Congressos (10)
NOW 25th Anniversary Meeting
Sabadell (Barcelona), 16–18 November 2022
Organized by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP)
Introduction
The NOW database of fossil mammals started as a small joint initiative of a few researchers in 1996 but over three decades it has grown and evolved into a thriving community including mammal paleontologists from all over the world. NOW, initially set to include only data of Neogene mammals from the Old World, has turned global in scope and nowadays includes data for Cenozoic mammals worldwide. A lot has changed since 1996, yet the spirit, illusion, and ideals that promoted its creation are still there and have succeed in engaging new generations of paleontologists.
We have NOW for years to come, but 25 years is quite a respectable age for a database and this requires a celebration. Therefore, after one year delay because of the pandemic, it is our pleasure to invite you to the NOW 25th anniversary meeting to be held in Sabadell (Barcelona, Spain) in November 16–18th 2022. Please note this is not an event reserved to NOW contributors, everyone is invited!
Organizing committee:
- Isaac Casanovas-Vilar
- David M. Alba
- David Basanta
- Pere Figuerola
Scientific committee:
- David M. Alba (ICP)
- Júlia Arias-Martorell (ICP)
- Isaac Casanovas-Vilar (ICP)
- Marc Furió (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & ICP)
- Christine M. Janis (University of Bristol, Brown University)
- Kari Lintulaakso (Finish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS)
- Àngel H. Luján (ICP)
- Raquel Moya-Costa (ICP)
- Pasquale Raia (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)
- Juha Saarinen (University of Helsinki)
- Lars W. Van den Hoek Ostende (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
- Indrė Žliobaitė (University of Helsinki)
Venue
The NOW 25th Anniversary Meeting will be fully face-to-face and held at the Espai Cultura Fundació 1859 Caixa Sabadell, which is in the Sabadell city center, just a few meters away from the ICP museum. The Espai Cultura is an ancient modernist style building by renowned architect Jeroni Martorell surrounded by nice gardens. It is equipped with a large modern auditorium and several smaller meeting rooms. Catering for coffee-breaks and lunch is included.
Dates and deadlines
Registration, payment, and abstract submission deadline: September the 30th.
Registration information and prices
- Regular: 120 €
- Student: 60 €
Registration price is 120 euros and includes attendance to the meeting, lunch and coffee breaks during the 16th and the 17th at Espai Cultura Fundació 1859 Caixa Sabadell. Field trip expenses, including celebration lunch and visit to the Finca Batllori cellar, are also included in the price.
Student price: Degree and master students, as well as PhD candidates and early postdocs (up to after 2 years of PhD completion) have a discount rate of 50% over the registration price thanks to sponsorship by Ajuntament de Subirats.
Click here to fill in the registration form: https://form.jotform.com/221942466411352
Presentations, abstract submission, and publication
For the NOW 25th Anniversary Meeting contributions will be restricted to oral presentations only. Oral presentations are scheduled for 15 minutes duration including a few minutes for questions. Contributors should check the different thematic sessions (see below) and indicate in the registration form in which session they would prefer to feature their work. If you are unsure which session suits better your contribution, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If several presentations not fitting any symposium are received, an open theme session may be included in the program.
Extended abstracts will be peer-reviewed and published in a special issue of the journal Paleontologia i Evolució published by the ICP. Abstracts can be up to 500 words long and include 1 figure (color or grayscale) and up to 5 references. Abstract formatting template is available for download. Please use it! Abstracts not following the template style will be returned to the authors. Abstracts can be submitted through the registration form. The abstract volume, including the fieldtrip guide, will be available shortly before the meeting.
The extended abstracts for the NOW 25th Anniversary Meeting contributions are published in a special issue of the journal Paleontologia i Evolució. You can download the whole volume, which also features the fieldtrip guide, here.
How to arrive to Sabadell and suggestions for accommodation
Sabadell is one of the largest cities in Catalonia and is located just 20 km north of Barcelona. Historically an important industrial center it is well communicated by road and railway with Barcelona. To arrive to Sabadell from the Barcelona–El Prat Airport the best option is to take the Aerobus (A1 or A2; check departure times) to the center of Barcelona (Plaça Catalunya). Once at Plaça Catalunya go to central station to take the train to Sabadell. You may take Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (line S2; check departure times) or Rodalies de Catalunya (RENFE line R4; check departure times). Both companies have frequent trains (one each 15 or 30 minutes) that will take you directly to the Sabadell city center (Sabadell Plaça Major station). Travelling time from Plaça Catalunya to Sabadell ranges between 40 and 50 minutes depending on the company you use. The whole trip from the airport to Sabadell city center should take one and a half to two hours.
The city center and the area close to the meeting place and ICP museum is the commercial center of Sabadell and is full of restaurants, bars and shops. Furthermore, there is a good number of emblematic modernist style buildings here and there, including the Espai Cultura Fundació 1859 Caixa Sabadell, where the meeting sessions will be held.
Sabadell has a wide offer of accommodation options from hotels to touristic apartments. Find below a suggestion of hotels which are located close to the venue.
- HOTEL URPÍ
Address: Carrer de Sant Maties, 5, 08208 Sabadell, Barcelona
Phone: +34 937 24 40 00
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web: https://hotelurpi.com/en/
- URBAN SABADELL
Address: Ronda de Zamenhof, 21, 08201 Sabadell, Barcelona
Phone: +34 689 04 32 79
Web: https://urbansabadell.com/en/
- HOTEL CATALONIA
Address: Plaça de Catalunya, 10-12, 08206, Sabadell
Phone: +34 93 727 92 00
Web: https://www.cataloniahotels.com/en/hotel/catalonia-sabadell
Map with hotels situation, ICP museum and Meeting Place: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1vdeP_4Y9hQ4GfkK9VEmPZOaGCbAP7Og&usp=sharing
Provisional program
The NOW 25th Anniversary Meeting will include two days of talks and discussions plus a third day of fieldtrip. Additional activities, such as guided tour to the ICP museum, are also included. All talks will be held at Espai Cultura Fundació 1859 Caixa Sabadell. There will be five thematic sessions devoted to different topics ranging from systematics and biochronology to paleobiogeography, paleobiodiversity, and ecometrics. In addition, there will be two keynote lectures, the first one by Mikael Fortelius (U. Helsinki), the founder and driving force behind the NOW for many years; and the second one by Indrė Žliobaitė (U. Helsinki), the current NOW general coordinator.
Program at a glance:
Detailed program
INVITED KEYNOTES:
- Wednesday 16th, 09:45–10:45. Mikael Fortelius, NOW co-founder and honorary member, University of Helsinki (Finland). NOW as it happened: The first decades
- Thursday 17th, 09:00–10:00. Indrė Žliobaitė, NOW general coordinator, University of Helsinki (Finland). Teeth, limits and NOW: What can we expect from the Red Queens perspective
THEMATIC SESSIONS:
Oral communications, bold font indicates presenting author.
The times they are a changin’: Systematics and biochronology. Wednesday 16th, 10:45-14:45
Chair: Manuela Aiglstorfer, Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz/Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz (Mainz, Germany)
Data are not stationary. Our advancing insights on phylogenies and chronology have to keep database managers on their toes. What are the latest developments in the dating and correlation of localities? Which new systematics require attention? And how can the NOW database help in improving our understanding of both systematics and chronology?
10:45 Aiglstorfer, M., Lischewsky, B., Grimm, K., & Grimm, M. Eppelsheim—A key site for mammalian paleontology revisited
11:30 Bilgin, M., Joniak, P., Mayda, S., Peláez-Campomanes, P., Göktaş, F., & van den Hoek Ostende, L. W. Updated Early Miocene biochronology of Anatolia
11:45 Kordos, L., & Mészáros, I. Late Miocene habitat changes in the same section at Alsótelekes close to Rudabánya (NE Hungary)
12:00 Moya-Costa, R., Cuenca-Bescós, G., & Rofes, J. The soricids (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) of Gran Dolina (Early– Middle Pleistocene, N Spain): Systematics and biochronological implications
12:15 Piñero, P., Martín-Perea, D. M., Sevilla, P., Agustí, J., Blain, H.-A., Furió, M., Laplana, C. La Piquera: A new early Ruscinian karstic site from central Spain
12:30 Sinitsa, M. V. Evolutionary history and dispersal of Holarctic ground squirrels (Rodentia, Xerinae, Marmotini)
12:45 Skandalos, P., Joniak, P., & van den Hoek Ostende, L. W. Enamel free areas, the key to unlock Arvicolinae taxonomy
14:00 Van Dam, J. A., Mein, P., Garcés, M., van Balen, R. T., Furió, M., & Alcalá, L. Between local zones and MN units: A new inter-basinal rodent zonation for the late Neogene of Spain
14:15 Van der Made, J. An updated range chart for the Oligocene to recent west Eurasian Suoidea. Variation in species richness
14:30 Pushkina, D. Biochronology of the Pleistocene localities in Northern Eurasia with the emphasis on large mammals of the former USSR territories
New avenues for incredibly old travelers: Modern-day paleobiogeography and paleobiodiversity research and future directions. Wednesday 16th, 14:45–17:00
Chair: Pasquale Raia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Naples, Italy)
Macroevolution is a classic topic in paleontological research. Although most macroevolution traditionally focused on diversity counts and patterns of phenotypic changes across clades, the advent of phylogenetic comparative methods revolutionized the field in the last few years, and the application of species distribution modeling techniques, the ever-increasing availability of detailed paleoclimatic data, and paleogenomics are all bringing about new whirls. This session's theme is about the state of the art of these new fields within the macroevolution discipline, and what is expected to come next.
14:45 Benevento, G. L., Meijer, N., Mulch, A., & Fritz, S. Middle Eocene aridification drove a drop in Asian mammal biodiversity that preceded the Eocene–Oligocene Transition
15:00 Bernor, R. L., Cirilli, O., & Kaya, F. Old World Equidae dispersals, evolutionary radiations, and biogeographic extensions since 11.1 Ma
15:15 Cailleux, F., van den Hoek Ostende, L. W., Mein, P., & Joniak, P. Paleopathologies and bite marks: The last stand of the Miocene gymnure Galerix stehlini (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla)
16:00 Flynn, L. J., & Morgan, M. E. Siwalik rodent relative abundances and recognition of metacommunities
16:15 Liu, L., Galbrun, E., Tang, H., Kaakinen, A., Zhang, Z., & Žliobaitė, I. Computational ecoregions in Asia in the present and the past
16:30 Mennecart, B. The earliest ruminants from Western Europe, two different stories, two different Asiatic origins
16:45 Madern, A., Braumuller, Y., Mavikurt, A. C., Berwerff, L., Janssen, N., Cantalapiedra, J., Casanovas-Vilar, I., van Welzen, P. & van den Hoek Ostende, L. W. Where’s dinner? Variation in carnivore distributional responses to Vallesian faunal turnover
Ecometric and paleoecological research based on the NOW database – Novel research questions, data and methods to unravel large-scale climate, paleoenvironments and biotic patterns. Thursday 17th, 10:00–12:30
Chair: Juha Saarinen, University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland)
Research on the paleoecology and ecometrics of fossil mammals and their communities have developed vastly over the last few decades, with several new methodological developments and rapidly accumulating data. Ecometric and paleoecological data, such as dental ecometric traits and body mass estimates, are among the key elements being added to the NOW database. In this session, we will have a look at new and innovative ecometric and paleoecological research that has used NOW data or data to be added to the NOW-database to resolve important questions about climate, paleoenvironments and biotic interactions worldwide during the Cenozoic.
10:00 Foister, T. I. F., Fortelius, M., Talavaara, M., & Žliobaitė, I. An assessment of heterogeneity in hominin paleoecology through hypsodonty of mammalian communities
10:15 Janis, C. M. Asymmetry of evolutionary patterns between Old World and New World equids
10:30 Saarinen, J. Elephants and environments—new developments in understanding the evolution and ecometrics of Proboscidea during the Cenozoic
10:45 Samuels, J. X., & Schap, J. A. Climate and habitat changes drove mammal community evolution through the Cenozoic of Oregon: Comparing community structures to paleoclimate data
11:30 Sanisidro, Ó., Cantalapiedra, J. L., Zhang, H., Alberdi, M. T., Prado, J. L., Blanco, F. & Saarinen, J. The life history of proboscidean functional diversity
11:45 Wilson, O., Parker, A. & Saarinen, J. Community composition scoring using a pre-human baseline: Applications for conservation, taphonomy, climate reconstruction
12:00 Hopkins, S. B. The effects of Cenozoic ecosystem change on small mammal community ecology over three continents
12:15 Parker, A., Liu, L., Tallavaara, M., Kaakinen & Žliobaitė, I. A recommender systems approach to reconstructing mammal faunas across Pleistocene Eurasia
The Vallès-Penedès Basin: A high-resolution continental record of Miocene climatic and biotic dynamics. Thursday 17th, 12:30–14:30
Chair: Isaac Casanovas-Vilar, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (Sabadell, Spain)
The Vallès-Penedès Basin (Catalonia, Spain) is one of the richest and more continuous continental Miocene records in Eurasia. After over 100 years of study hundreds of different fossil sites are known and most of these have been dated with high accuracy. This allows for detailed evolutionary paleoecology studies focusing on faunal turnovers to test the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems. In this session we present recent studies on the Vallès-Penedès record and introduce a customized, specimen-level, database for paleobiodiversity dynamics analyses further discussing its connections with the NOW database.
12:30 Alba, D. M., Torres, J., DeMiguel, D., Casanovas-Vilar, I. The Vallès-Penedès Miocene Vertebrates Paleobiodiversity Database
12:45 Arranz, S. G., Casanovas-Vilar, I., Alba, D. M. Paleoenvironmental inferences on the Late Miocene hominoid-bearing site of Can Llobateres (NE Iberian Peninsula): An ecometric approach based on functional dental traits
14:00 McKenzie, S., Sorbelli, L., Cherin, M., Almécija, S., Pina, M., Abella, J., Luján, À. H., DeMiguel, D., Alba, D. M. Earliest Vallesian suid remains from Creu de Conill 20 (Vallès-Penedès Basin, NE Iberian Peninsula)
14:15 Navarro Cascalló, J., Abella, J., Luján, À. H., Sánchez, I. M., Casanovas-Vilar, I. Diet and habitat of Ampelomeryx ginsburgi (Artidactyla: Palaeomerycidae) of the Middle Miocene site of els Casots (Vallès-Penedès Basin, Catalonia)
Data Management, Development, and Expansions of NOW. Thursday 17th, 14:30–16:30
Chair: Kari Lintulaakso, Finish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS (Helsinki, Finland)
The NOW database celebrates its 25th year as an online database for paleontological research. New data are constantly added to the database and new expansions are steadily added as well. In this session, we get our hands dirty, roll our sleeves up and go through the latest development of the NOW and discuss the future requirements, threats, and opportunities to keep NOW as a vital tool for paleontological research for at least another 25 years.
14:30 Aiglstorfer, M., Žliobaitė, I., Amson, E., Lintulaakso, K., & Heizmann, E. Going digital—The Elmar Heizmann Typenkatalog
14:45 Barry, J. C., Behrensmeyer, A. K., Morgan, M. E., & Pilbeam, D. R. The Harvard–Geological Survey of Pakistan Siwalik Database
15:00 Belmaker, M. The potential of intraspecies ecometrics in NOW: Microtus guentheri (Rodentia, Cricetidae) mesowear as an example
15:15 Sánchez López, L., Ruiz-Sánchez, F. J., & Fagoaga, A. New contributions to the knowledge of the paleobiogeographical context of the Late Miocene–Early Pliocene rodent fauna from the Iberian Peninsula
16:00 Tallavaara, M., Belmaker, M., Vepsäläinen, J., Lintulaakso, K., & Žliobaitė, I. Archaeology tab—A new feature in the NOW database
16:15 Lintulaakso, K., Žliobaitė, I. The future and current NOW
Field trip to the Vallès-Penedès Basin
The NOW 25th Anniversary Meeting will include one-day field trip to the Vallès-Penedès Basin on Friday the 18th. The Vallès-Penedès Basin stands out as one of the densest and more continuous Miocene terrestrial records in Eurasia, including hundreds of vertebrate fossil sites that have yielded tens of thousands of specimens. The basin is well known for being the type area for the Vallesian (Late Miocene) European mammal age as well as for several reference localities such as Can Llobateres. A bus will take all participants from Sabadell city center and bring them back there after the tour.
In this field trip we will get an overview of the basin structure and sedimentary record focusing in two well-represented critical intervals: the Miocene Climatic Optimum (MCO; ~17–15 Ma) and the Middle/Late Miocene transition (~12.5–11 Ma). The MCO is particularly well represented in the Penedès sector of the basin, near the town of Subirats, where we will visit els Casots site, which dates to 16 Ma and corresponds to an ancient wetland housing a remarkable diversity of vertebrate species. Nearby we will have a look at the Can Sala coral reef, which was formed at the height of the MCO, when the sea level rose to flood part of the basin. In the afternoon we will visit the Abocador de Can Mata set of sites, discovered during the building of a landfill at els Hostalets de Pierola. Since 2002 paleontologists have worked almost continuously in Can Mata surveilling the heavy machinery digging activity and thus allowing for a huge sampling effort. These has allowed for the recovery of tens of thousands of remains including rare faunal elements such as hominoid and pliopithecoid primates. The more than 200 localities known from the Can Mata composite sequence have been accurately dated and provide a unique opportunity to study climatic and faunal evolution during the Middle/Late Miocene transition.
The field trip will also include several social activities, including a celebration lunch and a visit to caves Finca Batllori in Subirats. Cava is a sparkling wine which is mostly produced in the Penedès area of Catalonia. Finca Batllori is a renowned cellar that has been producing high-quality wines and caves since the XVIIth century. The visit will show the modernist cellar, the traditional process to elaborate cava and will include a taste of their products.
Consult the ICP collections
The ICP collection stands out as one of the most important collections of fossil vertebrates in Spain. As far as mammals are concerned, it is well known for housing several types and the huge collection of the Vallès-Penedès Basin, which comprises over 100,000 specimens. However, there is material from other localities from all over Spain as well as from southern France and northern Africa. If you want to take the chance to consult the ICP collections please fill in the collection request form and sent it to our collection manager Josep M. Robles (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). ICP collection inquiry policies can be consulted here. Please note that locating and preparing the material for study requires some time so please send your request as soon as possible and be as specific as you can (i.e., indicating taxa, localities and, if possible, collection numbers).
Related documents:
- 1st Circular (PDF)
- 2nd Circular (PDF)
- 3d Circular (PDF)
- Final program
- Abstract book & Fieldtrip Guide
For more information please send a mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We will also be glad to answer any questions you may have.
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Our symposium is organized with the aim of allowing the debate about the uses and progresses in geometric morphometrics by any practitioner of the field. During the meeting the attendants will have the opportunity to present their own work, to enjoy numerous talks and discuss with other researchers. The principal aim of this meeting is to get all researchers interested in this technique together in order to open a window for discussion, help, and hopefully future collaborations. |
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Date: July 23rd‐25th 2009 Site: Sabadell (Barcelona Sabadell is a one of the main cities of Catalonia, located at slightly more than 20 km to the north‐west |
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ConvenorsSoledad De Esteban Trivigno (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Organizing CommitteeMeike Köhler (Institut Català de Paleontologia)Salvador Moyà‐Solà (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Isaac Casanovas Vilar (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Judit Marigó Cortés (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Rubén García Martínez (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Josep Fortuny (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Sergio Almécija (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Carlos Martínez‐Pérez (Universitat de València) Scientific CommitteeChristian Klingenberg (University of Manchester)F. James Rohlf (State University of New York) Angela Buscalioni (UAM) Jesús Marugán Lobón (UAM) Antonio Rosas (MNCN‐CSIC) Markus Bastir (MNCN‐CSIC) Diego Rasskin‐Gutman (UV) Isaac Casanovas Vilar (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Luis Azevedo Rodrigues (Escola Secundária Henriques Nogueira ‐ Torres Vedras) Emiliano Bruner (CENIEH) Paul O’Higgins (Hull‐York Medical School) |
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A proceedings volume of the congress will be published and will be available to the attendants to the meeting. The deadline for contributors to submit an abstract is May 1st, 2009. Abstracts should be submitted in its electronic format to this e‐mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Author guidelinesThe abstract should not exceed two pages (less than 1000 words, with references included). The main text should be written in Times New Roman at 11pp, double‐spaced and justified. Genera and species names must be in italics. The text must be preceded by the title, author(s) of the work and their affiliation(s) and contact address(es) using the following format:
Figures: The author(s) may include one single figure, either a picture or graph. Black and white or grayscale figures should be sent in jpg. or tiff. format with a minimum resolution of 600 pp. Color figures are not allowed. |
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Arriving to BarcelonaBy train: The main station is “Barcelona Sants” where several international trains arrive. From this station you can take a train directly to Sabadell (see below).By plane: Barcelona –El Prat Airport is an international airport well connected by train, bus (called Aerobus) and taxi. The airport is close to Barcelona city and we recommend going to Barcelona City by aerobus (you should get off at “Plaça Catalunya”) or by train (getting off at “Barcelona Sants”). Aerobus have got a high frequency and good service. From Barcelona to Sabadell:From “Barcelona Sants” station to Sabadell: in working days, trains from Barcelona Sants to Sabadell have a frequency of 15 minutes. Take the C4 line of Renfe Cercanías destination “Manresa” or “Terrassa”, and after 36 minutes get off at “Sabadell Centre”. “Sabadell Centre” station is very close to the center of Sabadell and easily you can easily find the town hall as reference point.More information about “Renfe Cercanías” in: http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/barcelona/index.html. From “Plaça Catalunya” station to Sabadell: you can take the “Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat” to Sabadell (Sabadell Rambla station). Take S2 line headed to Sabadell Rambla station and get off the train in the last station (Sabadell Rambla station). S2 line has a frequency of 10 minutes, and is our recommended alternative. More information about “Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat”: http://www.fgc.cat/eng/index.asp Arriving to Sabadell by car: Sabadell is placed about 20 km from Barcelona. If you come from the west (i.e.Madrid), take the motorway “Zaragoza‐Barcelona” called AP‐2. You have to follow this motorway until “Vilafranca del Penedes” town where you connect to the motorway called “AP‐7”. Follow direction “Girona” until exit 21 called “B‐30 Cerdanyola C‐58 Barcelona Sabadell Manresa”. After that, follow by the road called C‐58 and take the exit 12 called “Sabadell Centre Nord / Sant Quirze del Vallés Sud‐Centre”. You have to pass across “Sant Quirze del Vallés” town and entering the city of Sabadell following the direction “Sabadell Centre”. You will find the council and the church following this direction. These two emplacements are very close of the Auditorium. If you come from the north (i.e. Pyrenees). Pass across the border by “La Jonquera” to enter Catalonia. Take the motorway AP7 and follow this motorway until exit 20 called “C‐58 Sabadell Manresa”. And follow all the signs to the road “C‐58 Sabadell” until exit 12 called “Sabadell centre‐Nord / Sant Quirze del Vallès Sud4 Centre”. You have to pass across “Sant Quirze del Vallés” town and entering the city of Sabadell following the direction “Sabadell Centre”. You will find the council and the church following this direction. These two emplacements are very close to the Auditorium. AccommodationsHotel Urpi ***http://www.hotelurpi.com/Hotel Urpí offers to the attendants of the symposium a reduced price if booking early (50 € per night and person, plus 10 € if you want continental breakfast). If you want to have access to this reduced price you must make your reservation by phone (34 93 7235419) or e‐mail ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) making clear that you are attending to the “I Iberian Symposium on Geometric Morphometrics” and the reduced fare (50 €/night). Hotel Arrahona***http://www.arrahonahotel.com/A good 3*** hotel is located in a peaceful neighbourhood with a good connections to Barcelona. The hotel offers 49 rooms, 39 apartments, bar, restaurant, parking and a shopping centre in the same building. Hotel Catalonia Sabadell ****http://www.hoteles‐catalonia.com/hc/hotel.do?opcio=detalle&id=100A nice 4**** hotel in an unusual building of modern style, providing every comfort and service according to its category. Hotel Catalonia Sabadell is located in the best district of Sabadell. It is surrounded by a huge park. It is located in the Catalunya square, close to the Congress palace and de business district. |
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The Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont is organizing the second edition of the Workshop on Conservation, Preparation and Restoration in Natural History to be held on May 17-21, 2011 in Sabadell. While collections of natural history are included within cultural heritage, we -the professionals interacting with them- are facing a lack of training resources that allow us to renew our knowledge and update the proper managing of the collections deposited in our institutions. At the time of registration, participants will specify whether they are proposing an oral or poster presentation, as well as its title. Abstracts to both oral and poster presentations must be submitted before September 30, 2010. Sandra Val Molina.
Responsible person, Preparation and Restoratin. ICP.
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II Conservation Workshop
A Forum to learn and to discuss about the main problems in Conservation
Preparation and Restorating of Natural History Collections
INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEONTOLOGIA MIQUEL CRUSAFONT
SABADELL, 17-21 maig 2011
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First International Symposium on PaleohistologyISPH 2011, July 18-20, Barcelona The last few decades have brought about significant advances in bone and dental paleohistology, which is now an invaluable tool in reconstructing phylogenies, that increases our understanding of growth patterns and physiology, provides first insights into biological rhythms, and adds to our knowledge about the environmental context of physiological and life history traits. The initiative to launch a series of symposiums on paleohistology came out of a request at the symposium on “Perspectives on vertebrate evolution: topics and problems”, held in Paris last June, and is motivated by the increasing need for bringing together different communities that have their own respective dissemination forums. It offers an important platform for international interchange where researchers with diverse approaches and methodologies can meet and exchange ideas on a wide range of topics related to vertebrate hard tissue biology. Two main goals are the establishment of an International Society of Paleohistology and the inception of a biennial symposium in the area of vertebrate hard tissue biology. We will strive for an informal atmosphere that is welcoming to graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and established researchers alike. Join us in Barcelona for this inspiring new forum on paleohistology!
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XXVII Jornadas Sociedad Española de PaleontologíaSabadell, 5-8 Octubre de 2011 Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is a pleasure to invite you to the XXVII “Jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Paleontología” (Annual meeting of the Spanish Society of Paleontology), that will be held by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont(ICP) in Sabadell (Barcelona, Spain) from 5th to 8th October 2011, dedicated to the memory of the distinguished paleontologist Miquel Crusafont from Sabadell, in the year of the centenary of his birth. The main issue in the SEP 2011 will be “Paleobiology: new concepts and new methods”. Moreover, during the 2011 meeting, presentations dedicated to other fields in Paleontology are also welcome. Everyone is thus invited to come and show his/her work to the paleontological community. All details can be found at SEP2011 site: www.icp.cat/SEP2011. Please, feel free to contact the organizing committee (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for any specific information. On the other hand, we would like to make a call for the diffusion of this event through your own colleagues and departments. We are looking forward to meeting all of you in Sabadell!
Organizing committee of the XXVII “Jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Paleontología” (SEP 2011) IMPORTANT DATESEarly bird registration: before July 1 SPONSORS
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Our symposium is organized with the aim of allowing the debate about the uses and progresses in geometric morphometrics by any practitioner of the field. During the meeting the attendants will have the opportunity to present their own work, to enjoy numerous talks and discuss with other researchers. The principal aim of this meeting is to get all researchers interested in this technique together in order to open a window for discussion, help, and hopefully future collaborations. |
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Date: July 23rd‐25th 2009 Site: Sabadell (Barcelona Sabadell is a one of the main cities of Catalonia, located at slightly more than 20 km to the north‐west |
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Provisional Program (All activities will be held in the Caixa d’Estalvis de Sabadell Auditorium)
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ConvenorsSoledad De Esteban Trivigno (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Organizing CommitteeMeike Köhler (Institut Català de Paleontologia)Salvador Moyà‐Solà (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Isaac Casanovas Vilar (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Judit Marigó Cortés (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Rubén García Martínez (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Josep Fortuny (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Sergio Almécija (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Carlos Martínez‐Pérez (Universitat de València) Scientific CommitteeChristian Klingenberg (University of Manchester)F. James Rohlf (State University of New York) Angela Buscalioni (UAM) Jesús Marugán Lobón (UAM) Antonio Rosas (MNCN‐CSIC) Markus Bastir (MNCN‐CSIC) Diego Rasskin‐Gutman (UV) Isaac Casanovas Vilar (Institut Català de Paleontologia) Luis Azevedo Rodrigues (Escola Secundária Henriques Nogueira ‐ Torres Vedras) Emiliano Bruner (CENIEH) Paul O’Higgins (Hull‐York Medical School) |
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A proceedings volume of the congress will be published and will be available to the attendants to the meeting. The deadline for contributors to submit an abstract is May 1st, 2009. Abstracts should be submitted in its electronic format to this e‐mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Author guidelinesThe abstract should not exceed two pages (less than 1000 words, with references included). The main text should be written in Times New Roman at 11pp, double‐spaced and justified. Genera and species names must be in italics. The text must be preceded by the title, author(s) of the work and their affiliation(s) and contact address(es) using the following format:
Figures: The author(s) may include one single figure, either a picture or graph. Black and white or grayscale figures should be sent in jpg. or tiff. format with a minimum resolution of 600 pp. Color figures are not allowed. |
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Arriving to BarcelonaBy train: The main station is “Barcelona Sants” where several international trains arrive. From this station you can take a train directly to Sabadell (see below).By plane: Barcelona –El Prat Airport is an international airport well connected by train, bus (called Aerobus) and taxi. The airport is close to Barcelona city and we recommend going to Barcelona City by aerobus (you should get off at “Plaça Catalunya”) or by train (getting off at “Barcelona Sants”). Aerobus have got a high frequency and good service. From Barcelona to Sabadell:From “Barcelona Sants” station to Sabadell: in working days, trains from Barcelona Sants to Sabadell have a frequency of 15 minutes. Take the C4 line of Renfe Cercanías destination “Manresa” or “Terrassa”, and after 36 minutes get off at “Sabadell Centre”. “Sabadell Centre” station is very close to the center of Sabadell and easily you can easily find the town hall as reference point.More information about “Renfe Cercanías” in: http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/barcelona/index.html. From “Plaça Catalunya” station to Sabadell: you can take the “Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat” to Sabadell (Sabadell Rambla station). Take S2 line headed to Sabadell Rambla station and get off the train in the last station (Sabadell Rambla station). S2 line has a frequency of 10 minutes, and is our recommended alternative. More information about “Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat”: http://www.fgc.cat/eng/index.asp Arriving to Sabadell by car: Sabadell is placed about 20 km from Barcelona. If you come from the west (i.e.Madrid), take the motorway “Zaragoza‐Barcelona” called AP‐2. You have to follow this motorway until “Vilafranca del Penedes” town where you connect to the motorway called “AP‐7”. Follow direction “Girona” until exit 21 called “B‐30 Cerdanyola C‐58 Barcelona Sabadell Manresa”. After that, follow by the road called C‐58 and take the exit 12 called “Sabadell Centre Nord / Sant Quirze del Vallés Sud‐Centre”. You have to pass across “Sant Quirze del Vallés” town and entering the city of Sabadell following the direction “Sabadell Centre”. You will find the council and the church following this direction. These two emplacements are very close of the Auditorium. If you come from the north (i.e. Pyrenees). Pass across the border by “La Jonquera” to enter Catalonia. Take the motorway AP7 and follow this motorway until exit 20 called “C‐58 Sabadell Manresa”. And follow all the signs to the road “C‐58 Sabadell” until exit 12 called “Sabadell centre‐Nord / Sant Quirze del Vallès Sud4 Centre”. You have to pass across “Sant Quirze del Vallés” town and entering the city of Sabadell following the direction “Sabadell Centre”. You will find the council and the church following this direction. These two emplacements are very close to the Auditorium. AccommodationsHotel Urpi ***http://www.hotelurpi.com/Hotel Urpí offers to the attendants of the symposium a reduced price if booking early (50 € per night and person, plus 10 € if you want continental breakfast). If you want to have access to this reduced price you must make your reservation by phone (34 93 7235419) or e‐mail ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) making clear that you are attending to the “I Iberian Symposium on Geometric Morphometrics” and the reduced fare (50 €/night). Hotel Arrahona***http://www.arrahonahotel.com/A good 3*** hotel is located in a peaceful neighbourhood with a good connections to Barcelona. The hotel offers 49 rooms, 39 apartments, bar, restaurant, parking and a shopping centre in the same building. Hotel Catalonia Sabadell ****http://www.hoteles‐catalonia.com/hc/hotel.do?opcio=detalle&id=100A nice 4**** hotel in an unusual building of modern style, providing every comfort and service according to its category. Hotel Catalonia Sabadell is located in the best district of Sabadell. It is surrounded by a huge park. It is located in the Catalunya square, close to the Congress palace and de business district. |
Des de l’Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont estem organitzant la segona edició del Workshop de Conservació Preparació-Restauració en Ciències Naturals que es realitzarà els dies 17-21 de maig de 2011 a Sabadell.
En aquest programa podran conèixer els noms dels ponents internacionals, així como la temàtica de les seves ponències. També s’especifica la temàtica dels tallers i de les taules rodones, així como el lloc exacte de la seva realització. Els noms i títols de les comunicacions i dels pòsters no podran fer-se públics fins la completa recepció d’aquests. L’organització es reserva el dret de modificar el programa inicial en caso de ser logísticament necessari.
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Dimarts, 17 de Maig de 2011 - (Tarda) - Museu ICP Sabadell |
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18:00h-18:30h Recepció dels participants i entrega de la documentació |
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18:30h Inauguració del II Conservation Workshop |
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19:00h-20:00h Visita a la nostra nova exposició |
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20:00h-21:00h Sopar Pica-pica inaugural |
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Dimecres, 18 de Maig de 2011 - Edifici Caixa Sabadell (al costat Museo ICP) |
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Recepció dels participants i pòsters |
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9:00h -10:30h Linda Bullock Conservation consultant -The National Trust of England Wales and Northern Ireland “La Conservació preventiva en museus dins d’edificis històrics” |
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10:30h -11:00h Coffee break |
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11:00h-12:30h Ticca Ogilvie - National Museums Collection Center-National Museum Scotland “Una visió àmplia sobre sistemes de conservació preventiva -La congelació per al control de infestacions en les col·leccions d’ Història Natural i molts d’altres sistemes...”. (per confirmar títol) |
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12:30h-14:00h Amy Davidson - American Museum of Natural History “Tècniques i materials d’ arxiu per a Paleontologia de vertebrats en l’ American Museum of Natural History”. |
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14.00h -15:30h Dinar |
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15:30h-17:00h Gregory Brown - University of Nebraska “Un enfocament de Conservació “in situ” per a la preservació de jaciments de fòssils: El cas d’ estudi d’Ashfall Fossil Beds”insitu”en Nebraska, USA”. |
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17:00h-18:30h Carlos Bernardo Padilla - Fundación Colombiana de Geobiología “Una revisió comparativa dels mètodes clàssics i recents fent us d’ àcids en la Preparació" |
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18:30h-19:00h Espai debat |
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Dijous, 19 de Maig de 2011 - Edifici Caixa Sabadell ( junt Museo ICP) |
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9:00h-10:30h Comunicacions assistents II workshop |
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10:30h-11:00h Coffee break |
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11:00h-12:20h Comunicacions assistents II workshop |
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40’ descans |
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13:00h-14:00h Comunicacions assistents II workshop |
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14:00h-15:30h Dinar |
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15:30h-16:30h Taules rodones 1- “Trasllat d’ exposicions i col·leccions”: Conductora de la taula Vicen Carrió - National Museums Collection Center - National Museum Scotland. 2-“Sistemes d’ extracció i trasllat en jaciments”: Conductors de la taula Jordi Galindo – Sandra Val Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont. |
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16:30h-17:30h Presentacions pòsters |
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17:30h-18:30h Taules rodones 3- “Protocols de gestió de col·leccions”: Conductora de la taula Vicen Carrió - National Museums Collection Center-National Museum Scotland. 4- “Conservació de jaciments”: Conductors de la taula Jordi Galindo – Sandra Val Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont. |
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Divendres, 20 de Maig de 2011 |
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9:00h-10:00h Coffee breakfast |
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10:00h-13:00h Tallers pràctics i intercanvi d’experiències 1- “Tècniques i materials d’arxiu”. Amy Davidson - American Museum of Natural History. Lloc: Museu ICP Sabadell 2-“ Mètodes Clàssics i Recents fent us d’Àcids en la Preparació" Carlos Bernardo Padilla - Fundación Colombiana de Geobiologia. Lloc: Tallers ICP Universitat Autònoma 3- “Mètodes i tècniques de reproducció” Eleuterio Baeza - Museo Geominero de Madrid. Lloc: Tallers ICP Universitat Autònoma 4- “Tècniques d’ empaquetament de material per al transport i emmagatzematge”. Vicen Carrió - National Museums Collection Center - National Museum Scotland. Lloc: Museu ICP Sabadell |
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13:00h-14:00h Dinar |
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14:00h-17:00h Tallers pràctics i intercanvi experiències 1-“Tècniques i materials d’arxiu”. Amy Davidson - American Museum of Natural History. Lloc: Museu ICP Sabadell 2-“ Mètodes Clàssics i Recents fent us d’Àcids en la Preparació" Carlos Bernardo Padilla - Fundación Colombiana de Geobiología. Lloc: Tallers ICP Universitat Autònoma 3- “Mètodes i tècniques de reproducció” Eleuterio Baeza - Museo Geominero de Madrid. Lloc: Tallers ICP Universitat Autònoma 4- “Tècniques d’ empaquetament de material per al transport i emmagatzematge”. Vicen Carrió - National Museums Collection Center - National Museum Scotland. Lloc: Museu ICP Sabadell |
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17:30h Refrigeri berenar clausura II Conservation Workshop |
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Dissabte, 21 de Maig de 2011 - Activitat opcional |
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8:30h Punt de trobada, Museu ICP Sabadell |
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10:00h-12:00h Visita guiada al Museu de les Mines de Cercs i a la galeria de Sant Romà |
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12:30h Visita guiada al Jaciment Paleontològic de Fumanya |
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14:30h Dinar comiat |
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19:00h Arribada a Sabadell |
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Dissabte, 21 de Maig de 2011 - Activitat opcional |
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8:30h Punt de trobada, Museu ICP Sabadell |
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10:00h-12:00h Visita guiada al Museu de les Mines de Cercs i a la galeria de Sant Romà |
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12:30h Visita guiada al Jaciment Paleontològic de Fumanya |
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14:30h Dinar comiat |
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19:00h Arribada a Sabadell |
XXVII Jornadas Sociedad Española de Paleontología
Sabadell, 5-8 Octubre de 2011
Estimats amics i companys,
És un plaer convidar-vos a les “XXVII Jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Paleontología (SEP)”, que organitzarà l’Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) a Sabadell (Barcelona) del 5 al 8 d’octubre del 2011, dedicades a la memòria del distingit paleontòleg sabadellenc Miquel Crusafont, en motiu del centenari del seu naixement.
El tema principal de la SEP 2011 serà “Paleobiologia: nous conceptes i nous mètodes”. La Paleobiologia, branca de la Paleontologia que estudia els aspectes biològics dels organismes del passat, ha experimentat importants avenços en els últims anys, degut a l’aplicació en Paleontologia d’altres disciplines biològiques com la fisiologia, l’ecologia i la biomecànica (Anàlisi d’Elements Finits) o de la utilització de nous mètodes d’anàlisi com són la paleohistologia, els TAC i la morfometria geomètrica, entre d’altres.
L’aplicació d’aquestes eines en Paleontologia ha permès inferir paràmetres biològics dels organismes del passat com ara la seva locomoció, hàbits tròfics, fisiologia o ecologia.
Estem encantats d’anunciar que la SEP 2011 unirà per primera vegada tots els professionals d’aquest camp, compartint el seu coneixement, les seves troballes i preocupacions, i obrirà una porta a futures col·laboracions.
A més a més, durant aquestes jornades, les presentacions dedicades a altres camps de la Paleontologia seran també benvingudes. Tothom està convidat a venir i mostrar la seva feina a la comunitat paleontològica.
Per a més informació, consulteu el web del congrés www.icp.cat/SEP2011 o bé contacteu amb el comitè organitzador a través de la següent dirección de correu electrònic: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
D’altra banda, preguem que en feu la màxima difusió possible entre els vostres companys o membres de departament que hi puguin estar interessats.
Us esperem a tots a la SEP de Sabadell!
Comitè organitzador de les XXVII Jornades de la SEP
DATES IMPORTANTS
Inscripció anticipada: online, abans de l'1 de Juliol
Inscripció ordinària: online, abans de l'1 de Setembre
Data limit per la presentació de treballs: 1 Juliol 2011
Tercera circular: 1 Setembre 2011
PATROCINADORS
Del 16 al 20 de setembre, se celebrarà a Tremp el congrés "Reconstructing the terrestrial end-Cretaceous paleoenvironments in Europe", organitzat per l'ICP, la Universidad de Zaragoza, la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona i l'Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia.
The Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), along with Transmitting Science and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, organises this Symposium to be held on 9th-10th of June in Madrid.
In July 2009 the first edition of the Iberian Symposium on Geometric Morphometrics took place in Sabadell, Barcelona. After 6 years we have decided to repeat the experience.
We consider that, now more than ever, the GM community of the Iberian Peninsula needs a meeting point for people to present their research and to grow their network.
Last time almost a hundred morphometricians met in Sabadell, so we hope this time we can beat this record and more of us will meet in Madrid for discussing all the applications, doubts and aspects of this fascinating method.
Information on the program, registration, contact, etc. is available in the official site of the Symposium.
See you in Madrid!
Jesús, Markus and Sole
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Jesús Marugán-Lobón
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Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
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Markus Bastir
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