Programme - Oxford 2003 - University Museum of Natural History
Schedule of Events
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Monday 15th September
2:00
Initial Registration
3:00
Tour of Geological Collections and Geology Laboratory in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Tuesday 16th September
9:30
Registration for new arrivals, followed by tea and coffee.
10:30
David Gray*
The preliminary preparation of a Tendasuru brachiosaur.
11:00
Sarah Finney* et al.
Old glue and old bones, or how the "Leeds Collection " (c. 1865-1917) was stuck together.
11.25
Susanne Henßen*
Constructing a diorama: the landscape of North Hesse State about 250 million years ago.
11.50
Caroline Buttler*
Conservation of a Jurassic marine reptile.
12.20
Break for lunch.
2:00
Derek E G Briggs* et al.
Virtual fossils: 3D digital reconstructions from serial sections
2.25
Adrian M Doyle*
Mechanical Preparation Techniques - A review of modern equipment.
2.50
Michaela Forthuber*
Running noses - Lifesize Reconstruction of Nasobema lyricum.
3.25
Break for tea and coffee.
4:00
Bernd Herkner*, Claudia Weissbrot
Building a model of Psitacosaurus on the basis of a beautifully preserved specimen.
4.25
Nigel R Larkin*
Conserving proboscidean tusks.
Tuesday 16th September
16:30-18:30 pm
Registration (St. John’s College)
19:30-20:30 pm
Informal welcome event (St. John’sCollege). Speaker: Eric Buffetaut; “Walking on eggs in Thaijungles”
Wednesday 17th September
09:00
Welcome to the 51st SVPCA
Session: 1
Chair: Prof. Michael Coates
9:10
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10.30
Coffee
Session: 2
Chair: Dr. Jenny Clack
11:00
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12.40
Lunch
Session: 3
Chair: Dr. Andrew Milner
14.00
Jennifer A Clack et al.
The axial skeleton of the Devonian tetrapod Ichthyostega
14.20
Romain Amiot* et al.
Terrestrial climate and dinosaur thermophysiology inferred from the oxygen isotope composition (d18O) of teeth: how to decipher the signals?
14.40
Nicholas Arnold*, Jeremy Austin
Using recent fossils and DNA sequences to understand the devastated reptile faun of the Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean
15.00
Robert J Asher* et al.
The oldest insectivoran mammal from South America? Towards the identification of Necrolestes patagonensis.
15.20
Paul M Barrett*, Kilary Ketchum
New reptile material from the Triassic of Madagascar: implications for the P/Tr extinction
15.40
Tea
Session: 4
Chair: Dr. David Unwin
16.10
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19.30
Evening reception in the Ashmolean Museum
Thursday 18th September
Session: 1
Chair: Prof. MichaelBenton
9.10
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10.30
Coffee
Session: 2
Chair: Prof. Susan Evans
11:00
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Lunch
Session: 3
Chair: Dr. PaulUpchurch
14.00
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Tea
Session: 4
Chair: Dr. Angela Milner
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Evening reception and annual auction in theUniversity Museum of Natural History
Friday 19th September
Session: 1
Chair: Dr. David Norman
9.10
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Coffee
Session: 2
Chair: Dr. Paul Barrett
11:00
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Lunch
Session: 3
Chair: Dr. David Polly
14:00
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Tea
Session: 4
Chair: Prof. William Clemens
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Conference Dinner, St. John’s College
Saturday 20th September
9.30
Fieldtrip to Ardley and Cassington Quarries,Oxfordshire (leader: Phil Powell). Departing from University Museum of Natural History.
