Annual Report 2010 of the Russian Paleogene Commission

Participation on the International and Russian Conferences and Meetings: Annual Meeting Russian Paleogene Commission took place on April 6 2010 in Saint Petersburg (All Russian Geological Institute, VSEGEI). 17 Members of Commission visited to this Meeting. Agenda of this Meeting: Akhmetiev M.A (Geological Institute RAS, Moscow. Introduction. Information on Paleogene Commission activity, 2009. Nikolaeva I.A. (VSEGEI, Saint Petersburg). Early and Middle Eocene deep-water ostracodes . (North Caucasus monocline and Russian plate). Iakovleva A.I., Aleksandrova G.N. (Geological Institute RAS, Moscow) Preliminary palynological data studying Paleocene-Eocene deposits borehole 10 (Russko-Polyansky area, Omsk district, South Siberia). Beniamovsky V.N. (Geological Institute RAS, Moscow) Paleocene-Eocene foraminifera of the section Bore-hole 10 (Russko-Polyansky area, Omsk district, South Siberia), (taxonomical, stratigraphical and palaeogeograpjical aspects). Akhmetiev M.A., Zaporozhets N.I. (Geological Institute RAS, Moscow). Palynological data of the Tavda formation (including Azolla-beds) of the section Bore-hole 8 (Russko-Polyansky area, Omsk district, South Siberia). Vassilieva O.N. (Institute Geology and Geochemistry RAS, Ekaterinburg) Paleogene biostratigraphy of the Pre-Caspian basin on dinocysts (zones, correlation). Zakrevskaya E.Yu. (Vernadsky Geological Museum, Moscow). Problems of correlation Lutetian lower boundary by nummulites, planktonic foraminifera and nannoplankton at the Crimea and Caucasus sections. Fregatova N.A. (All Russian Oil-Prospecting Institute (VNIGRI, Saint Petersburg). Foraminifera and stratigraphy of the Paleocene-Eocene key-section Mamechinsk peninsula (Okhotsk-sea zone, South Koryakia, North- West Kamchatka). Bakieva L.B. (Tyumen Oil-Gas University, West Siberia). Informational Report of joint magisters program between Tyumen Oil-Gas University (Russia) and Royal Holloway University of London (Great Britain). II. Symposium Paleogene events on Middle-High latitudes of Central Eurasia, (Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological association of Moscow department All Russian Palaeontological Society) Palaeontological Institute RAS. Moscow January, 25-26. 2010: Akhmetiev M.A., Zaporozhets N.I. Middle-Late Eocene transition Azolla beds at the Tavda Formation West Siberian Plate (Conditions of origin). Aleksandrova G.N., Iakovleva A.I., Oreshkina T.V., Radionova E.P. PETM -events the West-Siberian key – sections by dinocysts and diatoms studying. Beniamovsky V.N. Paleoecosystem reorganization Early Paleogene foraminifera associations of the Turgay trough and West Siberian plate. III. Scientific Readings by Memory professor M.V. Muratov “Problem of North Eurasia regional geology”. Geological-Prospecting University, Moscow April 15, 2010. Zakrevskaya E.Yu. Significance of the Nemkov G.I. investigations of Paleogene Stratigtaphy by nummulites. Gladenkov A.Yu. Date and correlation Cenosoic deposits North East and Far East Russian Regions by diatoms. Beniamovsky V.N. Infrazonal Crimea-Caucasus Earle Paleogene scale by planktonic foraminifera. Check of lower boundaries Zelandian, Thanetian and Lutetian stages. (South Russia Paleogene). IV International Symposia: International Symposium on Foraminigera Forams 2010, September 5-10 2010: Zakrevskaya E.Yu. New data about Paleogene nummulites and orthophragmines in Black Sea Lawland and Ukranian platforme. 4-eme Congress Francais de Stratigraphie (beginning of September 2010), Paris: Aleksandrova G.N., Iakovleva A.I. Paleogeographical reconstructions of Southwestern Siberia during the Early Paleogene by dinocyssts. Iakovleva A.I. Palynological reconstruction of the Eocene paleoenvironments in south of Western Siberia. Musatov V.A. Early Paleogene Nannoplankton of the Volga-River area. VIII European Palaeobotanical Congress (Budapest, Summer, 2010). (Topic by T.M. Kodrul). At Oktober-Noveber 2010 Members of Paleogene Commission must be take part else two Meeting: Kryshtofovich A.N. Reading Memories (Saint Petersburg, October 26-27 2010 ) (topics Akhmetiev M.A., Herman A.B., Kodrul T.M., Moisseeva M.G.. Aleksandrova G.N.). Meyen S.V. reading Memories 75 – Birthday (Moscow, November, 17-18) (topics by Akhmetiev M.A., Kodrul T.M.) Doctors Thesis (More high, second level): Zykin V.S. (Novosibirsk, February, 2010) Late Cenozoic West Siberia (Oligocene, Neogene). Zakrevskaya E.Yu. Paleogene Nummulitidae of Russia (preliminary presentation of Doctor Thesis, October 2010). In 2010, 27 papers and 3 Monographies were published Members of Paleogene Commision of Russia. 2010 Paleogene Commission of Russia number 43 and 6 Foreign Members from 13 towns, 22 Organizations (Ac. Sci. of Russia, Universities, Geological-prospecting expeditions, States and Governments Museums). The main tasks for Members of Paleogene Commision investigation in nearest feature: Final Investigations of bore hole Paleogene sections (NN 2, 8, 9, 10) Russko-Polyansky area, Omsk district West Siberia) by dinocysts, diatom, radiolaria, foraminifera, magnetostratigraphy. Continuation of paleontological investigations Paleogene deposits of new bore-holes key-sections at the Omsk district West Siberian plate. Check in main Russian key-sections the boundary positions Lower Paleogene Stratigraphic stages by new interpretations, (according to decisions International Paleogene Subcommission).

Report by M.A. Akhmetiev, Chairman