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IPC7 - The 7th International Palaeontological Congress
🗓️ When? 30 November – 3 December, 2026
📍Where? Cape Town, South Africa
👇More info in our web
https://www.ipc7.site/
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🎉 Join us for the 7th International Paleontological Congress in Cape Town! 🇿🇦

Paleontologists from around the world will gather to share discoveries, ideas, and inspiration.

Don't miss this unforgettable event!
🔗 ipc7.site

#IPC7 #Paleontology
🎓 Student Travel Grant!

KAVOS is offering a travel grant for an Argentinian postgraduate student (including postdoctoral fellows) to attend the IPC7.

The grant covers:
✈️ Return economy airfare
🏨 Accommodation (University residence)
🎟️ Registration fee
January 26, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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🎓 IPC7 Travel Grants – Call for Applications

The IPC7 organisers offers five Travel Grants to support delegates wishing to attend the IPC7.

Each grant covers:
✈️ Return economy airfare
🏨 Accommodation (University residence)
🎟️ Registration fee
🍽️ Conference dinner
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🎓 IPC7 Travel Grants – Call for Applications

The IPC7 organisers offers five Travel Grants to support delegates wishing to attend the IPC7.

Each grant covers:
✈️ Return economy airfare
🏨 Accommodation (University residence)
🎟️ Registration fee
🍽️ Conference dinner
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🎓 Student Travel Support – IPC7

@PalPSSA is offering travel support for one student member registered at a southern African institution to attend IPC7.

📅 Application deadline: 28 February 2026
📢 Outcome announced: 31 March 2026

👉 More details: www.ipc7.site
January 13, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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📣 We’re thrilled to announce that the 4th Circular of the IPC7 is now available!

You'll find updated information on:
✅ Travel Grants
✅ Accommodation
✅ Abstract submission
✅ Plenary speakers

📥 Download the circular via our website -> www.ipc7.site
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📣 We’re thrilled to announce that the 4th Circular of the IPC7 is now available!

You'll find updated information on:
✅ Travel Grants
✅ Accommodation
✅ Abstract submission
✅ Plenary speakers

📥 Download the circular via our website -> www.ipc7.site
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Freshwater paleoecosystems✨
December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Symposia 🔍
There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Biogeography: ranging through a dynamic Earth✨
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨ Disease in the fossil record✨
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨ Bridging the molecular gap between life past and present✨
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨ The Afrotheria: Origins & Evolution of Africa’s Iconic Mammals✨
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Among our 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium.

Today we are pleased to feature:
✨ Neogene primates and the origin and evolution of Hominidae✨

📩 To participate contact the convener:
Marine Cazenave —
[email protected] @CazenaveMarine1
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Symposia 🔍
Among our 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium.
Today we are pleased to feature:

✨ Paleobionics: the biomechanical factors that drive evolution✨
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Recent advances in vertebrate taphonomy✨

📩 To participate in this symposium or get more information, contact the convener:
🔸Roger Smith — [email protected]
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Recent advances in dinosaur eggs and reproduction✨
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨The Precambrian: the earliest chronicles of life on Earth✨
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
There will be 29 themed symposia + one general symposium at the IPC7.
Today we highlight:
✨Origins: Triassic and Early Jurassic dinosaurs✨

To participate, contact the conveners:
Jonah N. Choiniere — [email protected] Paul M. Barrett — [email protected] @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
There will be 29 themed symposia + one general symposium at the IPC7.

Today we highlight:

✨The History and pre-history of palaeosciences, geomyths, and indigenous palaeontology

To participate , contact the convener:
🔸Julien Benoit — [email protected]
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Symposia 🔍
There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨New directions in palaeoanthropological research in Southern Africa✨
October 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Flight evolution in vertebrates✨

📩 To participate in this symposium or get more information, contact the convener:
🔸Michael Pittman —[email protected]
October 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
These are just half of the amazing symposia that will be held at the upcoming IPC7!

If you’d like to participate, get in touch with the conveners of each symposium — more symposia will be announced soon!
Visit our website to explore all the details: ipc7.site
October 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:

✨Vegetation change and plant-insect interaction from the Palaeozoic until modern times - Case studies from Africa and beyond✨
October 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Advances on the histology of the mineralised tissues of vertebrates✨
September 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

Today we highlight:
✨Filling knowledge gaps in the Early Palaeozoic Biodiversification✨

To participate, contact the conveners:
🔸Rocks and the Rise of Ordovician life IGCP735 — [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
There will be 29 themed symposia + one general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Cenozoic vertebrates of Africa✨

To participate in this symposium, contact the convener:
🔸Alberto Valenciano — [email protected]
🔸Adam Hartstone-Rose — [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM