Project nº 493: The rise and fall of the Vendian biota
Spanish Working Group Annual Report 2007
Spanish co-ordinator: José Antonio Gámez Vintaned. Área y Museo de Paleontología. Fac. de
Ciencias. Universidad de Zaragoza. C/ Pedro Cerbuna, nº 12. E-50009 Zaragoza, España
E-mail: <gamez@unizar.es>
I. Report of activities of the IGCP Project 493 Spanish Working Group in 2007
I.1. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SPANISH NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE IGCP
The Spanish co-ordinator of IGCP Project 493 participated in the annual meeting
of the Spanish National Committee of the IGCP celebrated at the site of Fundación
Cueva de Nerja in Nerja (Málaga province, Spain), from 4th to 5th May 2007, leaded
by Prof. Marcos A. Lamolda (University of Granada).
The meeting consisted of an IGCP working session, as well as two lectures on
the geology of the renowned Nerja cave on Friday 4th May, followed by a visit to the
cave itself. On Saturday 5th May, a geological excursion visited the karst of the Nerja
cave, Zafarraya polje and Antequera torcal (eastern-central Málaga and southern
Granada provinces).
I.2. THIRD SPANISH SYMPOSIUM OF IGCP PROJECT 493
The Third Spanish Symposium of IGCP Project 493 celebrated in Caravaca de la
Cruz (Murcia province, Spain) during the XXIII Jornadas de la Sociedad Española de
Paleontología (a meeting jointly organised by the Spanish Palaeontological Society
[SEP] and the University of Granada, taking place from October 3rd to 6th 2007, under
the Leitmotiv “Events and the palaeontological record”). The symposium consisted of a
scientific session and a working session.
I.2.a. Third annual scientific session of the IGCP 493 Spanish Working Group
Scientific results from the Spanish Working Group were presented during a
scientific session on Thursday 4th October, dealing with two main lines of research: 1)
taxonomic studies on skeletal microfossils from the Vendian (Ediacaran) of Spain,
entailing a worth increase of the global biodiversity known for this key interval in the
history of life; 2) ichnofossil biozonation around the Proterozoic/Phanerozoic transition
in Spain, as a basis for future chronostratigraphic and geochronological proposals at this
interval.
I.2.b. Third annual working session of the IGCP 493 Spanish Working Group
The IGCP 493 Spanish Working Group is composed of twenty scientists from
ten Spanish research centres, namely specialists in stratigraphy, palaeontology,
petrology, sedimentology, tectonics and volcanology of the Precambrian and lower
Palaeozoic of Spain and Russia.
The third annual working session of the Spanish Working Group celebrated on
4th October 2007, at 05:00 PM. Eight members of he group attended. Two new
members joining in 2007 were introduced to the group. A report of the activities
accomplished and results achieved by IGCP 493 since its beginning up to 2007 was
made by the Spanish co-ordinator. Emphasis was made on the fifth international annual
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meeting, held in Russia in August 20-30th. Also future tasks and prospects were
highlighted.
II. Papers and meeting contributions of the Spanish Working Group in 2007
Álvaro, J.J., Macouin, M., Bauluz, B., Clausen, S. and Ader, M. 2007. The Ediacaran
sedimentary architecture and carbonate productivity in the Atar cliffs, Adrar,
Mauritania:
Palaeoenvironments,
chemostratigraphy
and
diagenesis.
Precambrian Research, 153, pp. 236-261. Amsterdam.
Álvaro, J.J., Macouin, M., Ezzouhairi, H., Ribeiro, M.L., Ader, M., Charif, A. and AitAyad, N. (In press.) Late Neoproterozoic carbonate productivity in a rifting
context: the Adoudou Formation and its associated bimodal volcanism onlapping
the western Saghro inlier, Morocco. In: Ennih, N. and Liégeois, J.P. (eds.),
Boundaries of the West African Craton. Geological Society of London Special
Publication.
Gámez Vintaned, J.A. and Liñán, E. 2007a. The Precambrian/Cambrian boundary in
Spain: ichnofossil palaeobiology and zonation. In: Semikhatov, M. A. (ed.) The
Rise and Fall of the Vendian (Ediacaran) Biota. Origin of the Modern
Biosphere. Transactions of the International Conference on the IGCP Project
493, August 20-31, 2007, Moscow. GEOS, Moskva, pp. 54-57.
Gámez Vintaned, J. A. and Liñán, E. 2007b. Ichnological palaeobiology and zonation at
the Precambrian/Cambrian boundary in Spain. In: Braga, J. C., Checa, A. and
Company, M. (eds.) XXIII Jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Paleontología
(Caravaca de la Cruz, 3-6 de Octubre de 2007). Libro de Resúmenes. Instituto
Geológico y Minero de España y Universidad de Granada, Madrid, Granada,
pp. 68-69.
Gámez Vintaned, J.A., Liñán, E. and Zhuravlev, A.Yu. 2007. Neoproterozoic shelly
fossils of Spain. In: Semikhatov, M. A. (ed.) The Rise and Fall of the Vendian
(Ediacaran) Biota. Origin of the Modern Biosphere. Transactions of the
International Conference on the IGCP Project 493, August 20-31, 2007,
Moscow. GEOS, Moskva, pp. 10-11.
Nédelec, A., Affaton, P., France-Lanord, C., Charrière, A. and Álvaro, J.J. 2007.
Sedimentology and chemostratigraphy of the Bwipe Neoproterozoic cap
dolostones (Ghana, Volta Basin): a record of microbial activity in a peritidal
environment. Comptes Rendus, Geosciences, 339 (3-4), pp. 223-239. Paris.
Zhuravlev, A.Yu., Gámez Vintaned, J.A. and Liñán, E. 2007. Skeletal Precambrian. In:
Braga, J. C., Checa, A. and Company, M. (eds.) XXIII Jornadas de la Sociedad
Española de Paleontología (Caravaca de la Cruz, 3-6 de Octubre de 2007).
Libro de Resúmenes. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España y Universidad de
Granada, Madrid, Granada, pp. 229-230.
III. Papers and meeting contributions in earlier years, not reported yet
Fernández-Remolar, D.C., García-Hidalgo, J.F. and Moreno-Eiris, E. 2005. Interés del
registro de los primeros organismos en el Arcaico y Proterozoico. Boletín de la
Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 100 (1-4), pp. 177-209. Madrid.
Gámez Vintaned, J. A., Liñán, E., Mayoral, E., Gozalo, R. and Zamora, S. 2006.
Icnofósiles por encima del tránsito Precámbrico/Cámbrico en Los Barrios de
Luna (Zona Cantábrica, España). In: Fernández-Martínez, E. (ed.) XXII
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Jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Paleontología y simposios de los
proyectos PICG 493, 503, 499 y 467. Libro de resúmenes. Universidad de León,
Secretariado de Publicaciones, León, pp. 205-208.
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IGCP Project 493 Spanish Working Group
(“The rise and fall of the Vendian biota”)
Year 2007
(List includes only scientist who joined the call to participate)
• J. Javier ÁLVARO BLASCO
<alvaro@pop.univ-lille1.fr>
• María Eugenia DIES ÁLVAREZ
<edies@unizar.e>
• Jorge Vicente ESTEVE SERRANO (joined in 2007)
<jorgeves@unizar.es>
• José Antonio GÁMEZ VINTANED (Spanish co-ordinator)
<gamez@unizar.es>
• Eladio LIÑÁN GUIJARRO
<linan@unizar.es>
• Samuel A. ZAMORA IRANZO
<samuel@unizar.es>
• Andrey Yu. ZHURAVLEV (joined in 2007)
<andrey@unizar.es>
Área y Museo de Paleontología
Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad de Zaragoza
C/ Pedro Cerbuna, nº 12
E-50009 Zaragoza
Fax: 976-761106
• José Francisco GARCÍA-HIDALGO PALLARÉS
<jose.garciahidalgo@uah.es>
Departamento de Geología
Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
E-28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
• Rodolfo GOZALO GUTIÉRREZ
<rodolfo.gozalo@uv.es>
• Miguel V. PARDO ALONSO
<miguel.v.pardo@uv.es>
Depto. de Geología
Fac. de Ciencias Biológicas
Universitat de València
C/ Dr. Moliner, nº 50
E-46100 Burjasot (Valencia)
Fax: 96-3544372
• Saturnino E. LORENZO ÁLVAREZ
Área de Prospección e Investigación Minera
Depto. de Ingeniería Geológica y Minera
Escuela Universitaria Politécnica de Almadén
Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
Pza. de Manuel Meca, nº 1
E-13400 Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Fax: 926-264401 / 926-264404
• Eduardo J. MAYORAL ALFARO
<mayoral@uhu.es>
• Fernando MUÑIZ GUINEA
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<fmguinea@uhu.es>
Depto. de Geodinámica y Paleontología
Fac. de Ciencias Experimentales
Universidad de Huelva
Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas, s/n
E-21006 Huelva
Fax: 959-219868
• Diego GARCÍA-BELLIDO CAPDEVILA
<diego.gbc@geo.ucm.es>
• Juan Carlos GUTIÉRREZ MARCO
<jcgrapto@geo.ucm.es>
• Antonio PEREJÓN RINCÓN
<aparqueo@geo.ucm.es>
Depto. de Bioestratigrafía y Biocronología
UEI de Paleontología
Instituto de Geología Económica (CSIC-UCM)
Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas
Universidad Complutense
Ciudad Universitaria
E-28040 Madrid
Fax: 91-3944849
• Agustín PIEREN PIDAL
<apieren@geo.ucm.es>
Depto. de Estratigrafía
Fac. de Ciencias Geológicas, 3ª planta
Universidad Complutense
Ciudad Universitaria
E-28040 Madrid
Fax: 91-3944808
• Isabel RÁBANO GUTIÉRREZ DEL ARROYO
<i.rabano@igme.es>
Museo Geominero
Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
C/ Ríos Rosas, nº 23
E-28003 Madrid
Fax: 91-3495830
• María Dolores RODRÍGUEZ ALONSO
<mdra@gugu.usal.es>
Área de Petrología y Geoquímica
Depto. de Geología
Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad de Salamanca
Pza. de la Merced, s/n
E-37008 Salamanca
Fax: 923-294514
• Teresa SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA
<t.sanchez@igme.es>
IGME
Dirección de Geología y Geofísica
C/ La Calera, nº 1
E-28760 Tres Cantos (Madrid)
Fax: 91-7287202
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