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Strati 2019, Milano 2-5 July 2019

Following the first edition of this congress, held in Lisbon (Portugal) in 2013 and the second edition organized in Graz (Austria) in 2015, the third edition of STRATI has been assigned by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) to Italy, a country with a long historical tradition in Stratigraphy since the 17th century. The foundation […]

The Global Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Chattian Stage on Episodes

Published in the March issue (2018) of the journal Episodes the description of the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Chattian Stage (Paleogene System, Oligocene Series). This is defined at meter level 197 in the Monte Cagnero section, which belongs to the pelagic succession of the Umbria-Marche basin (Urbania, central […]

The sedimentary record of hyperthermals: a session at EGU 2018, in Vienna, 8-13 April 2018

The session “Interrogating the sedimentary record of hyperthermals” invites geoscientists to present and discuss their recent advances in hyperthermal research, and welcomes contributions, particularly if multi-disciplinary, using sedimentological, palaeontological, sediment geochemical or isotopic archives. Abstracts may be submitted for poster, oral or PICO presentations. We encourage early career researchers (ECR) to consider submitting an abstract. […]

Dedicated to the father of modern chronostratigraphy

The journal Lethaia has published in July, 2017, a thematic issue entitled “The contribution of fossils to chronostratigraphy, 150 years after Albert Oppel” and dedicated to the importance of fossils for dating and correlating of sedimentary rocks. In this issue, as explained in the forewords by Marco Balini, Annalisa Ferretti, Stan Finney and Simonetta Monechi, Oppel’s […]

Focus on the Paleogene

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 […]

Chattian stratotype

GSSP for Chattian Stage (Oligocene) Definition: The GSSP for the base of the Chattian Stage is the HCO of Chiloguembelina cubensis, lying at meter level 197 in the Monte Cagnero section (SW of Urbania city, Marche Region, Central Italy), in the upper part of the calcareous nannofossil NP24 Zone, in the lower part of dinocyst […]

Climatic and Biotic Events of the Paleogene 2017

The Paleogene Period was a time of extremes and transitions. Bounded by the catastrophic extinction of the dinosaurs and the rise of modern grasslands, the world of the Paleogene was characterized by climatic conditions largely unfamiliar to us today but saw the rise of essentially modern continental configurations, biotic communities, and biogeochemical regimes. Understanding the […]

STRATI 2019

Following a highly-successful 1st meeting held in Lisbon (Portugal) in 2013 and a 2nd held in Graz (Austria) in 2015, the 3rd International Congress on Stratigraphy will be held in Italy, from 2 to 5 July 2019. The congress venue is Milano, in the historical building of the Università degli Studi di Milano, but the […]

IPC5 – The 5th International Palaeontological Congress

The IPC is organised every four years under the auspices of the International Palaeontological Association (www.ipa-assoc.org). After Sydney (Australia) in 2002, Beijing (China) in 2006, London (United Kingdom) in 2010, and Mendoza (Argentina) in 2014, it will convene in Paris (France) on 9th – 13th July, 2018. ORGANIZATION The organizing structure is the CR2P (Centre […]