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Dear all, I am announcing the recent issue of a new volume on Taphonomy: the proceedings volume of the 3rd "International Conference on Taphonomy and Fossilization". This international Meeting has just taken place this last week (14-16 Feb 02) in the city of Valencia (E. Spain) sponsored by the International University: "Menéndez Pelayo". The 544 page volume, titled: "Current Topics on Taphonomy and Fossilization" has been edited with the economic support of the City Hall of Valencia as the Nr. 5 of the cultural series: "Encontres". It contains the full text of the 50 poster presentations plus the extended Summaries of the 8 invited lectures. The conferences and Key-notes cover the following topics: 1. Theory of Taphonomy (5 presentations) 2. Taphonomy and Palaeobiology (2.1) Evolutionary Paleobiology (3 presentations) (2.2) Palaeoecology and Palaeobiogeography (6 presentations) 3. Taphonomy of shell concentrations (8 presentations) 4. Special Preservation Cases (7 presentations) 5. Taphonomy of Vertebrates and other Chordates (9 presentations) 6. Taphonomy and Palaeobotany (2 pesentations) 7. Taphonomy, Sedimentology and Biostratigraphy (4 presentations) 8. Taphonomy and Archaeology (10 presentations) 9. Taphonomy in Didactics and Museums (1 presentation) Main Invited Lectures are presented by the following specialists: - A. Seilacher ( Taphonomy of coprolites and cololites) - R.E. Martin (Biogeochemical cycles) - R. Fariña (South American giant Mammals) - S.M. Kidwell (Time-averaged fossil assemblages) - S.M. kidwell (Skelethal concentrations) - N. Butterfield (Exceptional preservation in Burgess Shales) - A.K. Behrensmeyer (Biotic vs. Abiotic processes in the Vertebrate Fossil Record) - D.K. Ferguson (Plant taphonomic processes) The volume is available and may be ordered at: "Exclusivas GRAON S. L." Book: "Current Topics on Taphonomy and Fossilization" Price: 14.42 Euro (V.A.T. excluded) Address: c./ Paret Decantada, 20 Pol. Industrial "Mas del Jutge" 46909 Torrent (Valencia) Spain Fax: +34 96 1560022 e-mail: distribuciones@graons.com The delivery will be borne by the customer. Sending charge will depend on the destination. Total cost will be confirmed by e-mail. Payment may be made by Bank transfer. Best Wishes, Guillermo Meléndez. _________________________ Guillermo Meléndez Dpto. Geología (Paleontología) Universidad de Zaragoza c./ Pedro Cerbuna 12 50009 Zaragoza (SPAIN) Tel: (34) 976. 761076 Fax: (34) 976. 761088 e-mail: gmelende@posta.unizar.es __________________________
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