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There has been a quiet revolution in the precision with which geochronologists and biostratigraphers are able to date and correlate rock sequences. Recent advances in radiometric ITDMS U-PB dating of zircons and computer-based methods of quantitative biostratigraphy now make it possible to produce sub-100 k.y. resolution as far into deep time as the Palaeozoic. Orbital cyclicity has been demonstrated in the Cenozoic and Mesozoic has been suggested for Palaeozoic successions allowing age calibration using the 40-400Ky cycles. This conference will bring together chronostratigraphy specialists, biostratigraphers and applied geologists to explore new synergies to bring the ‘new dating’ into ever wider applied and practical uses.
Keynotes
- Bruce Levell, Chief Scientist Geology, Shell
- Felix Gradstein, Museum of Natural History, Blindern, Norway
- Thijs Vandenbrouke, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, France
- Peter Sadler, University of California, Riverside
- Andy Gale, University of Portsmouth
Conference fees
£150 for fellows of the Geological Society, £250 for non- fellows, and £50 for students
Send your abstracts to Steve Whalley at The Geological Society: steve.whalley@geolsoc.org.uk
