The International Subcommission for Paleogene Stratigraphy announces the publication of the Atlas of Oligocene Planktonic Foraminifera, proposing a clear and workable taxonomy for all Oligocene planktonic foraminifera. The work includes the acquisition of new SEM images of holotypes and paratypes, some of which have never been imaged before, and assesses the distribution, stratigraphic ranges and […]
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Focus on the Paleogene with the third issue of the year of Newsletter in Stratigraphy, published on May 1st. The host editors Simonetta Monechi, Noël Vanderberghe and Laia Alegret introduce the volume with an editorial on “Advances in Paleogene research”, followed by six original papers on several topics of interest for the stratigraphy of this […]
In the presence of Stan Finney, Secretary General of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), institutional and academic authorities, among which Rodolfo Coccioni coordinator of the Chattian working group, together with students and local people, have attended the Official launch of the GSSP of the Chattian Stage (Oligocene Series), hosted by local, regional and […]