8th Plant Taphonomy Meeting, Cardiff, UK.

[TIM JONES <JonesTP@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

8th Plant Taphonomy Meeting, Cardiff, UK.

The 1997 International Workshop on Plant Taphonomy will be held on 
the weekend of the 15-16th of November in the Department of Earth 
Sciences, University of Wales Cardiff. This is an open, and free, 
meeting with no formal theme, and will cover all and any aspects of 
plant taphonomy. The meeting will include several talks and posters, 
provisional titles include:-

C. Hofmann. Palynofacies and pollen assemblages in modern and fossil 
environments - what can we actually reconstruct.
C. Martin-Closas. Plant taphonomy and sedimentology of the Stephanian 
fluvio-palustrine basin of Graissessac (France)
W. Huber + D. Ferguson. The significance of wear and tear in fruit 
and seeds.
A. Scott + J. Calder. Joggins - the inside story.
W. Chaloner. John Lindley and 19th century plant taphonomy.

All enquiries about the meeting can be made to Tim Jones 
( jonestp@cardiff.ac.uk - off the paleonet please)

Cardiff is the capital city of Wales, and has good train and bus 
links with London and other British cities. We can arrange 
accommodation in moderately priced hotels (around 30 pounds per 
night) provided you give us enough warning.

Best wishes    Tim Jones


Dr. Tim Jones, 
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Wales 
Cardiff, CF1 3YE, WALES, UK. 
tel: (44) 1222 874 000 (ex 5434)
fax: (44) 1222 874 326