Programme - Dublin 2008 - University College Dublin & National Muse
Schedule of Events
10.00-10.20
Le Fur* et al.
The mammal assemblages of the hominid fossiliferous area of Toros-Menalla (Late Miocene, Chad Basin): ecological structure and palaeoenvironmental implications
10.20-10.40
Tulu
Implications of paleoenvironmental variation in the Judith River Formation (Campanian), Montana through the taphonomy of shark teeth
Coffee Break
Session: 1
Chair: R. Asher (Cambridge)
11.10-11.30
Kemp
The endocranial cavity of a nonmammalian eucynodont and its bearing on the origin of the mammalian brain
11.30-11.50
Martin
New material of the alleged oldest Diplocynodon from the Late Paleocene of northeastern France: revision and implications for crocodylian dispersal
11.50-12.10
Corfe* et al.
3-dimensional analysis of dental complexity in tritylodontids and other high fibre plant feeders
Session: 2
Chair: R. Schouten (Bristol)
12.30-13.30
Lunch Break
Session: 3
Chair: T. Kemp (Oxford)
14.10-14.30
Goswami*, P David Polly
The influence of character correlations on phylogenetic analyses: a test case in the carnivoran cranium
Afternoon Break
9.20-9.40
Melissa Schiele*
The effectiveness of Synocryl 9123s during the acid preparation process
Session: 4
Chair: N. Klein (Bonn)
15.10-15.30
Felix G Marx*
Marine mammals through time: when less is more in the study of palaeodiversity
15.50-16.10
Zoltan Csíí*, Kristi Curry-Rogers
Nopcsa”s legacy supported: Magyarosaurus dacus (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) bone histology suggests dwarfism on a palaeo-island
16.15-16.45
Review - C Edwards*
Fossil and molecular evidence for evolution of Ireland's mammals
Announcements
9.40-10.00
Nicholls*, Charlie J Underwood
Blood, sweat and scars for life- the complications of comparative shark material
19:30 onward
Annual Jones-Fenleigh auction. Will take place in the café of the Alliance Francaise on Kildare Street. Snack food and drinks will be provided.
Friday 5th September
9.00-9.10
G. Dyke - Announcements
Session: 1
Chair: E. Buffetaut (Paris)
9.20-9.40
Stevens*, Eric D Wills
Reconstructing gaits kinematically: from sprawling to parasagittal
10.00-10.20
Liesa Stertz*
The pilot conservation of two Blaschka glass models of micro-organisms
10.00-10.20
Jérôme Adrien*, Éric Maire
Non-destructive investigation of embryo fossilised in ovo: absorption based versus phase contrast x-ray imaging
10.20-10.40
Nizar Ibrahim*
Too many theropods? The diversity of predatory dinosaurs in the mid-Cretaceous of Morocco
Coffee Break
Session: 2
Chair: D. Naish (Portsmouth)
11.10-11.30
Hendrickx*, Christophe Hendrickx
Functional interpretation of spinosaurid quadrates (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Mid-Cretaceous of Morocco
11.30-11.50
Buffetaut*, Gaël de Ploeg
A large ostrich-like bird from the Late Palaeocene of the Paris Region
11.50-12.10
Lindow
A new avian fauna from the early-middle Eocene Lillebælt Clay Formation of Denmark
12.30-13.30
Lunch Break
Session: 3
Chair: D. Waterhouse (Norwich)
13.50-14.10
Unwin* et al.
How the Moon Goddess, Chang-e, helped us to understand pterosaur evolutionary history
14.10-14.30
Nikita V Zelenkov*
Phylogenetic position of the enigmatic Tertiary avian family Zygodactylidae
14.30-14.50
Dyke*, Gary W Kaiser
Unrestricted egg size and the evolution of obligatory parental care in birds
Afternoon Break
Session: 4
Chair: P. Wyse-Jackson (Dublin) **
15.10-15.30
Arthur R I Cruickshank*
Eurycleidus arcuatus – placing a problematic historical plesiosaur taxon on a firm footing
16.15-16.45
Review - E Teeling*
Fossil and molecular evidence for the evolution of bat echolocation
Announcements/Closing Remarks - G.Dyke/N. Monaghan
19:30-
Conference Annual Dinner
** Dublin pliosaur specimens available for examination; skull of type Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni on display on balcony.
10.40-11.30
Coffee Break
Session: 5
Chair: A. Doyle (London)
11.30-11.50
Schouten
Fossil preparation skills: available information for both “amateur” and pro
11.50-12.10
Felicity Bolton*
A preliminary investigation into the removal and remedial conservation of labels from fossil specimens
12.10-12.30
Noè
A Triceratops skull in Birmingham at 50 and 100: discovered 1908, transported 1958
12.20-13.30
Lunch Break (Provided at Print Museum Café)
13.30-15.30
Guided tour of Beggars Bush
Discussion about fossil conservation/preparation
SPPC
15.30-17.00
Fossil collectors and paleontology
Update on SVP Bristol 2009
Discussion led by R. Schouten (Bristol)
18.00-19.30
SVPCA welcome reception
*SPPC posters are on view throughout the day in the foyer of the GSI
SVPCA Programme (Provisional)
Tuesday 2nd September
Wednesday 3rd September
9.00-9.10
N. Monaghan: Welcome and history of museum (highlights and chances for guided tours of Merrion St); introduce team
9.10-9.20
Raghnall O Floinn/P. Wallace - Welcome to the NMI
Session: 1
Chair: M. Duncan (Dublin)
9.20-9.40
Otero
Fishes and African palaeogeography drainage basins: first data documenting Mio-Pliocene relationships between Chad and neighbour basins
9.40-10.00
Liston
The osteology of Leedsichthys (Pachycormiformes): growth, resorption and fragmentation of a problematic Jurassic giant
10.00-10.20
Richter
Comparative study of Permian shark (Chondrichthyes) faunas of North and South America
10.20-10.40
Kim A Freedman*, Robert S Sansom
When is a lamprey not a lamprey? Taphonomy, anatomy, and phylogenetic significance of the Jamoytiiformes
Coffee Break
Session: 2
Chair: M. Benton (Bristol)
11.50-12.10
Nicole Klein*
Winterswijk (The Netherlands), an exceptional early Anisian locality in the Germanic Muschelkalk
Lunch Break
Session: 3
Chair: J. Liston (Glasgow)
13.30-13.50
Jan den Blauuwen*
Palaeospondylus, a jawless vertebrate from the Devonian of Scotland
14.10-14.30
Ubilla
Continental vertebrates of the late Pleistocene of Uruguay (South America): biostratigraphic, biogeographic and environmental connotations
14.30-14.50
Paul F A Maderson*
Lightening up: a new approach to understanding integumentary remains in Mesozoic sauropsids
Afternoon Break
9.00-9.10
M. Parkes - Welcome & programme for day*
Session: 4
Chair: P. Maderson (Quakertown)
15.10-15.30
Susan E Evans* et al.
A Late Cretaceous lizard fauna from southern China
15.30-15.50
Julia B Desojo*
New insights on “ rauisuchian ” taxa (Archosauria: Crurotarsi) from Brazil
15.50-16.10
Andrade
A Goniopholis skull from the Intermarine Member (Berriasian, Lower Cretaceous), Swanage (England)
16.15-16.45
M. Benton & E. Rayfield - SVP Bristol 2009: discussion and updates
Announcements
19:00 onwards
Trinity Inn Pub (Pearse St, Dublin 2). Snack food will be provided.
Thursday 4th September
9.00-9.10
G. Dyke - Announcements
Session: 1
Chair: P. Orr (Dublin)
9.20-9.40
Richard P Evershed* et al.
Preservation of nitrogen and carbon isotopes in 50Ma fossil fish from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
12:10-12:30
Jones
Morphometric analysis of cranial morphology in pinnipeds (Mammalia, Carnivora): disparity, dimorphism, ecology and ontogeny
12.10-12.30
David M Waterhouse*
Psittaciform systematics and fossils: recent work and new insights
