This is a reminder that the 2002 Paleontological Society
Short Course on "The Fossil Record of Predation" will be
presented at this year's GSA Annual Meeting in Denver. We were very
fortunate to bring together an outstanding group of contributors and
speakers (see below). As usual, the short course is free and the short
course volume will be available for purchase at GSA.
Important Scheduling Change:
Due to scheduling changes implemented by GSA,
starting this year the short course will be offered on Saturday and not
on Sunday as it was in previous years (technical sessions at GSA will run
Sunday through Wednesday rather than Monday through Thursday). We hope
that those of you who plan to attend GSA will be able to schedule your
arrival accordingly to attend the entire short course starting on
Saturday morning. Please help us to minimize the negative effects
of this scheduling change by participating and spreading the news among
your students and colleagues.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Denver!
Michal Kowalewski and Patricia H. Kelley
The Fossil Record of
Predation
Paleontological Society Short Course
Presented at Geological Society of America Annual Meeting,
Denver, USA
Saturday, October 26, 2002, 8:15 a.m. 5:30 p.m.
Convened and edited by M. Kowalewski and P. H. Kelley
This short course provides the first comprehensive overview of research
on the fossil record of predation for non-specialists and specialists
alike. The speakers represent a wide array of disciplines including
micropaleontology, marine invertebrate paleontology, paleoentomology,
vertebrate paleontology, and physical anthropology. The course is
subdivided into three parts: (1) “methods” focused on analytical and
sampling strategies used to acquire data on the fossil record of
predation; (2) “patterns” providing comprehensive review of the current
knowledge of the fossil record of predation from protists to tetrapods;
and (3) “processes” offering up-to-date syntheses of the current
understanding of the evolutionary history of predator-prey interactions,
including its evolutionary, ecological, and behavioral aspects.
Contributors:
· Richard
K. Bambach, Harvard University
· Tomasz
K. Baumiller, University of Michigan
· Stefan
Bengtson, Swedish Museum of Natural History
· Carlton
E. Brett, University of Cincinnati
· Karen
Chin, University of Colorado, Boulder
· Stephen
J. Culver, East Carolina University
· James
O. Farlow, Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne
· Thomas
R. Holtz, University of Maryland
· Gregory
P. Dietl, North Carolina State University
· Forest
J. Gahn, University of Michigan
· Gary
Haynes, University of Nevada
· Ian
Jenkins, University of Bristol
· Patricia
H. Kelley, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
· Michal
Kowalewski, Virginia Tech
· Conrad
C. Labandeira, Smithsonian Institution
· Jere
H. Lipps, University of California, Berkeley
· Blaire
Van Valkenburgh, University of California, Los Angeles
· Geerat
J. Vermeij, University of California, Davis
· Sally
E. Walker, University of Georgia
No fee or registration.
Additional information: Michal Kowalewski, Department of
Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
Blacksburg, VA 24061, (540) 961-2244, fax (540) 961-3386,
michalk@vt.edu