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Workshop format

Two keynote lectures outlining the state-of the-art of crustacean ichnology, one on modern burrowers and one on the fossil record. Peter Dworschak (Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. Austria) and Noelia Carmona (Conicet, Argentina) have accepted to be the invited speakers.
Presentations by attendants, oral or poster. All attendants should contribute with a presentation. If possible, the presentations will be grouped to serve as a preparation for topic discussions.

Round tables for discussion.

Discussion around actual specimens, mostly fossil. Participants are welcome to bring their own material for discussion.

Fieldtrip(s)
Visit to outcrops in the surroundings of Lepe to study fossil crustacean burrows in marginal marine Miocene and Pliocene deposits of the Guadalquivir basin. Visit to the Flecha de Nueva Umbria, a 12-km-long sand barrier located at the mouth of the Piedras River in Lepe to study modern burrowers.

Program (provisionary)

Sunday May 30th. Arrival to Lepe. Find more details under “Travel”.
Monday 31st. Workshop presentation. Invited lectures by Peter Dworschak and Noelia Carmona. Oral presentations. Welcome lunch offered by the Lepe City Council.
Tuesday June 1st. Fieldwork in the surroundings of Lepe to study fossil crustacean burrows.
Wednesday 2nd. Oral and poster presentations. Discussion. Work with fossil specimens. Evening boat trip along the Rio Piedras estuary (led by Dr. Juan Antonio Morales, University of Huelva).
Thursday 3rd. Oral presentations and discussion. In the afternoon, visit to the Flecha de Nueva Umbría to study modern fiddler crab bioturbation.
Friday 4th. Oral presentations and discussion. Farewell dinner.
Saturday 5th. Departure of participants.