There is a new paper available in the Journal of Micropalaeontology:
Biometry and taxonomy of Adriatic Ammonia species from Bellaria–Igea Marina (Italy)
Joachim Schönfeld, Valentina Beccari, Sarina Schmidt, and Silvia Spezzaferri
There will be a pre-christmas Cocco Catch-up on the 14th December on Zoom. More details can be found on the event page.
We were very sorry to hear of the death of Professor John Murray in late October 2021. John had a long and distinguished academic career at Imperial College London, The Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, Bristol University, Exeter University and finally Southampton, carrying out research on numerous topics related to benthic foraminifera. He was outstanding as both a teacher and researcher and will be greatly missed in both the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton and in the world of foraminiferal research. He will also be sorely missed in our society. John was a member of the society from its foundation in 1970, as the British Micropalaeontological Group. He was secretary of the Foraminifera specialist group in 1972-1973, and Chairman of the society from 1978 to 1980. He edited the Journal of Micropaleontology from 1994 to 1997. In each of the roles he was supremely efficient and made major contributions to development of the society, in recognition of this he was made an Honorary Member of the Society in 2005. The Society also recognised his outstanding scientific contributions to Micropalaeontology, awarding him the Brady Medal, the highest honour of the society, in 2007. His achievements to that date are summarised in the commendation for the award – although since he continued a high-level of scientific output that summary is in need of updating.
Our knowledge of microfossils and their role in global ecology has been built by the work of numerous micropalaeontologists and John was one of the best, and one of the kindest.
Written by Dr Jeremy Young, on behalf of the Micropalaeontological Society committee
Two new papers have been published in the Journal of Micropalaeontology:
Frida S. Hoem, Isabel Sauermilch, Suning Hou, Henk Brinkhuis, Francesca Sangiorgi, and Peter K. Bijl
Yemao Hou, Mario Canul-Ku, Xindong Cui, Rogelio Hasimoto-Beltran, and Min Zhu
The latest papers published in the Journal of Micropalaeontology are now available online:
Revised taxonomy and early evolution of fasciculiths at the Danian–Selandian transition
Francesco Miniati, Carlotta Cappelli, and Simonetta Monechi
Bridget S. Wade, Mohammed H. Aljahdali, Yahya A. Mufrreh, Abdullah M. Memesh, Salih A. AlSoubhi, and Iyad S. Zalmout
Our latest copy of the TMS newsletter is now available to download from the Newsletter section of the publications page: https://www.tmsoc.org/publications/
There is a new paper just published in the Journal of Micropalaeontology. It is now available on the website:
Sabine Keuter, Jeremy R. Young, Gil Koplovitz, Adriana Zingone, and Miguel J. Frada
The latest paper to be published in the Journal of Micropalaeontology is now available on the website:
Julien Richirt, Magali Schweizer, Aurélia Mouret, Sophie Quinchard, Salha A. Saad, Vincent M. P. Bouchet, Christopher M. Wade, and Frans J. Jorissen
We are delighted to invite you to the TMS Foraminifera Festival: a virtual foram-themed day of talks and posters on Friday 27th August, 06:00-16:30 UTC (07:00-17:30 BST) taking place on Zoom. The Festival features four sessions of talks (15 min) and posters, each convened by a group of 4-5 early career researchers.
Provisional schedule
| Session | Time (UTC) | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | 06:00 | Intro to Foram Festival Session 1 | |
| 06:05 | Dharma Andrea Reyes Macaya | Carbon isotopes in modern Southeast Pacific Benthic Foraminifera: Paleoceanographic implications | |
| 06:20 | Takashi Toyofuku | Little by little Foraminifera laboratory culture goes far | |
| 06:35 | Lukas Jonkers | Large variability in Neogloboquadrina pachyderma stable isotope ratios from isothermal conditions: implications for single foraminifera analysis | |
| 06:50 | Jennifer Scott | Monsoon evolution in the western Arabian Sea: insights into hemispheric controls and temperature evolution over the last 120 ka BP | |
| 07:05 | Eleanor John | Keynote: TBC | |
| 07:20 | Flavia Boscolo-Galazzo | Keynote: Matches and mismatches of Mg/Ca and δ18O in planktonic foraminifera: a multispecies comparison through time and across space | |
| 07:35 | BREAK | ||
| 08:00 | Poster Session | ||
| 08:30 | Break-out A | ||
| Session 2 | 09:00 | Intro to Foram Festival Session 2 | |
| 09:05 | Giulia Margaritelli | Keynote: Planktonic foraminifera and climate changes: the last 2000 years | |
| 09:20 | Mónica Bolívar Feriche | Correlation of planktonic and shallow-benthic zonations in a middle Miocene succession from SE Spain | |
| 09:35 | Louise Callard | Virtual foraminifera: using eSlide for online microfossil identification | |
| 09:50 | Allison Hsiang | Automated community ecology of planktonic foraminifera using deep learning | |
| 10:05 | Anieke Brombacher | 3Dforam: an R package to analyse shell growth in 3 dimensions | |
| 10:20 | BREAK | ||
| 10:35 | General Poster Session | ||
| 11:05 | BREAK | ||
| Session 3 | 11:30 | Intro to Foram Festival Session 3 | |
| 11:35 | Haruka Takagi | Keynote: Advances in planktonic foraminiferal photosymbiosis research: Partnership, photophysiology, and implications on evolution | |
| 11:50 | Rikza Nur Faqih An Nahar | Study of the September 28th 2018 Tsunamigenic Landslide Deposits in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Based on Foraminifera Data | |
| 12:05 | Johanna Schmidt | How to distinguish contourites and turbidites using benthic foraminifera | |
| 12:20 | James Mulqueeney | Assessing the impact of climate change on the structural integrity of benthic foraminifera during the Palaeocene Eocene Thermal Maximum – implications for future climate change | |
| 12:35 | Kate Darling | Not seeing the wood for the trees: A case for obligate alternation of generation in non-spinose planktonic foraminifera | |
| 12:50 | Daniel E. Gaskell | CO2 capture explains δ13C vital effects in foraminifera | |
| Session 4 | 13:05 | Poster Session | |
| 13:35 | Break-out B | ||
| 14:05 | Intro to Foram Festival Session 4 | ||
| 14:10 | Sulia Goeting | Diversity and depth distribution of modern benthic foraminifera offshore Brunei Darussalam | |
| 14:25 | Anna Saupe | Biogeographic patterns of benthic foraminifera in contourite drift systems of the high-latitude North Atlantic Ocean | |
| 14:40 | Maxime Daviray | Ecology of benthic foraminifera in a mudflat subjected to cable bacterial activity | |
| 14:55 | Tiago Menezes Freire | Paleoceanographic conditions through MIS 4 in the mid-latitude Western South Atlantic based on planktonic Foraminifera | |
| 15:10 | Yahel Eshed | Benthic foraminifera associated with seagrass as a model ecosystem for monitoring environmental changes | |
| 15:25 | Abduljamiu Olalekan Amao | Keynote: The future of benthic foraminiferal diversity in the Arabian Gulf: a system under pressure from climate change | |
| 15:40 | BREAK | ||
| Awards Ceremony | 16:05 | Awards for best poster and talk | |
We look forward to e-meeting you in August,
The Foraminifera Festival Coordinators
Dr. Anieke Brombacher (University of Southampton, TMS Events Secretary)
Dr. Babette Hoogakker (Heriot-Watt University, TMS Foraminifera Group Chair)
Dr. Lyndsey Fox (Kingston University, TMS Foraminifera Group Secretary)
Dr. Manuel Weinkauf (Charles University in Prague, TMS Newsletter Editor)
Dr. Rehemat Bhatia (TMS Publicity Officer)
The new edition of the TMS newsletter is now available to download from the Newsletter section of the publications page: https://www.tmsoc.org/publications/
The 14th International Conference on Paleoceanography is to be held in Bergen, with a virtual component to widen participation
