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Nannoplankton Congress (INA 19) in Llandudno (Wales)

10/02/2024 / Leave a comment

The 19 International Nannoplankton Association Congress took place on the coastal city of Llandudno (Wales) from September 9 until 13, 2024.

The Ceratoliths are a type of calcareous nannoplankton which allow to subdivided the Messinian and the Pliocene stages. A series of works by Carlos Lancis, José Enrique Tent-Manclús and José-Abel Flores, comparing Light Microscope and Scan Electronic Microscope image, have redefined the Messinian and Pliocene Ceratolithaceae Family and its unrevail its phylogenetic evolution.

José Enrique Tent-Manclús in front od the poster of the ODP site 999A.

Three works published in the Journal of Nannoplankton Research (JNR) abstract volume (here):

Lancis, C., Tent-Manclús, J. E. y Flores, J.-A. (2024): Ceratolithaceae biostratigraphy of ODP Hole 999A, Caribbean Sea. Journal of Nannoplankton Research, 42-special: 71.
Lancis, C., Tent-Manclús, J. E. y Flores, J.-A. (2024): Ceratolithaceae biostratigraphy of ODP Site 1237, equatorial Pacific. Journal of Nannoplankton Research, 42-special: 72.
Lancis, C., Tent-Manclús, J. E. y Flores, J.-A. (2024): Structural developments within the Family Ceratolithaceae. Journal of Nannoplankton Research, 42-special: 73.

Marine Geology field trip to Nijar and Sorbas

12/12/2019 / Leave a comment

As the last year, students of the third course of Marine sciences of the Alicante University visit the Sorbas basin, Cabo de Gata, Hoyazo de Nijar, and Cerro del Espíritu Santo of Vera. The visit took place on 7 and 8 of November of 2019.

The visit was organized by Antonio Estévez, Santiago Moliner, and José Enrique Tent-Manclús.