pollen from sedimentary, tertiary rocks on Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and from two locations on continental Chile was studied. The grains were identified, described and compared with current Chilean Proteaceae. Eight of the fossils forms belonged to the genus Proteacidites three to Propylipollis and two to Triorites. Those pollen forms with affinity to current species come mainly in Miocene sediments from continental Chile and from the Upper Eocene from King George Island. Affinity was established for Propylipollis concretus and Proteacidites pseudomoides with Geruina avellane; Proteacidites aff callosus and Propylipollis sp. 1 with Lomatia hirsuta; Proteacidites aff callosus, Proteacidites cf. subscabratus and Proteacidites harrisii with Orites myrtoidea; and Propylipollis microverrucatus with Lomatia ferruginea. None of the rest are current species of Proteaceae.