Re: theme for an open taph session (posted for C. Nedin)

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Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 09:42:20 +0100
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From: cnedin@geology.adelaide.edu.au (Chris Nedin)
Subject: Re: theme for an open taph session
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>From: Susan Kidwell
>Cc: Kay Behrensmeyer <MNHPB008@SIVM.SI.EDU>
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> The organizers of the 1996 North American Paleontological Convention (to
>be held in Washington, DC, June 9 - 12) have circulated a wonderful lineup
>of symposia, but none focuses explicitly on taphonomy.  Somehow our
>community has slipped up!  It is too late to do anything formal, but we
>could still approximate the intellectual benefits of a symposium if a
>particular theme were identified for an open session of entirely
>volunteered abstracts.


Great idea! I suggested a taphonomy theme when I answered the first
circular and was disappointed when one was not included.


Chris

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