9th International Symposium on the on the Ordovician System, 7th International Graptolite Conference & Field Meeting of the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy

ALBANESI, GUILLERMO L.; ORTEGA, GLADYS; ACEÑOLAZA, FLORENCIO G.; ACEÑOLAZA, GUILLERMO F.; PERALTA, SILVIO H.; BERESI, MATILDE S.

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Lugar: Beijing; Año: 2003 vol. 27 p. 130 - 131

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The ?9th International Symposium on the Ordovician System, 7th International GraptoliteConference & Field Meeting of the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy? commenced on August 12, 2003, by receiving in San Juan City to all participants of the pre-symposia field trip through the Precordillera of Mendoza and San Juan provinces, western Argentina. On August 13, the field trip began with the purpose to show significant Lower Paleozoic outcrops from diverse settings of the Precordillera geological province. This fivedaysexcursion was led by Drs. S. H. Peralta, G. Ortega, S. Heredia, F. Cañas, G. L. Albanesi, M. S. Beresi and M. Carrera (from diverse universities and research centers of Argentina), who introduced and explained different aspects of Ordovician and Silurian geology and paleontology of the basin.