We are excited to have Chrisiam Kammerer as one of our plenaries! ipc7.site #fossilfriday #ipc7 #Capetown #paleontology

✨ We are thrilled to have 6 fantastic plenary speakers at IPC7 in Cape Town! Today we’re excited to introduce Dr. Christian Kammerer from North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, USA We’re delighted to have him as part of IPC7!

Register to IPC7 and don't miss Kristi Curry Rogers talk 🤩 www.ipc7.site

Don't miss our palaeoart exhibition! www.ipc7.site

✨ We are thrilled to have 6 fantastic plenary speakers at IPC7 in Cape Town! Today we’re excited to introduce Dr. Kristi Curry Rogers from Macalester College, USA We’re delighted to have her as part of IPC7 🔗 More info on the IPC7 website 👉www.ipc7.site

Don't miss our palaeoart exhibition! www.ipc7.site

🌍Explore South Africa with IPC7! From iconic fossil sites to breathtaking landscapes, our fieldtrips offer unforgettable experiences for every paleontology enthusiast. ✨ Spots are now open for registration! Check our website 👉 www.ipc7.site

✨ IPC7 is proudly supported by our amazing partners: 🤝 Together, we make this congress possible 🌍 Bringing the global palaeontology community together ipc7.site 🌟 South African National Convention Bureau 🌟 International Palaeontological Association

✨ IPC7 is proudly supported by the National Research Foundation & the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 🤝 Together with our other sponsors, making this congress possible www.ipc7.site

🚨 TRAVEL GRANTS 🚨 The symposium “Advances on the histology of the mineralised tissues of vertebrates”, proudly sponsored by Anatomical Record, is offering 👇 💸 5 Travel Grants 💰 US$1000 each 🎓 For postgraduate students (including postdocs) ⚠️Only for symposium delegates

🌍Explore South Africa with IPC7! From iconic fossil sites to breathtaking landscapes, our fieldtrips offer unforgettable experiences for every paleontology enthusiast. ✨ Spots are now open for registration! Check our website 👉 www.ipc7.site

📢 Travel Grants Alert! All IPC7 travel grant applications close next week! Don’t miss your chance to apply! 📅 Apply now before March 20! 🔗www.ipc7.site #IPC7 #TravelGrant #Palaeontology

Post-Conference Field Trip ⛏️ ✨Trans-Karoo Excursion: from ice floes to desert dunes✨ 🗓️ 4 - 12 December 2026 📍 Start/End: Cape Town 👩‍🏫 Leader: Roger Smith and Bruce Rubidge 💰 ~R42 760 per person single. ~R39 045 per person sharing 👥 15 participants Don’t miss it!

Posy-Conference Field Trip ⛏️ ✨Devonian Ecosystems Fieldtrip✨ 🗓️ 4 - 9 December 2026 📍 Start/End: Gqeberha 👩‍🏫 Leader: Rob Gess 💰 ~R22 000 per person 👥 13 participants Don’t miss it! 🔗 More info & registration on the IPC7 website 👉 www.ipc7.site

Pre-Conference Field Trip ⛏️ ✨Day trip to West Coast Fossil Park✨ 🗓️ 29 Nov 2026 📍 Start/End: Cape Town 👩‍🏫 Leader: Pippa Haarhoff, Fay-yaad Toefy, and Roger Smith 💰 ~R1 000 per person 👥 25-28 participants 🔗 More info👉www.ipc7.site

In this #FossilFriday, submit your abstract for the IPC7! 👩‍💻

Judith Pardo-Pérez and I are organizing a dedicated ichthyosaur symposium at @ipc7.bsky.social 🤩 Hope to see very many interesting abstracts! Get in touch if there are questions.

🏡 Affordable accommodation available at UCT student residences, within walking distance of the conference venue. 🍳 Breakfast options available. 📝 Complete the form on our website to secure your room: www.ipc7.site ⏳ Limited availability.

Pre-Conference Field Trip ⛏️ ✨The Lower-Middle Palaeozoic of the Cederberg: Cape Supergroup✨ 🗓️ 25–28 Nov 2026 📍 Start/End: Cape Town 👩‍🏫 Leader: Cameron Penn-Clarke 💰 ~R13 000 per person 👥 15 participants Don’t miss it! 🔗 More info & registration on the IPC7 website 👉 www.ipc7.site

🚨DEADLINE: 28th FEBRUARY! 🚨 Dont miss your opportunity to apply! ✍️ All the info in ipc7.site @PalPSSA

Pre-Conference Field Trip ⛏️ ✨Exploring the Triassic–Jurassic boundary in southern Africa✨ 🗓️ 24–28 Nov 2026 📍 Start/End: Bloemfontein 👩‍🏫 Leaders: Emese Bordy & Jonah Choiniere 💰 ~R13 000 pp 👥 7–14 pax 🔗 More info & registration 👉 www.ipc7.site

🚨 IPC7 registration is OPEN! 🚨 ⏰ Early Bird rates available until 31 August. Save your spot and start planning your IPC7 experience! 🔗 Submit your abstract 👉 www.ipc7.site

🚨 IPC7 registration is OPEN! 🚨 ⏰ Early Bird rates available until 31 August. Save your spot and start planning your IPC7 experience! 🔗 Submit your abstract 👉 www.ipc7.site

📢 Abstract submission for IPC7 is now open! We invite researchers to submit their abstracts through our web 📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026 🔗 Submit your abstract: www.ipc7.site #IPC7 #Paleontology #AbstractSubmission #CapeTown

Travel Grant Opportunity! Unicred will provide funding for airfare to enable an Argentinian professional (i.e. not a student or postdoctoral fellow) to attend the upcoming IPC7 meeting. The grant covers: ✈️ Return airfare

🎓 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

🎓 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

🎓 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

🎓 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

🎓 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

📣 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

📣 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

Symposia 🔍 There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7. 📢 Today we highlight: ✨Freshwater paleoecosystems✨

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✨

Symposia 🔍 There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7. 📢 Today we highlight: ✨ Disease in the fossil record✨

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✨

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✨

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

Symposia 🔍 Among our 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium. Today we are pleased to feature: ✨ Paleobionics: the biomechanical factors that drive evolution✨

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]

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✨

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✨

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

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]

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✨

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]

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

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✨

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✨

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]