4. Microfossil contribution to understanding the tree of life
Keynote speakers: Jan Pawloski, Ivan Sansom
Organisers: Daniela Schmidt, Paul Bown & Jeremy Young
Sponsor: The Micropalaeontological Society
Keynote speakers: Jan Pawloski, Ivan Sansom
Organisers: Daniela Schmidt, Paul Bown & Jeremy Young
Sponsor: The Micropalaeontological Society
This session will focus on microfossil evidence for macroevolution. Topics will range from major innovations, the geological record of radiations and mass extinctions to documenting global changes in biodiversity. Studies of material from Lagerstätten with exceptional preservation and the resulting paradigm shifts are strongly encouraged as are case studies highlighting the microfossil contribution to the evolution of larger organisms, e.g. the evolution of early vertebrates or plants.