Mesozoic Fish News Volume 1, Number 2 June 16, 1994 Group photo of conference participants, Jura Museum, Eichstätt, Germany, 1993. Newsletter Name Update Potential of Mesozoic by Mark Wilson Fish Microfossils to Aid any thanks to all those who submitted Biostratigraphy suggestions for the name. Unfortunately, by Susan Turner M no clear choice has emerged from the judging. The list of suggestions is pro- everal people have been in contact about vided on page 2, so that all readers can vote for the suggestion to propose an IGCP project their personal favourite. Names preceded by a * S to include Mesozoic microvertebrates. were the five finalists, each receiving nearly Favourable responses have come from Dr. equal support from judges. In view of the lack H. Capetta (France), David Ward (UK), Noel of consensus, the current name, one of the final- Kemp (Australia), G. Prasad (India), and D. ists, remains in place for now. Please indicate Thies (Germany). Other interested parties your preference(s) with your next submission. include Marji Johns (Canada). It would also be nice to have a symbol or If others are interested in this project please logo for the newsletter and for our interest contact Sue Turner as we hope to develop a group. See page 5 for details on how to make project to succeed IGCP 328 (Paleozoic suggestions, and thanks in advance for any and Microvertebrates). This topic will be discussed all ideas. I propose to choose the winner, to at the IGCP 328 Annual General Meeting in ■ (“Newsletter Name” continued on page 2) Moscow on July 9, 1994. 1 Middle-Aged Angler Middle-Aged Fish Tales II International Symposium Midlife Angler Midlife Crises in Fish Evolution “Lithographic Limestone” Midlife Fish Tales Cuenca - Spain PisciForm PisciForum July 9-16, 1994 Poisson Distributions Poissons Mesozoiques Contact: REAL Fish Bernardo P. Pérez-Moreno, * The Compleat Mesoangler ■ Unidad de Paleontología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Fish Tales: 28049 - Madrid, SPAIN News from Readers Arratia, Gloria, Change of address effective Sept. 1: Paläontologisch-Geologisches Institut (“Newsletter Name” continued from page 1) und Museum, Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Invalidenstr. 43, D- keep the process simple. 10115 Berlin, Germany. Here is the complete list of newsletter Fax: 49-30-28972561 names suggested by various readers, of various Blieck, Alain, Université des Sciences et ages and degrees of seriousness: Techniques de Lille Flandres Artois, Sciences Amazing Technicolour Dreamfish de la Terre, URA 1365 du CNRS, F-59655 (The) Complete Mesoangler Villeneuve d’Ascq Cédex, France. Fisch Fiche Phone: 33-20 43 4140 Fish Bone Pickings Fax: 33-20 43 69 00 Fish Tales Current research: 1) Paleozoic agnathans * Fishes of the Mesozoic — A Newsletter (Heterostraci); 2) taxonomy, phylogeny, bio- Flat Fossil Fish stratigraphy, paleobiogeography (mainly IchthyoLexicon Ordovician to Devonian). IchthyoLexis Bürgin, Toni, Hellberg, CH-8626 Ottikon, IchthyoLog Switzerland. IchthyoLogos Phone: 01-259-4178, 01-935-4421 IchthyoLogica Current research: 1) neopterygian fishes * MesIchthyoLog from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio, MesIchthyoLogos Switzerland; 2) a Middle Triassic fish fauna Mesichthyologist from eastern Switzerland; 3) fish remains from Meso Mash the Miocene of Crete. Mesoangler Duffin, Chris, 146 Church Hill Road, Sutton, MesoFishes Surrey SM3 8NF, England. Mesoichthyologist Phone: 081-644-7028 MesoPisciForum Current research: 1) Triassic, Jurassic and MesoPisciNews Cretaceous microvertebrate faunas from Mesopisco News Britain, Germany and Belgium; 2) new articu- MesoPoissoNews lated Sinemurian neoselachian shark from Mesozoic Chronicles Osteno (Italy); 3) revision and description of Mesozoic Fish Facts new Toarcian neoselachians from Holzmaden * Mesozoic Fish News (Germany); 4) Mesozoic chimaeroids. * Mesozoic Fish Tales Jackson, Keith L., Department of Zoology Mesozoic Fishes (Dept. Biological Sciences after July 1), Mesozoic Mail University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G Mesozoic Miscellany 2E9, Canada. Mesozoic Minutes Phone: (403) 492-1298 Mesozoic Records (See “Fish Tales”: continued on page 3) 2 (“Fish Tales”: continued from page 2) Fax: (403) 492-9234 ASIHASIH 19951995 E-mail: [email protected] Edmonton, Alberta Canada Current research: 1) systematics of Psychrolutidae; 2) would appreciate reprints on 75th Annual Meetings of the teleost osteology and systematics. Kemp, Anne, Department of Anatomical American Society of Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Queensland 4072, Australia. with Phone: 61 7 365 2955 or 1943 American Elasmobranch Fax: 61 7 365 1299 Society E-mail: [email protected] June 15-19, 1995 Featuring the symposium: Items suitable for “Interrelationships the newsletter: of Fishes” • news from your lab or reports of fieldwork Also take time to visit: • statement of research interests • Paleontology Museum & • meeting announcements Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology • hints or questions on techniques • West Edmonton Mall, the world’s largest, • small photos of problematical fossils with indoor lakes & amusement park that someone else might be able to identify • Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology • small photos of Mesozoic fish or of (in Drumheller) localities, field parties, etc. (please!) • Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta • employment and graduate school • Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park, British Columbia opportunities available • Banff and Jasper National Parks in the or needed Canadian Rockies, including Columbia Ice Fields, • publications (last two years, not pre- Lake Louise, etc. viously listed) • address changes See you here! Remember, keep items short (less than 100 words). Long items may have to be edited or omitted. Current research: 1) taxonomy and phylogeny Items such as photos should have no copyright of Mesozoic and Cenozoic dipnoans; 2) conser- restrictions. vation of Recent lungfishes; 3) development of Send submissions to: Recent lungfishes; 4) palaeopathology of fishes, especially lungfish; 5) writing a book on lung- • electronic mail: fishes; 6) new ways to assess the affinities of conodonts. [email protected] Kemp, Noel R., Tasmanian Museum, GPO Box • FAX: 1164M, HOBART, Tasmania 7001, Australia. Dr. M. V. H. Wilson Phone: 61-02-350720 1-403-492-9234 Fax: 61-02-347139 • regular mail: E-mail: [email protected] Dr. M. V. H. Wilson Current research: all things chondrichthyan Dept. of Biological Sciences from the Cretaceous. University of Alberta Kriwet, Jürgen, Frei Universität Berlin, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9 Institut für Paläontologie, Malterserstraße 74- CANADA 100, Haus D, D-12249 Berlin, Germany. Phone: {49} (030) 7792-273 Next Deadline October 30/94 Fax: {49} (030) 7762-070 Optional Contribution to defray Current research: (1) work on elasmobranch expenses of production and mailing: remains from the Barremian of north-eastern $5. U.S. per year Spain; (2) description with my colleague Uwe Gloy of new pycnodontid fishes from the In lieu of money, please send copies of publi- cations with your news if you can. (See “Fish Tales”: continued on page 4) 3 VIII International Meeting: Palaeontological Association Field Excursion - Early Vertebrates/ Exceptionally Preserved Biotas Messel, Solnhofen, Holzmaden & Ries Crater Lower Vertebrates Sept. 8 - 13, 1994 Paris - France Contact: Dr. M. E. Collinson, Geology Dept., Royal Holloway University of London, September 4-9, 1995 Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX U.K. Tel. 0784 443607 Fax 0784 471780 Contact: Early Vertebrates/Lower Vertebrates Laboratoire de Paléontologie - URA 12 History,Central Park West @ 79th Street, New 8, rue Buffon York, NY 10024-5192, USA. 75005 Paris, France Phone: (212) 769-5811 Fax: (212) 769-5842 E-mail: [email protected] (“Fish Tales”: continued from page 3) Current research: 1) systematics of Lower Cretaceous fishes from the Santana Formation Lower Cretaceous of north-eastern Spain; (3) (NE Brazil); 2) ionoscopid/basal halecomorph description of some unknown neoselachians relationships; 3) feeding and reproduction in from the Upper Jurassic coal min Guimarota. fossil fishes; 4) Cretaceous fish assemblages Lambers, Paul H., Paleontologische from Venezuela and Colombia. Werkkamer, Biologisch Centrum, Postbus 14, Nazarkin, M.V., Lab. of Ichthyology, Institute 9750 AA Haren, the Netherlands. of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Phone: 31-50-632267(w), 136591(h) Center, Academy of Sciences of Russia, 685000 Fax: 31-50-635205 Bobasatrania in UALVP collections from Wapiti Lake, British Columbia, Canada. Current research: (1) study of Mesozoic hale- Magadan, K. Marx str. 24, Russia. costomes (pycnodonts, caturids, pachycormids, Nelson, Joseph S., Department of Biological pholidophorids); (2) study of the jaw joint and Sciences (formerly Dept. of Zoology), tail in halecostomes; (3) study of some University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G Mesozoic coelacanths; (4) finishing two papers 2E9 Canada on Caturids and pachycormids, extracted from Phone:(403) 492-4741 (or message at 3308) my thesis. Fax: (403) 492-9234 Maisey, John G., Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural (See “Fish Tales”: continued on page 5) 4 Saurichthys skull in UALVP collections from Wapiti Lake, British Columbia, Canada. (“Fish Tales”: continued from page 4) Phone: (716) 271-5935 Fax: c/o George McIntosh, Rochester Current research: The third edition of my book Museum