Critical Transitions Across the Phanerozoic: A Roundtable Workshop on Sino-US Collaborative Research on Major Events in the History of Life during the Past 600 Million Years

显生宙的关键转变：中美6亿年来重大生命事件合作研究圆桌研讨会王晓明，洛杉矶县自然博物馆，ray Bernor，霍华德大学，david Bottjer，南加州大学，nigel Hughes，加州大学河滨分校，王向东，南京古生物地质研究所摘要在过去的20年里，一些最激动人心的化石发现已经在中国发现。从前寒武纪的胚胎、寒武纪的基础动物群、导致入侵陆地的过渡鱼类、保存完好的中生代植物、鸟类和恐龙，以及大量的新生代哺乳动物，这些前所未闻或难以想象的壮观化石被揭示出来。在发现数量如此之多的同时，中国地质学和古生物学的研究经费也出现了前所未有的增长。在这种令人兴奋的背景下，中美古生物学家和相关地质学科之间的合作正在蓬勃发展。在这些广泛的合作中可以获得很多东西。来自美国的专家带来了创新的方法和大量现有的知识，而中国科学家则迅速掌握了最先进的实践，并利用这些合作从中国获得了额外的资金。pi计划邀请约50名古生物学家（约20名美国人）、相关地球科学家和中美学生，以及中国相关资助机构的管理人员，在中国昆明参加为期四天的研讨会。中国科学家和学生参加的费用将由国家自然科学基金承担。

Critical Transitions across the Phanerozoic: A Roundtable Workshop on Sino-US Collaborative Research on Major Events in the History of Life during the Past 600 Million YearsEAR-1332320Xiaoming Wang, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural HistoryRay Bernor, Howard UniversityDavid Bottjer, University of Southern CaliforniaNigel Hughes, University of California, RiversideXiangdong Wang, Nanjing Institute of Palaeontology and GeologyABSTRACTIn the past 20 years, some of the most exciting fossil discoveries have been found in China. Spectacular fossils are brought to light that are previously unheard of or unimagined, ranging from Precambrian embryos, Cambrian basal animal groups, transitional fishes leading to invasion of land, exquisitely preserved Mesozoic plants, birds and dinosaurs, and an abundance of Cenozoic mammals. Such an unprecedented inventory of discoveries is accompanied by an equally unprecedented increase in funding for Chinese geology and paleontology. Amid this exciting context, collaborations between US and Chinese paleontologists and related geologic disciplines are flourishing. There is much to be gained in these broad collaborations. Specialists from the US bring to the table innovative approaches as well as a large existing body of knowledge, whereas Chinese scientists have rapidly acquired the state-of-the-art practice, and have leveraged these collaborations for additional funding from Chinese sources. PIs plan to bring approximately 50 paleontologists (~20 American) and related geoscientists and students from US and China, as well as administrators of relevant Chinese funding agencies, for a four-day workshop in Kunming, China. Cost for the participation of Chinese scientists and students will be borne by the Natural National Science Foundation of China.