Silicofossil
Radiolaria from the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean (Barbados), Eocene. Image by Claudio Stadler, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Chair: Savannah Worne (Nottingham Trent University)
Secretary: Martin Tetard (Kyushu University)
The Silicofossil Group emerged within TMS in the early 2000’s mainly by Diatom and Radiolarian specialists and has organized some successful biannual joint meetings with the Palynology Group of TMS.
The TMS Silicofossil Group is unique as it encompasses several taxonomic groups that share the physiological adaptation of using silica to synthesize skeletal forms. As such, silica biomineralization is a common area of interest to the members of the Silicofossil Group, including factors controlling growth, morphology and preservation of siliceous microfossils. This encompasses diverse themes including physiology, taxonomy, evolution, genetics and ecology, and application-based topics related to biochemical engineering, palaeoceanography, palaeolimnology, biostratigraphy, palaeobiology, etc.; ranging from the molecular scale (genetics, physiology, etc.) to global scale (geochemical cycling, biodiversity, etc.) studies.
Recent Silicofossil Posts
The 2023 TMS Calendar has sold out and is no longer available to purchase. Thank Read more
The 2023 TMS calendar features twelve fantastic microfossil images which were sent in by members Read more
The Palynology group held our 6th Joint Meeting with the Silicofossil group on 1st July Read more
Registration for the TMS annual conference is now open. For more details, and to register, Read more
The annual conference of the Micropalaeontological Society will be held at MARUM, the University of Read more
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