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

显生界的关键转变：中美合作研究过去6亿年生命历史重大事件的圆桌会议EAR-1332320王晓明，洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆雷·伯纳，霍华德大学大卫·博特杰，南加州大学奈杰尔·休斯，加州大学河滨分校王向东，南京古生物与地质研究所在过去的20年里，在中国身上发现了一些最令人兴奋的化石发现。壮观的化石被曝光，这些化石以前是闻所未闻或想象不到的，从前寒武纪的胚胎、寒武纪的基础动物群体、导致陆地入侵的过渡性鱼类、保存精美的中生代植物、鸟类和恐龙，以及大量的新生代哺乳动物。伴随着如此史无前例的发现清单，中国地质和古生物学的资金也出现了同样史无前例的增长。在这种令人兴奋的背景下，美中古生物学家和相关地质学科之间的合作蓬勃发展。在这些广泛的合作中，我们可以收获很多。来自美国的专家将创新方法以及大量现有知识带到谈判桌上，而中国科学家迅速获得了最先进的实践，并利用这些合作从中国来源获得额外资金。PIS计划邀请大约50名古生物学家(~20名美国人)和相关的地球科学家和来自美国和中国的学生，以及中国相关资助机构的管理人员，在昆明参加为期四天的研讨会，中国。中国科学家和学生的参赛费用由中国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.