SEM image of Scyphosphaera porosa, a rare deep-photic coccolithophore collected from the plankton on AMT Cruise 18 (November 2008, S. Atlantic, 130m depth). Imaged by Jeremy Young, University College London, UK, imaged at EMMA unit, The Natural History Museum, London.
Chair: Pietro Bazzicalupo (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Secretary: Doms Guballa (University of Toronto, Canada)
Calcareous nannofossils are often widespread, abundant and well-preserved in marine sediments in the geological record and are therefore a very useful biostratigraphic tool. Made of calcium carbonate, they can often be found in vast numbers, sometimes forming the major constituent of a particular rock e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover. Living and fossil nannoplankton are also important in the study of climate change and in palaeoceanographic and palaeoecological research.
The working group is open to academic and industrial scientists worldwide who are interested in the study of Calcareous Nannofossils. The group aims to bring workers together to disseminate knowledge and facilitate research. An annual joint meeting with the foram group takes place in the spring and other group activities include taxonomic workshops and field meetings.
Recent Nannofossil Posts
- TMS Annual General Meeting in 2026‘’Micropaleontology in the Heart of Poland’’ The TMS Annual Conference 2026 will be hosted in Kraków, Poland, by the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, Micropress Europe, the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Grzybowski Foundation December 2-5th.The AGM will start with an icebreaker… Read more: TMS Annual General Meeting in 2026
- Industrial & Environmental Applications in Micropaleontology MSc –Applications for 2026-27 now open!Are you interested in the fascinating world of microfossils?In the Master’s programme “Industrial and Environmental Applications inMicropaleontology” you will be trained in the main microfossil groups(nannofossils and coccolithophores, foraminifera, pollen, dinoflagellatesand other palynomorphs, ostracods, siliceous microfossils etc.) and theirapplications. This Master’s Program is a multidisciplinary, combined taught (lecturesand practicals) and… Read more: Industrial & Environmental Applications in Micropaleontology MSc –Applications for 2026-27 now open!
- Notice of Applied Biostratigraphy Workshop at EAGE 2026We are running a one-day workshop titled “Applied Biostratigraphy – a critical tool for subsurface prediction and characterisation” at the EAGE annual conference in Aberdeen next year. The workshop will be on Monday June 8th. Conference home page: home – EAGE Annual 2026 Workshop page: Workshop 13 – EAGE Annual 2026 Mike… Read more: Notice of Applied Biostratigraphy Workshop at EAGE 2026
- EGU General Assembly 2026 – Formainifera SessionWe wish to draw your attention to a session we are convening at the upcoming European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly 2026 in Vienna, Austria. As a co-chair, I, along with my fellow conveners, would be delighted to fully consider and support your submitted abstract and research for our session, entitled: “Harnessing… Read more: EGU General Assembly 2026 – Formainifera Session
- Call for Symposia and workshops – Paleo4Alps – Bolzano 19-23 luglio 2026Paleo4Alps – Joint Meeting of the XXVI Paleodays Annual Meeting of the Società Paleontologica Italiana (SPI), the 97th Annual Meeting of the Paläontologische Gesellschaft (PalGes), the 30th Annual Meeting of the Österreichische Paläontologische Gesellschaft (ÖPG) and the Meeting of the Swiss Palaeontological Society in Bolzano/Bozen (Italy) on 19-23.07.2026 We are pleased to announce the upcoming Joint… Read more: Call for Symposia and workshops – Paleo4Alps – Bolzano 19-23 luglio 2026