A new paper has been published in the Journal of Micropalaeontology:
Desmocysta hadra, a new Late Cretaceous dinoflagellate cyst species: stratigraphic range, palaeogeographic distribution and palaeoecology
Manuel Vieira and Salih Mahdi
The September edition of the TMS newsletter has now been published and is available for download here (along with all the previous editions).
As a society which has members globally, TMS denounces racism in all its forms and stands in firm support and solidarity with our Black & Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) Community Members, colleagues and friends – wherever in the world you might be. We stand with you, we thank you, we see you, we hear you.
TMS welcomes all comments and feedback about our initiatives & events, to create a more equitable, diverse, accessible and inclusive TMS (more soon) and to start and continue conversations about how we can best support everybody in the community, ongoing action is needed.
If you are interested to learn more, and about how you can support the Black and BIPOC community, The Paleontological Society has compiled a great list of resources, which we encourage you to look at: https://www.paleosoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Paleontological-Society-How-to-Be-an-Anti-Racism-Ally.pdf .
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There is a new paper published in the Journal of Micropalaeontology:
An assessment of diatom assemblages in the Sea of Okhotsk as a proxy for sea-ice cover
Hiroki Nakamura, Yusuke Okazaki, Susumu Konno, and Takeshi Nakatsuka
Skeletal architecture of middle Cambrian spicular radiolarians revealed using micro-CT
Jiani Sheng, Sarah Kachovich, and Jonathan C. Aitchison
Following another successful year, our 2020 calendars are now sold out.
Prices are the same as last year (£10 (UK), £12 (EU) and £14 (international)). Payment is via Paypal, and prices include postage
The society will print a fixed number of these calendars in the first instance, with additional print runs possible depending on demand. All proceeds will contribute towards supporting TMSoc activities.
Details of the winners can be found on the TMSoc twitter page!
Entries are now closed, thank you to everyone who submitted fantastic fossil images!
2018 will be the fourth year The Micropalaeontological Society runs their Microfossil Image Competition. The outstanding success of the last three years is reflected by the creation of our annual Micropalaeontology Calendar! Each year, the calendars have required two print runs and have sold out! A summary of the winning images can be found here (2014, 2015 2016, 2017), whilst a Flickr archive of all submitted images can be found here. Read more
The Micropalaeontological Society is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Micropalaeontology Image Competition!
The overall image winner was submitted by Adam David Woodhouse from the University of Leeds, with his beautiful image of the planktonic foraminifera Acarinina praetopilensis from the Eocene equatorial Pacific. The image clearly displays the heavy recrystallistion of the foram test and the adherence of calcareous nannofossils with large muricae projecting through coccolith debris. The main image diameter c. 150 µm, and the image to be used within the calendar (August) will include an image of the complete foram (c. 400 µm diameter) for context. Not only does Adam win the competition’s first prize of €200, but also has his image included on the front cover of out TMSoc2018 Calendar (see above)!
On behalf of the Society we would like to congratulate Adam on his success. Eleven additional winners were selected from the fantastic submissions, and are on display below! A wide variety of microfossils and imaging techniques have been championed this year, and we are already looking forward to next year’s competition. Read more
We are delighted to announce The Micropalaeontological Society has signed a new deal with Copernicus Publications (http://publications.copernicus.org) to publish the Journal of Micropalaeontology (JoM). After many fantastic years with the Geological Society Publishing House (GSPH), the Society’s contract with GSPH was due for renewal at the end of 2017 and through negotiations with a number of potential publishers (including GSPH) we aimed to increase Open Access publishing. After considerable discussions the committee decided that Copernicus would be our first choice as publisher of JoM from 1st January 2018 onwards, for a three-year period in the first instance. This means that JoM is now the first entirely Open Access journal in micropalaeontology. This arrangement does not affect our agreement with GSPH for the delivery of TMS Special Publications. The new platform is now set up within the Copernicus website and can be viewed here:
http://journal-of-micropalaeontology.net/index.html
Manuscript submission is now open, and we have developed a promotion for authors without funding that will start in 2018 (see below)!
There is a lot of information to disseminate that relates to: (1) how the new journal approach differs to GSPH, and (2) how this new model will be of benefit to TMS members and indeed our micropalaeontology community as a whole. Here, we will try and summarise many of the key changes that will result from this new contract with Copernicus. In addition, there is a pdf of ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ (FAQ’s), attached to this email.
More information and FAQ download:
Keynote speaker: Professor Ian Stewart (Director of Sustainable Earth Institute, Plymouth University)
Meeting co-sponsored by TMS
Deadlines
Present your IODP-related research and find out more about up-coming expeditions as well as the development of the new 2050 Science Framework
Professor Tina van De Flierdt (Imperial College)
Dr Ake Fagereng (Cardiff University)
Dr Roz Coggon (University of Southampton)
The digital meeting will be spread over three sessions:
Talks and posters about ICDP and joint IODP-ICDP science are very welcome. PhD Students and Early Career Researchers are particularly encouraged to submit abstracts. Prizes will be available for students hosted at UK research institutions
Details of this event can be found here.
More details on how to register can be found here: https://www.tmsoc.org/6th-silicofossil-and-palynology-joint-meeting-2022/
The 14th International Conference on Paleoceanography is to be held in Bergen, with a virtual component to widen participation
More details can be found here:
