The Special Issue for 1st Joint Conference of PSC and PG has been published

Time：2016-09-06

"Palaeobiology and Fossil Lgerstätten: a tribute and memorial to Adof Seilacher” was recently published as the special issue of Palaontologische Zeitschrift (PalZ) in Volume 90, Issue 2 by Springer. The issue was compiled by both of the German and Chinese scientists. As an issue to conclude the academic achievements reported in the 1^st Joint Conference of the Palaeontological Society of China (PSC) and the Paläontologische Gesellschaft (PG) in Gӧttingen, Germany in 2013, it means a great success on the cooperation of the PSC and PG. PG President Prof. Joachim REITNER from the Gӧttingen University, PSC Council President Prof. YANG Qun from the NIGP, CAS, PSC General Secretary Prof. WANG Yongdong from the NIGP, CAS and Prof. Mike REICH from the Munich University edited the issue together and wrote the prologue and introduction.

Topic as Palaeobiology and Fossil Lgerstätten, the issue include 19 peer-viewed articles of which the authors are from many countries (China, Germany, UK, US, Russia, Netherland, Mexico, Korea, etc.). In these articles, numerous subjects are discussed such as the taphonomy, the phylogenetic paleontology, the phylogenetic evolution, the sedimentology, the paleogeography, the paleoenvironment, the paleoclimate, and etc, the topics being various from the Precambrian to the Cenozoic.

The issue is also a memorial to the renowned German paleontologist Adolf Seilacher, who used to be a Professor in Gӧttingen University, created the term “Lgerstätten” and made great contribution to the geobiological research.

To see the issue please follow this link: http://link.springer.com/journal/12542/90/2

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