PS is proud to support the Tröger Memorial Inoceramid Workshop
Category: Announcements
May
27
The Karl-Armin Tröger Memorial Inoceramid Workshop (supported in part by the Paleontological Society) will be held this year in Warsaw, Poland during the 11th International Cretaceous Symposium (August 22-26, 2022). Inoceramids are an extinct family of marine pteriomorph bivalves which ranged from the Early Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous. While inoceramid bivalves are a powerful and increasingly used tool in Cretaceous biostratigraphy and paleoecology, their underlying systematic hierarchy, phylogenies and macroevolutionary trends have proven difficult to define and standardize.
In this framework, we cordially invite you to participate in the Karl-Armin Tröger Memorial Inoceramid Workshop. We welcome contributions related to all topics related to inoceramids, including taxonomy and systematics, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, paleobiology and functional morphology, taphonomy, geochemistry, macroevolutionary dynamics, and the history of inoceramid studies – essentially, if it’s related to inoceramids, we’d love to see you here! During the workshop, we intend to prepare a comprehensive review of inoceramid paleontology for the wider paleobiological community.
Karl-Armin Tröger (1931-2020) was one of the great luminaries of Cretaceous geology, especially with regards to the Inoceramidae: his work set the foundation for much of our present understanding of inoceramid taxonomy, diversity, biostratigraphy, and paleobiogeography. As such, we find it only fitting that this workshop be devoted to his memory.
For more information, visit the Cretaceous Symposium website (https://www.cretaceous2022.com/) or contact the workshop organizers, Jordan Todes and Irenuesz Walaszcvzyk. Additional information, including registration and abstract details, will be provided on the symposium website in the near future.
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