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ANNUALREPORT2017

March2018

__________________________________ANNUALREPORT2017INSTITUTCATALÀDEPALEONTOLOGIAMIQUELCRUSAFONT

DAVIDM.ALBADirector

©InstitutCatalàdePaleontologiaMiquelCrusafont2018

InstitutCatalàdePaleontologiaMiquelCrusafont(ICP),

UniversitatAutònomadeBarcelona.

EdificiICTA-ICP,c/Columness/n,CampusdelaUAB,

08193CerdanyoladelVallès,Barcelona.

Museudel’ICP

c/EscolaIndustrial23,08201Sabadell,Barcelona.

Patrons:

Memberof:

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AnnualReport2017InstitutCatalàdePaleontologiaMiquelCrusafont

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WELCOMETOTHEICPGreetingsfromtheDirector_______________________________________________________________________

AttheICPweareconvincedthatPaleontology,asadisciplinehalfwaybetweenBiologyand

Geology, shouldmake fundamental contributions not only to the history of life, but also to

evolutionary theory. This is why the research performed at the ICP clearly follows a

paleobiological approach. In other words, for us it is not enough to know how past livingbeingswereandwhataretheirkinshiprelationshipswithextantones.Wealsoaimtoknow

how they lived,how theymoved,what theyate,how theydevelopedand reproduced,how

theyinteractedwithoneanother,whatenvironmenttheyinhabitedand,ultimately,howpastinteractionsbetweenorganismsandenvironmenthaveshapedtheecosystemsthatweknow

today.Itispreciselytheaccesstodeeptime(orgeologicaltime,theonewhichismeasuredin

millions and millions of years), by means of the study of fossil remains, what provides

PaleobiologywithauniqueperspectiveofutmostimportanceforunderstandingwhyandhowlivingbeingshaveevolvedinrelationtotheenvironmentthansurroundsthemthroughEarth’s

history.

Forour research team, it is important toperformall the various stepsofpaleontological

research,beginningwithfieldwork(excavationsandsamplings),continuingwiththestudyandanalysisoffossilremains,andendingwiththepublicationanddisseminationoftheresults.In

theseregards,thebasictaskofdescriptionandtaxonomicidentificationoftheremainsisstill

anessentialaspectofourwork.However,moreandmore,thestudyandanalysisofthefossils

is carriedoutusingmore sophisticatedandcomputer-assisted techniques.Mostnoteworthyamongthemarevirtualpaleontologyandthree-dimensionalvisualizationtechniques,suchas

X-ray computed tomography,which enables the non-invasive study of the internal anatomy

preservedbyfossilremains.Alsoparticularlyremarkablearetheanalyticaltechniquesallowingforquantitativecomparisonsandanalyses,suchas3Dgeometricmorphometrics,phylogenetic

reconstructionsoftware,ornumericalanalysesofpaleobiodiversitydynamics,justtomention

afewexamples.

The specialized technicians of the ICP, in turn, perform a fundamental step betweenfieldwork and research, consisting in thepreparation and conservationof the fossil remains

that constitute the paleontological collections of our Institute. These collections are

continuouslygrowingthankstotheexcavationsandsamplingsperformedbyourresearchers.

However, before being able to study a particular specimen, it is required that specializedtechnicianscarryoutaprocessofpaleontologicalpreparation(cleaning,consolidationand, if

necessary, reintegration). The process of paleontological preparation not only enables the

manipulationoffossils,butitalsoguaranteestheirproperconservationoncedepositedinthe

collections. This process is of utmost significance, given that fossils are ourmain source ofdata.Inthisregard,theICPaimstobecomethebenchmarkcenterinCataloniawithregardto


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the conservation of the paleontological heritage of vertebrates. This is why we offer our

technical advice, in this and any other paleontological matter, to those institutions and

companiesthatrequestit.

Besidespaleontologicalresearch,preparationandconservation,attheICPwefurtherplaceparticular importance to outreach activities to popularize paleontological heritage. In this

regard,exhibitingthefossilsisnotenough;itisrequiredtodisseminatetothegeneralpublic

ourresearchresults,soastomakeunderstandablethestoriesthathideinallthesepetrified

bones. Transmittingpaleontological knowledge to society, especially basedon the finds andresearchresultsofourinvestigators,isforusaheartwarmingmoralobligation.Inthewordsof

the late North-American paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould: “Science is an integral part of

culture.It’snotthisforeignthing,donebyanarcanepriesthood.It’soneofthegloriesofthe

humanintellectualtradition”.ThisiswhyattheICPwehavethevocationtomakeitavailabletothosewhoareinterestedtheconceptualandmaterialtoolsthatenableaculturalandludic

useofpaleontologicalheritage.Andwedosonotonlybymeansoftheexhibitionhallsofthe

ICPMuseum,locatedatthecenterofSabadell,butalsobycollaboratingintheestablishmentand management of a network of local paleontological interpretation centers all over the

country.Moreover,atthesetimesoframpantantiscientificandcreationistoffensive,wefeela

dutytohelpdisseminatingoneofthemostrelevantscientificfactstocomprehendtheplaceof

humanbeinginnature:organicevolution.Idonotwanttofinishwithoutaddressingthoseyoungstersthat,captivatedbythesecrets

ofevolution,perceivethegrandeurinthisviewoflife(theonealludedbyCharlesDarwinon

the last sentence of the Origin of Species) and aim to devote themselves to Paleontology.

Becoming a researcher, from any discipline, is not an easy task... It requires a lot of study,tenacity,andsacrifice.Andyet, ifyour fascination for fossilsandyourcuriosity forevolution

transcendanylogicalargument,ifitisalreadytoolateforyou,thenIcanonlyadviseyoutolet

yourselvesbeguidedbyyourvocation.Thatyougettrainedinlifeandearthsciences,thatyou

beambitiousandrealisticatthesametime,andthatyoutrytoputyourtalentattheserviceofpaleontological research.You,asyoungpeople,arethefuture,notonlyofthe ICP,butof

thepaleontologicalprofessionandofthescientificcommunityasawhole.Andonlyyou,ifyou

choosethecorrectquestions,mighthopetoanswerthemultipleenigmasaboutthehistoryoflifethatthusfarremainunsettled.

Withmywarmestgreetings,

DavidM.AlbaDirector


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INDEX_______________________________________________________________________COVER...........................................................................................................................................1

WELCOMETOTHEICP...................................................................................................................5

INDEX.............................................................................................................................................7FOREWORD...................................................................................................................................9

PART1.OVERVIEWOFTHEICP

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................13

History....................................................................................................................................13Mission...................................................................................................................................13

Scientificview.........................................................................................................................14

Foresight................................................................................................................................14

ORGANIZATION...........................................................................................................................17Legalstructure.......................................................................................................................17

Organizationchart..................................................................................................................17

Governingorgans...................................................................................................................18Executiveandmanagerialhierarchy......................................................................................19

Committeesandcommissions...............................................................................................20

Personnel...............................................................................................................................22

RESEARCH....................................................................................................................................23Scientificpolicy.......................................................................................................................25

MesozoicFaunas....................................................................................................................26

Neogene&QuaternaryFaunas..............................................................................................26

Paleoprimatology&HumanPaleontology.............................................................................27EvolutionaryPaleobiology......................................................................................................28

TECHNICALDEPARTMENTS.........................................................................................................31

Departmentalorganization....................................................................................................31

Outreach&Communication..................................................................................................31Management&HumanResources........................................................................................32

ResearchSupport&ExternalServices...................................................................................32

PART2.ICPACTIVITIES2017RESEARCHOUTPUTS...................................................................................................................37

Publications............................................................................................................................37

Contributionstomeetings.....................................................................................................38

Scientificproduction,productivity,andimpact.....................................................................39Leadership,collaborations,andinternationalization.............................................................46

PhDDissertations...................................................................................................................51

Fieldwork................................................................................................................................52


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FUNDRAISING..............................................................................................................................53

Competitivefundsandprovisionofservices.........................................................................53

Competitivefundingsources.................................................................................................55

Provisionofservices...............................................................................................................59RESEARCHSUPPORTANDKNOWLEDGETRANSFER....................................................................61

Researchsupport...................................................................................................................61

Provisionofservices...............................................................................................................62

Training..................................................................................................................................63OUTREACHANDCOMMUNICATION...........................................................................................67

Website..................................................................................................................................67

Socialnetworks......................................................................................................................71

Pressreleases.........................................................................................................................72Museumvisitors.....................................................................................................................72

Museumactivities..................................................................................................................73

OutreachactivitiesoutsidetheMuseum...............................................................................74OutreachactivitiesthroughoutCatalonia..............................................................................76

HUMANRESOURCES...................................................................................................................79

Staffpersonnel.......................................................................................................................79

Continuoustraining................................................................................................................81GapAnalysis...........................................................................................................................82

OTM-Revaluation..................................................................................................................85

HRS4RActionPlan..................................................................................................................86

STRATEGICMANAGEMENT.........................................................................................................89SWOTAnalysis........................................................................................................................89

StrategicPlan.........................................................................................................................95

FINALNOTE.................................................................................................................................97

APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................99SCIpapers(indexedinJCR)....................................................................................................99

Papersinotherinternationaljournals.................................................................................104

Papersinnationaljournals...................................................................................................104Booksandeditedvolumes...................................................................................................104

Bookchapters......................................................................................................................104

Conferenceproceedings......................................................................................................106

SCIabstracts(indexedinJCR)..............................................................................................106Otherabstracts....................................................................................................................107

Disseminationpapers...........................................................................................................112


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FOREWORDFromdeeptimetothefuture_______________________________________________________________________

This yearhasbeenmost intenseat the InstitutCatalàdePaleontologiaMiquelCrusafont

(ICP). It can be considered a transitional year, being characterized by the resignation of the

former director, ICREA research professor Dr. Salvador Moyà-Solà, in effect since 27 April2017. This decision will allow him to continue more intensively his research activity as an

ICREAResearchProfessorattheICP.However,itwasmainlymotivatedbyhisconvictionthat,

after more than ten years leading the institution, renewed energies were required at its

forefront.Therefore,thisisnotatimeoffarewell,butratherofthankfulness,foralloftheeffortsand

sacrifice that he has devoted to the ICP throughout all these years. Even if the merits are

attributabletothewholeICPstaff,hislegacyinthisregardishuge,becauseconsolidatingtheICPasaCERCAcenterenabledittogrowandconsolidateitfurtherasarenownedinstitution

at the international level. Unfortunately, as a result of the economical crisis, the current

dimensions of the ICP are far from those initially envisioned. Yet, in spite of all the harsh

difficulties,Moyà-SolàmanagedtomaintaintheICPafloatwithremarkablelevelsofscientificproductionandproductivity,evenifinasortofprecarious‘survivalmode’.

AsthenewDirectoroftheICP,itisformeagreathonorandahugechallengetotakeover

the lead. These are hard times for scientific research, especially for disciplines such as

paleontology,largelydevotedtobasicresearch.Muchworkstillremainstobedone,andthereare still many pitfalls and threats lurking out there that cannot be dismissed beforehand.

Therefore,thereisnoroomforimprovisationcareful:planningandforeseeingarerequired,so

as to find the adequate balance between realism and ambitiousness that is required to

succeed.When you are walking along the brink of the abyss, sometimes it is necessary to keep

moving to prevent falling off the cliff; but in other occasions, it is necessary to stop for a

minute,lookbrieflyattheroadbehind,andtakeadeepbreath,inordertoresumethecorrectpath with renewed energies. This is what 2017 has represented to the ICP, having been

intenselydevotedtotheconfectionofanewStrategicPlan(2018-2021)aswellasanAction

Plantowardtheimplementationofhumanresourcesexcellenceinresearch.

In ultimate term, the aim is to rescue the ICP from its current ‘survival mode’ andprogressively consolidate it, slowly but surely, as one of the leading research institutions in

vertebrate paleobiology at the international level, as well as the benchmark institution

regarding the conservation of the paleontological heritage from Catalonia. If we have

succeeded,onlytimewilltell.


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PART1OVERVIEWOFTHEICP__________________________________

EstablishedasaCERCAcenterin2006,theICPistheheirofalongstandingtraditionofvertebrate

paleontologyresearchinCatalonia.Itowesitsexistencetoseveralsucceedinggenerationsof

paleobiologistsdevotedtodeciphertheintricaciesofthehistoryoflifebasedonthe

extraordinaryfossilrecordfromCatalonia.Ourmissionisfocusedonresearch,conservationand

disseminationofvertebrateandhumanpaleontologyatthehighestinternationallevel.

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INTRODUCTIONResearch,conservation,anddisseminationinvertebratepaleontology_______________________________________________________________________

HistoryThe Institut Català de PaleontologiaMiquel Crusafont (ICP) is the heir of a longstanding

tradition of vertebrate paleontology research in Catalonia. It owes its existence to several

succeeding generations of paleontologists that have devoted their professional careers to

deciphertheintricaciesofthehistoryoflifeandthepaleobiologyofextinctorganismsbasedontheextraordinaryCatalanfossilrecord.

The ICP is the successor of the former Instituto Provincial de Paleontología de Sabadell

(IPS),foundedin1969undertheauspicesoftheDiputaciódeBarcelonathankstotheefforts

and charisma of paleontologist Miquel Crusafont—the ‘father’ of the Catalan school ofvertebratepaleontology.AfterbeingrenamedinhishonorafterCrusafont’sdeceasein1983,

and coinciding with the incorporation of a new generation of researchers, the Institut de

Paleontologia M. Crusafont witnessed a couple of successful decades. Nonetheless, by the

early2000sitwasinperilofbecomingalocalmuseumanditsprospectsweremostuncertain.ThesituationoftheIPSwasrevertedin2006,thankstotherefoundationoftheICPwithin

the frameworkof theCERCAprogram (ResearchCenters of Catalonia) of theGeneralitat de

Catalunya.Thelastdecadehasbeenmostsuccessfulintermsofresearch,butnotexemptofproblems due to the effects of global financial crisis since 2012, which have restrained the

growthoftheICPandtheimplementationofseveralotheraspects.

MissionOur mission is focused on research, conservation and dissemination of vertebrate and

human paleontology at the highest international level. We perform research based on thefollowingpremises:

• Fieldwork and collection-based research, focused on the extraordinarily rich fossilvertebraterecordfromCatalonia.

• Adherence to a paleobiological approach that departs from the classical descriptivepaleontology (oriented toward stratigraphy), and instead aims to test evolutionary and

macroecologicalhypotheseswithintheframeworkoflifesciences.

• Theuseofmodernvisualizationandanalyticaltechniques(fromCTtopaleohistology).

• Thedistinctionofdifferentresearchgroups,eachonewithclearresearchaimsandscope.Otherimportantaspectsofourmissioninclude:

• TheconservationofthepaleontologicalheritageofCatalonia.

• The communication of the research results to the general public bymeans of scientificdissemination.


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• Thetransferofpaleontologicalknowledgetothebenefitofsocietyasawholebymeansof

trainingandoutreachactivities,aswellastheprovisionofservices.

ScientificviewOurviewofpaleontologicalresearchisbasedonthefollowingpremises:

• Amodernapproachtopaleontologicalresearchmustbegroundedonthepaleobiologicalapproach,whichenvisionspaleontologyasdeeplyentrenchedamonglifesciences.

• Among life sciences, paleobiology has a voice of its own by uniquely providing directaccess to life in the past, thereby adding a deep-time perspective that is essential for

testinghypothesesonageologicaltimescale.

• Paleobiology is not only an idiographic (descriptive) discipline that contributes to theprogressintheknowledgeofthehistoryoflifeonEarth,butalsoanomotheticdiscipline

basedonarigorousandquantitativehypothesis-testingframework.

• Paleobiological research must be therefore guided by clear research aims and specific

hypothesestobetested.

• Vertebrates have the greatest potential among continental animals and therefore thestudyoftheir fossil record ismostpromisingfor investigatingtheevolutionofterrestrial

ecosystemsinrelationtopaleoenvironmentalchangesthroughtime.

• Althoughpaleobiologyismostlydevotedtobasic(fundamental)research,ithasimportantimplicationsforotherdisciplinesamonglifesciences,suchasevolutionarybiology,ecology

andconservation(paleo)biology.

• Furthermore, paleobiological research is not devoid of applicability and has a greatpotentialwithregardtoknowledgetransferrelatedtoculturalheritage.

• Finally,humanoriginsandevolutionneedtobeapproachedfollowingthesamescientific

methodsasthatforanyothergroupofanimals,asregularlydoneinthesubdisciplinesofpaleoprimatologyandpaleoanthropology.

Foresight

Ourmidtermstrategicforesightincludesthefollowingchallenges:

• Performhigh-impactpaleobiologicalresearchattheinternationallevel.

• Promote the international visibilityof the ICPas aworldwide renownedandbenchmarkcenterinvertebratepaleontologyandpaleoanthropologyresearch.

• Contribute to the recuperation, conservation and dissemination of the paleontologicalheritage of Catalonia, including its valorization through research and the promotion of

paleontologicaltourismbasedonit.

• Contribute to solving current societal challenges,with emphasis on the development ofmoreefficientenvironmentalpoliciestofaceclimaticchange,bymeansofprovidingdata

on a geological timescale as well as by testing macroecological and evolutionary

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• Makepaleontologicalknowledgeanditsevolutionaryimplicationsaccessibletothesociety

as a whole, bymeans of scientific dissemination, outreach, and training activities, withemphasisonhumankind’soriginsandplaceinnature.

• Performknowledgetransferactivitiesbyprovidingspecializedpaleontologicalservicestoresearchandeducationalinstitutions,publicadministrations,andprivatecompanies.


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ORGANIZATIONResearchgroups,researchsupport,communicationandmanagement_______________________________________________________________________

LegalstructureTheICPisapublicresearchinstituteestablishedasanon-profitfoundationendowedwith

publicfunds,withtheGeneralitatdeCatalunyaandtheUniversitatAutònomadeBarcelonaas

patrons.The staff is composedof ca.50people (researchers, techniciansandadministrative

staff), including a Director and a GeneralManagerwith executive powers delegated by thepatrons.Ascurrentlyconceived,theICPisanautonomousresearchinstitutefromtheCERCA

institution (Research Centers of Catalonia), which has scientific excellence as its main

objective.ItissupervisedbyitspatronsandanexternalScientificAdvisoryBoard,andguided

byaDirector,whoplansthescientificpolicyandstrategicgoals.

Organizationchart

AnewOrganizationChart,proposedbytheDirector,wasapproved in late2017,withthe

aimtofacilitatethecoordinationbetweentechnicalareastowardtheattainmentofcommon

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Thehierarchicalstructureofourorganizationcanbesubdividedintothefollowingbodies:

• Governingorgans.

• Executivepositions.

• Researchgroups.

• Technicaldepartments.

GOVERNINGORGANS EXECUTIVEPOSITIONS RESEARCHGROUPS TECHNICALDEPARTMENTSBoardofPatrons ScientificDirectorship MesozoicFaunas Outreach&Communication

DelegatedCommission GeneralManagership Neogene&QuaternaryFaunas Management&HumanResources

ScientificAdvisoryBoard SteeringCommitteePaleoprimatology&Human

Paleontology

ResearchSupport&External

ServicesDirectorship EvolutionaryPaleobiology

Governingorgans• Board of Patrons: It is the highest governing, administrative and representative organ,

withoutprejudicethatsomeofitsfunctionsmaybedelegated.

§ Delegated Commission: Designated by the Board of Patrons to delegate some of itsfunctions.

§ ScientificAdvisoryBoard:AdvisoryorgandesignatedbytheBoardofPatrons.

ü Director:DesignatedbytheBoardofPatrons.

o SteeringCommittee:Consultinganddecision-makingorgan,designatedbytheDirector.

o ScientificDirector:DesignatedbytheDirector(ifdifferent).

o Managership:DesignatedbytheDirector.

BoardofPatrons. It iscomposedoffivepatrons:threefromtheGeneralitatdeCatalunya

(60%) and two from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, 40%). Two patrons are

permanentandthreearedesignated.

BOARDOFPATRONS

TYPE POSITION NAME

Permanent MinisterfromtheGeneralitatdeCatalunyainchargeofresearch (vacant)Permanent RectoroftheUAB Dr.MargaritaArboixArzo

Designated SecretaryofUniversitiesandResearch,GeneralitatdeCatalunya ArcadiNavarroiCuartiellasDesignated DirectorGeneralofResearch,GeneralitatdeCatalunya FrancescRamonSubiradaiCurcó

Designated AVice-RectoroftheUAB ArmandSánchezBonastre

ThemainfunctionsoftheBoardofPatronsarethefollowing:

• Approval of our annual budget and investment plan, inventory, and annual financialaccounts,ensuringtheaccomplishmentoftheendowmentandthecorrectdestinationofourassetstoourfoundationalaims.

• Highestrepresentationanddefinitionofourgeneralprogramofaction.


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• AppointmentoftheDirector,oftheGeneralManager(uponproposalbytheDirector),the

PresidentoftheDelegatedCommission,andthePresidentoftheScientificAdvisoryBoard,andestablishmentoftheremunerationofexecutivepositions.

• Hiring ofworks, services and supplies, and approval of the rules of internal functioning,collaborationagreementswithotherentities,etc.

Scientific Advisory Board. It is constituted by seven senior researchers from severalcountries,includingSpain,France,ItalyandtheUSA.

SCIENTIFICADVISORYBOARD

TYPE NAME AFFILIATION

President Prof.JoséLuisSanz UniversidadAutónomadeMadrid,SpainMember Prof.MichelBrunet UniversitédePoitiers,France

Member Prof.JorgeMorales MuseoNacionaldeCienciasNaturales-CSIC,SpainMember Prof.BrianMcNab UniversityofFlorida,USA

Member Prof.DavidPilbeam HarvardUniversity,USAMember Prof.LorenzoRook UniversitàdiFirenze,Italy

Member Prof.ElisabethVrba YaleUniversity,USA

ThemainfunctionsoftheScientificAdvisoryBoardarethefollowing:

• Providingadvicewithregardtoourscientificactivities.

• ParticipationintheperiodicevaluationoftheICP.

• Eventualparticipationinspecificadvisorycommissions.Executiveandmanagerialhierarchy• Director:Dr.DavidM.Alba.

§ SteeringCommittee:Director,GeneralManager,HeadsofDepartment.§ ScientificDirector:Dr.DavidM.Alba.

ü ResearchGroups:

o MesozoicFaunas:Dr.ÀngelGalobart(HeadofGroup).

o Neogene&QuaternaryFaunas:Dr.DavidM.Alba(HeadofGroup).o Paleoprimatology&HumanPaleontology:Prof.SalvadorMoyà-Solà(Headof

Group).

o EvolutionaryPaleobiology:Prof.MeikeKöhler(HeadofGroup).

§ GeneralManager:EnricMenéndez.ü Departments:

o Outreach&Communication:PereFiguerola(HeadofDept.).

o Management&HumanResources:EnricMenéndez(HeadofDept.).o ResearchSupport&ExternalServices:Dr.JosepFortuny(HeadofDept.).

Both theDirector and theGeneralManager havemultiple functions and responsibilities,

includingsomespecificofthesepositions,aswellasothersdelegatedbytheBoardofPatrons.


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The Director. In brief, the Director has chief executive officer functions, including the

direction,organizationmanagement,executionand inspectionofourresearchactivities,and

wellasthedeterminationofthestrategicaimsoftheICPandtheproposalofaStrategicPlan

totheBoardofPatrons.TheDirectorisappointedbytheBoardofPatronsfollowinganopen,transparentandmerit-basedselectionprocessattheinternationallevel.

The General Manager. In turn, the General Manager has chief administrative officer

functions, incuding the financial, accounting and treasury management, as well asadministrative contracting and preparation of the documentation required to elaborate the

annualaccountsandbalancesheet.ItisappointedbytheBoardofPatronsuponproposalby

theDirector.

Committeesandcommissions

TheICPhasseveralcommitteesandcommissions,aimedtoboosttheinternalcoordination

aswellastopromotetheparticipationoftheICPstaffindecision-making.

Committees.Theyarethefollowing:

• Steering Committee: Involved in planning, organizational, foresight, strategic, decision-makingandadvisoryfunctions.

• Information Systems Security Committee: Involved in guaranteeing the security ofinformationsystems,thesafeguardofdata,andthefulfillmentofpersonaldataprotection

laws.

• HRS4RImplementationCommittee&WorkingGroup:InvolvedintheimplementationoftheHumanResourcesStrategyforResearchers(HRS4R)oftheEuropeanUnion.

• Non-DiscriminationCommittee: InvolvedintheimprovementandimplementationoftheEqualityPlan.

STEERINGCOMMITTEE

POSITION NAME ICPPOSITIONChair Dr.DavidM.Alba Director

Vice-Chair EnricMenéndez GeneralManagerRapporteur PereFiguerola HeadoftheOutreach&CommunicationDept.

Member Dr.JosepFortuny HeadoftheResearchSupport&ExternalServicesDpt.

INFORMATIONSYSTEMSSECURITYCOMMITTEEPOSITION NAME ICPPOSITION

Chair Dr.DavidM.Alba DirectorRapporteur PereFiguerola HeadoftheOutreach&CommunicationDept.

Member EnricMenéndez GeneralManagerITExternalConsultant JosepTorres External


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HRS4RIMPLEMENTATIONCOMMITTEEE&WORKINGGROUP

POSITION NAME ICPPOSITIONChair EnricMenéndez GeneralManager

Vice-Chair Dr.DavidM.Alba Director

Rapporteur XèniaAymerich HeadofthePreparation&ConservationAreaMember LailaPilgren ProjectManager

Member PereFiguerola HeadoftheOutreach&CommunicationDept.Member TeresaEsquirol HeadoftheMuseumArea

Member Dr.JuditMarigó RapporteuroftheResearchersCommission

NON-DISCRIMINATIONCOMMITTEEChair XèniaAymerich HeadofthePreparation&ConservationArea

Vice-Chair LailaPilgren ProjectManagerRapporteur PereFiguerola HeadoftheOutreach&CommunicationDept.

Member Dr.JuditMarigó RapporteuroftheResearchersCommission

Commissions.Theyarethefollowing:

• Researchers Commission: Involved in providing advice to the Director, the SteeringCommittee,andothercommitteesonHRS4Rimplementationandotheraspectsrelatedtoresearchers.

• Fieldwork Commission: Internal coordination of resources for paleontological fieldworkperformedandprovisionofexternalservicestothirdparties.

RESEARCHERSCOMMISSION

Chair Dr.SalvadorMoyà-Solà RepresentativeofR4(seniorexperiencedresearchers)

Vice-Chair Dr.AlbertPrieto-Márquez RepresentativeofR3(experiencedresearchers)Rapporteur Dr.JuditMarigó RepresentativeofR2(postdoctoralresearchers)

Member SílviaJovells-Vaqué RepresentativeofR1(predoctoralresearchers)

FIELDWORKCOMMISSIONChair Dr.JosepFortuny HeadoftheResearchSupport&ExternalServicesDpt.

Vice-Chair Dr.JosepM.Robles FieldworkOfficerRapporteur JordiGalindo HeadoftheFieldworkManagementArea

PERSONSINCHARGE

InformationSystemsSecurity PereFiguerola HeadoftheOutreach&CommunicationDept.Ombudsperson LailaPilgren ProjectManager

Ombudsperson PereFiguerola HeadoftheOutreach&CommunicationDept.UniversityTeachingCoordination Dr.MarcFurió Researcher

Coordination meetings. In parallel to the meetings of the established committees andcommissions,coordinationmeetingswilltakeplaceonaquarterlybasis,includingtheDirector,

theGeneralManager,theHeadsofResearchGroups,DepartmentsandAreas,andthepersons

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Persons in charge. Some staff members have specific functions in addition to those

correspondingtotheirrespectivepositionsintheOrganizationChartorinthecommitteesand

commissions:

• PersoninchargeofInformationSystemsSecurity.

• Ombudspersons.

• PersoninchargeofUniversityTeachingCoordination.

PersonnelOurpersonnelcanbedividedintothefollowingcategories:

• Staff sensustricto:Eithertenured(withapermanentcontract), temporary(witha fixed-term contract), or in tenure-track (with a fixed-term contract that may become

permanent).

ü Ownstaff:WithacontractualemploymentrelationshipwiththeICP.ü Seconded staff:Witha contractual relationshipwithother institutions (civil servants

fromtheGeneralitatdeCatalunya,researchprofessorsfromtheInstitucióCatalanade

RecercaiEstudisAvançats),butascribedtotheICP.

• Otherpersonnel:WithoutacontractualrelationshiporformalascriptiontotheICP:ü ResearchAssociates:WithawrittenagreementthatimpliesICPaffiliation.ü ResearchCollaborators:WithaverbalagreementthatimpliesICPaffiliation,including

grantees(scholarshipholderswithoutacontractualrelationshipwiththeICP)andPhD

studentswithoutgrant.

ü Other:Trainees,visitingresearchers,masterandbachelorstudents,volunteers,etc.

Researchercategories.Wedistinguishseveralprofessionalcategoriesofresearchersbased

on the EU researcher profiles (R1–R4) specified on the European Framework for Research

Careersof theEuropeanUnion.Theyaredivided intoearly-stage researchers (R1&R2)andexperiencedresearchers(R3&R4):

• R1:FirstStageResearchers(uptothepointofPhD).

• R2:RecognizedResearchers(PhDholdersnotyetfullyindependent).

• R3:EstablishedResearchers(withacertainlevelofindependence).

• R4:LeadingResearchers(leadersintheirareaorfield).


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RESEARCHERCATEGORIES

ICPCATEGORY PROFILE TYPE TYPEOFCONTRACTPredoctoralResearcher R1 Early-stage ICPpredoc/Externalagencyfixed-term(e.g.,FI,FPI,FPU)

PostdoctoralResearcher R2 Early-stageICPpostdoc/Externalagencyfixed-term(e.g.,JdC,BP,ERC

StartingGrant)

Researcher R3 ExperiencedICPtenuredortenure-track/Civilservant/Externalagency

tenure-track(e.g.,RyC,ERCConsolidatorGrant)

SeniorResearcher R4 ExperiencedICPdistinguishedresearcher/Civilservant/External

agencypermanent(e.g.,ICREA,ERCAdvancedGrant)ResearchCollaborator R1 Early-stage Verbalagreement

ResearchAssociate R2–R4Early-stage/Experienced

Writtenagreement

LabTechnician R1 Experienced ICPtechnican/Externalagencyfixed-term(e.g.,PTA)


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RESEARCHFourresearchgroupswithdefiniteaimsandscope_______________________________________________________________________

Scientificpolicy

Mainguidingprinciples.Theresearchperformedat the ICPpivotsonthefollowingthree

mainguidingprinciples:

• Collection- and fieldwork-based research focused on the study of fossils as the mainsource of raw data,with emphasis on the rich and varied vertebrate fossil record from

Catalonia—especiallyforthePermo-Trias,theLateCretaceous,theEocene,theMiocene,andthePleistocene—andwithparticularrelevanceofthepaleoichnologicalrecordofthe

latestdinosaursfromEuropeandtheextraordinaryrecordofMioceneapes.

• Apaleobiologicalapproachthatclearlysituatespaleontologywellwithintheframeworkoflifesciencesingeneral,andofevolutionarybiologyinparticular,andwhichemphasizesa

quantitativeandnomotheticapproachbasedonhypothesistesting—therebyfarfromthemore classical descriptive approach to paleontology (largely oriented toward its

stratigraphicimplications).

• Theapplicationofmoderntechniquesandmethodologicalapproachestopaleontologicalresearch, such as paleohistological analysis to infer the life-history of extinct organisms,

computer-assisted imaging techniques that enable the non-invasive study of internal

anatomy, or theoretical approaches to quantitatively analyze the dynamics ofpaleobiodiversitythroughtime.

Research groups. The research performed at the ICP is organized around four researchgroups, which are coordinated and supervised by the Scientific Director. They are the

following:

• MesozoicFaunas(ledbyDr.ÀngelGalobart).

• NeogeneandQuaternaryFaunas(ledbyDr.DavidM.Alba).

• Paleoprimatology&HumanPaleontology(ledbyDr.SalvadorMoyà-Solà).

• EvolutionaryPaleobiology(ledbyDr.MeikeKöhler).

Each group is led by the corresponding leader (research group head, which is a seniorresearcher, R4), andmay include other (experienced) researchers (R3), and/or postdoctoral

researchers (R2), predoctoral researchers (R1), as well as research associates, collaborators

andtechnicians.However,mosttechniciansareaffiliatedtoatechnicaldepartmentinsteadof

aresearchgroup.Inturn,afewresearchersaresimultaneouslyorexclusivelyaffiliatedtothesemitechnicalVirtualPaleontologyArea.


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MesozoicFaunasTheresearchgroupinMesozoicFaunasfocusesonthepaleobiodiversityandpaleoecology

ofterrestrialecosystemsduringtheMesozoicera(252-66Ma),withemphasisonthosetimeintervalsbestrepresentedinthefossilrecordofCatalonia,whichincludethePermo-Triasand

the latest Cretaceous. Both the Permian-Triassic and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundaries

reflectimportantmassextinctioneventsthattookplace,respectively,at252Ma(end-Permianextinction or ‘GreatDying’) and 66Ma (K-T extinction). Thesemass extinctionswipedout a

largeproportionofterrestrialvertebrates(includingthedisappearanceofnon-aviandinosaurs

attheK-Textinction),andthereforethestudyoftheassociatedpaleoecologicalchangesatthe

community level is of utmost relevance. To a large extent, the research performed by thisgroup builds on the extraordinary fossil record from the Catalan Pyrenees of the latest

dinosaurs from Europe and the associated fauna. Besides bony remains, the former also

consists of an exceptional paleoichnological record (including eggs, tracks and even skin

impressions),whichoverallprovidesauniquewindowtodinosaurpaleobiology.Furthermore,the group takes a multidisciplinary approach that, besides paleontologists specializing in

several groups and ichnological remains, also involves paleobotanists and geologists

specializinginstratigraphyandpaleomagnetism,inordertoprovidewithaccuratedatingsand

paleoenvironmentalreconstructions.

RESEARCHGROUPOFMESOZOICFAUNAS

NAME POSITION CATEGORY PROFILE TYPEOFCONTRACTDr.ÀngelGalobart ResearchGroupHead SeniorResearcher R4 CivilServant(GC)

Dr.AlbertPrieto-Márquez§ ‘RamónyCajal’ Researcher R3 Tenure-track(MINECO)Dr.JosepMarmi*† Postdoc PostdoctoralResearcher R2 Fixed-term(ICP)

Dr.BernatVila* Postdoc PostdoctoralResearcher R2 Fixed-term(ICP)Dr.AlbertG.Sellés* Postdoc PostdoctoralResearcher R2 Fixed-term(ICP)

Dr.FabioM.DallaVecchia§ Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —Dr.NicolasMalchus Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —

Dr.VíctorFondevilla§ Postdoc ResearchAssociate R2 —JoanCartanyà Freelance ResearchCollaborator R1 —Abbreviations:*=Part-time;§=TherelationshipwiththeICPstartedorwasresumedin2017;†=TherelationshipwiththeICPendedin2017;‡=TherelationshipwiththeICPchangedin2017(fromcontracttoresearchassociate/collaborator).

Neogene&QuaternaryFaunasTheresearchgroupofNeogene&QuaternaryFaunas focuseson thepaleobiodiversityof

continentalvertebratesof theNeogene(23.0–2.6Ma)andQuaternary (2.6–0.0Ma)periods,

with emphasis on the richMiocene and Pleistocene record from the Vallès-Penedès Basin.

Besidesinvestigatingtheevolutionaryhistoryofvariousvertebrategroupsfromaphylogeneticand paleobiological perspective (the latter including dietary, locomotor and cognitive

adaptations),thegroupfurthertakesamoreholisticapproachbyfocusingonthedynamicsof

paleobiodiversityinrelationtoglobalclimatechangeandlocalpaleoenvironmentalindicators

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faunal turnover events—such as the Vallesian Crisis and the Mid-Pleistocene Revolution,

respectively. Therefore, the extraordinarily complete, abundantly sampled and accurately

dated vertebrate record from these periods in the Vallès-Penedès Basin provides a unique

opportunity to test evolutionary paleoecological hypotheses on the mechanisms andinteractions between biotic and abiotic factors that drive the course of evolution on a

geologicaltimescale—withsignificantimplicationstopredictthefutureandfutureviabilityof

extantterrestrialecosystemsinthelightofcurrentglobalclimatechange.

RESEARCHGROUPOFNEOGENE&QUATERNARYFAUNAS

NAME POSITION CATEGORY PROFILE TYPEOFCONTRACTDr.DavidM.Alba ResearchGroupHead SeniorResearcher R4 Permanent(ICP)

Dr.IsaacCasanovas-Vilar ‘RamónyCajal’ Researcher R3 Tenure-track(MINECO)Dr.MarcFurió Researcher Researcher R3 Permanent(ICP)

Dr.JoanMadurell-Malapeira Researcher Researcher R3 Permanent(ICP)Dr.AntonioSánchez-Marco* Researcher Researcher R3 Permanent(ICP)

Dr.JosepM.Robles Postdoc PostdoctoralResearcher R2 Fixed-term(ICP)Dr.AnaRosaGómezCano* Postdoc PostdoctoralResearcher R2 Fixed-term(ICP)

VíctorVinuesa FIPredoc PredoctoralResearcher R1 Fixed-term(AGAUR)SílviaJovells-Vaqué§ FIPredoc PredoctoralResearcher R1 Fixed-term(AGAUR)

GuillemPons-Monjo§ LabTechnician Technician R1 Fixed-term(PTA)Dr.MassimoDelfino Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —

Dr.ChiaraAngelone Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —Dr.IsraelM.Sánchez Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —

Dr.JuanAbella Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —Dr.JanvamDam Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —

Dr.DanielDeMiguel‡ Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —

Dr.IsraelGarcía-Paredes Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —Dr.ÀngelH.Luján‡ Postdoc ResearchAssociate R2 —

JosepAurell Freelance ResearchCollaborator R1 —JordiBalaguer Freelance ResearchCollaborator R1 —

AnnekeMadern Predoc ResearchCollaborator R1 —Abbreviations:*=Part-time;§=TherelationshipwiththeICPstartedorwasresumedin2017;†=TherelationshipwiththeICPendedin2017;‡=TherelationshipwiththeICPchangedin2017(fromcontracttoresearchassociate/collaborator).

Paleoprimatology&HumanPaleontologyFrom a chronological viewpoint, the scope of the research group in Paleoprimatology &

Human Paleontology covers the entire evolutionary history of primates, i.e., the Paleogene(66–23Ma),theNeogene(23.0–2.6Ma)andtheQuaternary(2.6–0.0Ma)—eventhoughthree

main lines of research can be distinguished: one based on the diverse record of Eocene

primatesfromCatalonia;anotheronebasedontheexceptionalrecordofMiocenecatarrhines,

especially apes; and a third one focused on the Plio-Pleistocene record of monkeys andhumans. The group studies the paleobiodiversity and phylogenetic relationships of these

groups, as well as their paleobiology (diet, locomotion, etc.). Associated faunas are also

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viewpoint.Ofparticularrelevanceistheresearchfocusedontheevolutionofhominoids—the

groupthatincludeslesserapes,greatapes,andhumans—withemphasisonthehotlydebated

phylogeneticandpaleobiogeographichypothesesontheoriginandevolutionofthegreat-ape-

and-human clade, with further implications for deciphering the origin of gibbons,reconstructingthelastcommonancestorofapesandhumans,andevaluatingtheimportance

ofhomoplasyinhominoidevolution.

RESEARCHGROUPOFPALEOPRIMATOLOGY&HUMANPALEONTOLOGY

NAME POSITION CATEGORY PROFILE TYPEOFCONTRACT

Prof.SalvadorMoyà-Solà ResearchGroupHead SeniorResearcher R4 Permanent(ICREA)Dr.JuditMarigó§ ‘JuandelaCierva’ PostdoctoralResearcher R2 Fixed-term(MINECO)

AlessandroUrciuoli FPIPredoc PredoctoralResearcher R1 Fixed-term(MINECO)DuBaopu† Predoc PredoctoralResearcher R1 Fixed-term(ICP)

MartaPalmero ScientificIllustrator Technician R1 Fixed-term(ICP)Prof.EricDelson Seniorresearcher ResearchAssociate R4 —

Dr.SergioAlmécija Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —Dr.RaefMinwer-Barakat‡ Researcher ResearchAssociate R3 —

Dr.MartaPina Postdoc ResearchAssociate R2 —Dr.ArnauBolet Postdoc ResearchAssociate R2 —

IvetteSusanna Predoc ResearchCollaborator R1 —JoanFemenias-Gual‡ Predoc ResearchCollaborator R1 —Abbreviations:*=Part-time;§=TherelationshipwiththeICPstartedorwasresumedin2017;†=TherelationshipwiththeICPendedin2017;‡=TherelationshipwiththeICPchangedin2017(fromcontracttoresearchassociate/collaborator).

EvolutionaryPaleobiologyTheresearchgroupofEvolutionaryBiology isnotrestrictedtoaparticulartimespan,but

ratherfocusedonasingle—butmostimportant—topic,namely,theevolutionofmammalian

life-historiesunderchangingecological conditions.Thegroup takesadvantageof theunique

deep-timeperspectivethatonlypaleontologycanprovidetotesthypothesesontheevolution

of life-history strategies from the viewpoint of adaptation. To do so, this group takes amethodological approach that mostly relies on the paleohistological study of hard tissues

(boneandteeth)ofextinctmammalswithintheanalyticalframeworkprovidedbylifehistory

theory of biological evolution—which combines ecology, demography, physiology andadaptation, and further has significant implications for conservation biology (extinction) as

well as evolutionary developmental biology (aging). By means of the study of

skeletochronologicalmarkersandbodymassestimation,thegroupcanreconstructthegrowth

anddevelopmentaltrajectoriesofextinctmammalsandtestthecorrelationofkeylife-historytraitswithenvironmental indicators, inordertotesttheevolutionaryhypothesesof interest.

Particularlyrelevantforthisgroupisthestudyofthedifferentialresponsesprovidedbylarge

andsmallmammalstothepeculiarecologicalconditionsprovidedbyinsularecosystems,with

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RESEARCHGROUPOFEVOLUTIONARYPALEOBIOLOGY

NAME POSITION CATEGORY PROFILE TYPEOFCONTRACTProf.MeikeKöhler ResearchGroupHead SeniorResearcher R4 Permanent(ICREA)

Dr.JosepQuintana* Researcher Researcher R3 Permanent(ICP)

Dr.BlancaMoncunill-Solé* Postdoc PostdoctoralResearcher R2 Permanent(ICP)CarmenNacarino FPIPredoc PredoctoralResearcher R1 Fixed-term(MINECO)

GuillemOrlandi FIPredoc PredoctoralResearcher R1 Fixed-term(AGAUR)TeresaCalderón§ FPIPredoc PredoctoralResearcher R1 Fixed-term(MINECO)

GemmaPrats† LabTechnician Technician R1 Fixed-term(PTA)ManuelFernández§ LabTechnician Technician R1 Permanent(ICP)Abbreviations:*=Part-time;§=TherelationshipwiththeICPstartedorwasresumedin2017;†=TherelationshipwiththeICPendedin2017;‡=TherelationshipwiththeICPchangedin2017(fromcontracttoresearchassociate/collaborator).


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TECHNICALDEPARTMENTSThreedepartmentstomaketheinstituteandmuseumwork_______________________________________________________________________

DepartmentalorganizationWehavethreetechnicaldepartments(Outreach&Communication,Management&Human

Resources, and Research Support & External Services), each one directed by a Head of

Department. They are supervised by and formally depend upon the General Manager.

However, the Steering Committee (which includes the Director and the three Heads ofDepartment)furthercontributessignificantlytothecoordinationamongthesedepartmentsas

well as between them and the various research groups. Each department includes several

areas,whichmayhaveaHeadofAreawhenanintermediatehierarchical level isrequiredto

coordinatethepersonnelincludedwithin.§ Outreach&CommunicationDept.:PereFiguerola(HeadofDept.).

ü CommunicationandScientificDissemination:PereFiguerola(HeadofArea).

ü MuseumArea:TeresaEsquirol(HeadofArea).

ü Archive&DocumentationArea:TeresaRequena(Archivist&Documentalist).

§ Management&HumanResources:EnricMenéndez(HeadofDept.).

ü MaintenanceArea:ManelLlenas(MaintenanceTechnician).ü AdministrationArea:MariaPérez(AdministrativeOfficer).

§ ResearchSupport&ExternalServices:Dr.JosepFortuny(HeadofDept.).

ü FieldworkManagementArea:JordiGalindo(HeadofArea).ü Preparation&ConservationArea:XèniaAymerich(HeadofArea).

ü CollectionsManagementArea:MartaS.March(CollectionManager).

ü VirtualPaleontologyArea:Dr.JosepFortuny(HeadofArea).

ü ProjectsArea:LailaPilgren(ProjectManager).ü InformationTechnologyArea:JosepTorres(ITExternalConsultant).

Outreach&CommunicationThis department has the aim to improve internal communication as well as to better

coordinate external communication, scientific dissemination and outreach activities. It

includesthefollowingareas:

• Communication&ScientificDissemination.

• Museum.

• Archive&DocumentationArea.


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DEPARTMENTOFOUTREACH&COMMUNICATION

NAME POSITION AREA TYPEOFCONTRACTPereFiguerola HeadofDept.&Area Communication&ScientificDissemination Permanent(ICP)

TeresaEsquirol HeadofArea Museum CivilServant(GC)

MònicaCucurella* Receptionist Museum Permanent(ICP)MaríaPereira* Receptionist Museum Permanent(ICP)

MònicaFerré Receptionist(Dinosfera) Museum Fixed-term(ICP)PilarAlgerich Receptionist(Dinosfera) Museum Fixed-term(ICP)

TeresaRequena Archivist&Documentalist Technician CivilServant(GC)Abbreviations:*=Part-time;§=TherelationshipwiththeICPstartedorwasresumedin2017;†=TherelationshipwiththeICPendedin2017;‡=TherelationshipwiththeICPchangedin2017(fromcontracttoresearchassociate/collaborator).

Management&HumanResources

ThisdepartmenthastheaimtoimproveandgivevisibilitytoourhumanresourcespolicieswithinthecontextoftheimplementationofHRS4R.Itincludesthefollowingareas:

• Maintenance.

• Administration.

DEPARTMENTOFMANAGEMENT&HUMANRESOURCES

NAME POSITION AREA TYPEOFCONTRACTEnricMenéndez HeadofDept. — Permanent(ICP)

ManelLlenas MaintenanceTechnician Maintenance CivilServant(GC)MariaPérez AdministrativeOfficer Administration Permanent(ICP)Abbreviations:*=Part-time;§=TherelationshipwiththeICPstartedorwasresumedin2017;†=TherelationshipwiththeICPendedin2017;‡=TherelationshipwiththeICPchangedin2017(fromcontracttoresearchassociate/collaborator).

ResearchSupport&ExternalServices

This department has the aim to boost remunerated external services provided to third

parties,aswellastoimprovethecoordinationbetweenthevariousareasinvolvedinresearch

support.Itincludesthefollowingareas:

• FieldworkManagement.

• Preparation&Conservation.

• CollectionsManagement.

• VirtualPaleontology.

• Projects.

• InformationTechnology.


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DEPARTMENTOFRESEARCHSUPPORT&EXTERNALSERVICES

NAME POSITION AREA TYPEOFCONTRACTDr.JosepFortuny HeadofDept.&Area VirtualPaleontology Permanent(ICP)

JordiGalindo HeadofArea FieldworkManagement Permanent(ICP)

Dr.JosepM.Robles FieldworkOfficer FieldworkManagement Fixed-term(ICP)ManelMéndez FieldworkTechnician FieldworkManagement Permanent(ICP)

ManelLlenas FieldworkTechnician FieldworkManagement CivilServant(GC)XèniaAymerich HeadofArea Preparation&Conservation Fixed-term(PTA)

CarolinaCancelo† PreparatorTechnician Preparation&Conservation Permanent(ICP)MartaValls PreparatorTechnician Preparation&Conservation Permanent(ICP)

NúriaGuerrero PreparatorTechnician Preparation&Conservation Permanent(ICP)MarinaRull§ PreparatorTechnician Preparation&Conservation Fixed-term(PTA)

JúliaJiskoot§ PreparatorTechnician Preparation&Conservation Fixed-term(ICP)MartaS.March CollectionManager CollectionsManagement Permanent(ICP)

Dr.SoledadDeEsteban-Trivigno* PostdoctoralResearcher VirtualPaleontology Fixed-term(ICP)Dr.JordiMarcé-Nogué§ ResearchAssociate VirtualPaleontology —

Dr.EudaldMujal‡ ResearchAssociate VirtualPaleontology —SergioLlácer* LabTechnician VirtualPaleontology Permanent(ICP)

LailaPilgren ProjectManager ProjectsArea Permanent(ICP)JosepTorres* ITExternalConsultant InformationTechnology —Abbreviations:*=Part-time;§=TherelationshipwiththeICPstartedorwasresumedin2017;†=TherelationshipwiththeICPendedin2017;‡=TherelationshipwiththeICPchangedin2017(fromcontracttoresearchassociate/collaborator).


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PART2ICPACTIVITIES2017__________________________________

In2017,theICPhasdemonstratedagainexcellentlevelsofscientificproductionandproductivity,

whilepersistingintherecovery,conservationanddisseminationofthepaleontologicalheritagefromCatalonia.Outreachandcommunication

activitieshavepivotedaroundtheICPwebpageandMuseum;fundraisinghasemphasizedthe

provisionoffieldworkservices;andmanagerialactivitieshaveconsistedindevisinghumanresourcespoliciesforreseearchersandthe

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RESEARCHOUTPUTSHighproductivityandqualityinscientificpublications_______________________________________________________________________Publications

The publications of the ICP in 2017 are reported in the Appendix at the end of this

document,beingdividedintothefollowingcategories(SCIreferstojournalsfromtheScience

CitationIndex,i.e.,indexedbytheJournalCitationReports,JCR):

• SCIpapers.

• SCIabstracts.

• Papersinotherinternationaljournals.

• Papersinnationaljournals.

• Booksandeditedvolumes.

• Bookchapters.

• Conferenceproceedings.

• Otherabstracts.

• Scientificdisseminationpapers.

ICPPUBLICATIONS(2012–2016VS.2017)PUBLICATIONCATEGORIES 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

SCIpapers 48 49 60 72 80 61.8 63SCIabstracts 22 27 24 7 11 18.2 8

Papersinotherinternationaljournals 3 4 3 1 3 2.8 3Papersinnationaljournals 6 5 4 13 5 6.6 5

Booksandeditedvolumes 3 2 3 4 2 2.8 0Bookchapters 4 5 7 7 4 5.4 16

Conferenceproceedings 28 18 21 20 1 17.6 5Otherabstracts 19 54 75 29 47 44.8 56

Scientificdisseminationpapers 12 9 5 8 2 7.2 4TOTAL 145 173 202 161 155 167.2 160

Thenumberoftotalpublicationsin2017(160)isslightlybelowtheaveragefor2012–2016(167),but thenumberofSCIpapers for2017 (63) is slightlyhigher than theaverage for the

precedingfiveyears(62),beinglowerthanin2015and2016,andmostsimilartothatin2014.

Whenpublications are grouped into threemain categories (SCI papers, non-SCI papers, and

abstracts/conference proceedings), there is a slight trend toward increasing SCI papers indetrimentofnon-SCIpapers,aswellasamarkedpeakedinabstracts/conferenceproceedings

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ContributionstomeetingsThenumberofpublishedabstractsandconferenceproceedings(seeabove)isagoodproxy

for contributions to meetings (although there can be some delay in the publication of

conferenceproceedings).Thenumberofabstracts/conferenceproceedingspublishedin2017

is slightlybelow theaverage for the fivepreceding years, beingmost comparable to that in2012. Inspiteoftheabruptdecrease in2015,afterreachingapeak in2014,there isaslight

increasingtrendduringthelasttwoyears.

In particular, in 2017 ICP researchers (and sporadically some technicians as well)

coauthored up to 67 contributions to a total of 20 meetings, of which 62 (93%) in 15

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internationalmeetings.MostoutstandingisthepresenceoftheICPattheannualmeetingof

the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists, with 30 different communications

(includingakeynotetalk).

MEETING CITY(COUNTRY) COMMS.

15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists Munich(Germany) 30

86thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanAssociationofPhysicalAnthropologists NewOrleans(USA) 5

7thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanSocietyfortheStudyofHumanEvolution Leiden(TheNetherlands) 4

FourthInternationalSymposiumonPaleohistology Trenton(USA) 4

XVEncuentrodeJóvenesInvestigadoresenPaleontología Pombal(Portugal) 3

XVIIEdizionedelleGiornatediPaleontologia-Paleodays2017 Anagni(Italy) 3

77thAnnualMeetingSocietyofVertebratePaleontology Calgary(Canada) 2

15thCongressoftheRegionalCommitteeonMediterraneanNeogeneStratigraphy Athens(Greece) 2

YoungNaturalHistoryScientistsMeeting Paris(France) 2

XXIIBienaldaRealSociedadEspañoladeHistoriaNatural Coímbra(Portugal) 2

7thEuropeanFederationforPrimatologyMeeting Strasbourg(France) 1

2ndInternationalMeetingofEarly-StageResearchersinPalaeontology Sigri,Lesvos(Greece) 1

8thTriennialConferenceSecondaryAdaptationofTetrapodstoLifeinWater Berlin(Germany) 1

EuropeanGeosciencesUnionGeneralAssembly2017 Vienna(Austria) 1

9thInternationalSymposiumofIntegrativeZoology Xining(China) 1

IIIIberianSymposiumonGeometricMorphometrics Girona(Spain) 1

8ªJornadasdeInnovaciónEducativadelaUniversidaddelaLaguna LaLaguna,Tenerife(Spain) 1

XXCongresodelaSociedadEspañoladeAntropologíaFísica Barcelona(Spain) 1

IIIJornadasdePrehistoriaAfricana Tarragona(Spain) 1

VTrobadadeTècnicsdeCol·leccionsdeCiènciesNaturalsdeCatalunya Barcelona(Spain) 1

Scientificproduction,productivity,andimpact

Methods.Whereas ‘production’ refers to the number of scientific outputs published in

2017, ‘productivity’ refers to the ratiobetweenproductionand the totalnumberofauthorsthat have coauthored these publications with ICP affiliation. To compare the production,

productivity,andquality/impactofICPresearchoutputsin2017withthatofthefiveprevious

years, this report focuses on SCI ‘papers’, which include all publications (articles, technical

notes,etc.)exceptabstracts in journals indexedby the JCR.Bibliometric indicators for thesejournalshavebeentakenfromtheJCRof theyearofdefinitivepublication,except for2017,

whichweretakenfrom2016(sincethe2017editionofJCRhasnotbeenpublishedyet).The

followingaspectsandmetricswereconsideredforeachjournal:

• Journalcategory(ifseveral,themostfavorablewithrespecttojournalranking).

• Journalimpactfactor(IF).

• Journalquartile(Q1=firstquartile,Q2=secondquartile,etc.).

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• Openaccess(excludinggreenopenaccess).

Thefollowingmetricsofproduction,productivityandimpactwerecomputedfor2017:

• SCI=totalnumberofSCIpapers(excludingabstracts)coauthoredbyICPauthors.

• SCIproductivity=SCI/numberofICPauthors(thosewithICPaffiliationinSCIpapers).

• Q1=totalnumberofQ1paperscoauthoredbyICPauthors.

• OA=totalnumberofopenaccessSCIpaperscoauthoredbyICPauthors.

• Q1productivity=Q1/numberofICPauthors.

• Q1ratio=Q1/Productionx100(in%).

• OAratio=OA/Productionx100(in%).

• MedianJIF%.

• IFgeometricmean(IFGM).

Production. The production of the ICP in terms of total SCI papers shows an increasingtrendduringthelastyears,withthefigurefor2017,asstatedabove,beingslightlyhigherthan

theaveragevaluefortheprecedingfiveyears(althoughitismostsimilartothatin2014,with

adecreasesincethepeakreachedin2016).TheproductionintermsoffirstquartileSCIpapers

followsasimilartrend(albeitlessmarked),whereasopenaccessproductionishigherin2017thaninanyprecedingyear.

SCIPRODUCTION(2012–2016VS.2017)

METRICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017SCI 48 49 60 72 80 61.8 63

Q1 22 26 30 40 40 31.6 34OA 10 15 19 13 17 14.8 20

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IfSCIproduction isbrokendownbyresearchareasoftheJCR, itcanbeseenthata large

proportionofICPproductioncorrespondstojournalsfromtheareaofPaleontology(ca.40%),

followedbyMultidisciplinary sciences,Anthropology,Geosciencesmultidisciplinary,Geology,

and Zoology. The percentages for each category in 2017 are generally similar to thecorresponding averages for the preceding five years, except for the category of

Multidisciplinarysciences,whichshowsaconsiderableincreasein2017.

SCIPRODUCTIONBYAREAS(2012–2016VS.2017)

JCRAREAS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

Paleontology 19 18 24 29 40 26.0 26Anthropology 10 12 8 7 7 8.8 8Geology 5 1 7 4 4 4.2 4Geosciences,multidisciplinary 1 5 2 5 9 4.4 6

Zoology 2 2 6 4 5 3.8 3Multidisciplinarysciences 5 9 9 12 8 8.6 14

Others 6 2 4 11 7 6.0 2%Paleontology 39.6 36.7 40.0 40.3 50.0 42.1 41.3

%Anthropology 20.8 24.5 13.3 9.7 8.8 14.2 12.7%Geology 10.4 2.0 11.7 5.6 5.0 6.8 6.3

%Geosciences,multidisciplinary 2.1 10.2 3.3 6.9 11.3 7.1 9.5%Zoology 4.2 4.1 10.0 5.6 6.3 6.1 4.8

%Multidisciplinarysciences 10.4 18.4 15.0 16.7 10.0 13.9 22.2%Others 12.5 4.1 6.7 15.3 8.8 9.7 3.2

Byresearchgroup(includingthefourcurrentresearchgroups,aswellastheformergroupofVirtualPaleontology, currentlya semitechnicalarea), thepercentages for2017are rather

similartothecorrespondingaveragevaluesfortheprecedingfiveyears,indicatingthatalmost

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half of the ICPproduction is performedby theNeogene&Quaternary Faunas (NQF) group,

followed by the research groups ofMesozoic Faunas (MF) and Paleoprimatology & Human

Paleontology(PHP),andthenEvolutionaryPaleobiology(EP)andVirtualPaleontology(VP).

SCIPRODUCTIONBYRESEARCHGROUPS(2012–2016VS.2017)

RESEARCHGROUP 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

SCIMF 8 12 11 13 14 11.6 12SCINQF 17 25 33 37 41 30.6 29

SCIPHP 16 8 5 8 10 9.4 12SCIEP 6 4 9 6 11 7.2 5

SCIVP 1 0 2 8 4 3.0 5SCIMF% 16.7 24.5 18.3 18.1 17.5 18.8 19.0

SCINQF% 35.4 51.0 55.0 51.4 51.3 49.5 46.0SCIPHP% 33.3 16.3 8.3 11.1 12.5 15.2 19.0

SCIEP% 12.5 8.2 15.0 8.3 13.8 11.7 7.9SCIVP% 2.1 0.0 3.3 11.1 5.0 4.9 7.9

Quality and impact. If production is broken down by quartiles, it becomes obvious that

mostof ICPproduction inSCI journals isconcentratedontheQ1and,toa lesserextent, the

Q2,whereasarticlespublishedinQ3andQ4journalsareaminority.

SCIPRODUCTIONBYQUARTILES(2012–2016VS.2017)

QUARTILE 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017Q1 22 26 30 40 40 31.6 34

Q2 12 19 19 17 32 19.8 25Q3 11 2 9 11 7 8.0 3

Q4 3 2 2 4 1 2.4 1

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TheQ1ratio for2017 isslightlyabovetheaveragefortheprecedingfiveyears,andboth

figuresareabove50%.Itcanbeconcludedthat,withslightlyfluctuations,duringthelastyearsslightly more than half the SCI production of the ICP has been performed in the top 25%

journalsofthevariousJCRcategories.This isfurtherconfirmedbythemedianJIFpercentile:

the figure for 2017 (77.3) is virtually identical for the average of the preceding five years,

whichdespiteminorfluctuationsdisplayvaluesabovethe75thpercentile(i.e.,withinthetop25% journals).The impact factorgeometricmeanshowswider fluctuationsaround2.0,with

thefigurefor2017(2.15)beingslightlyhigherthantheaveragefortheprecedingfiveyears.

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SCIPRODUCTIONIMPACT&QUALITY(2012–2016VS.2017)

METRICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017Q1ratio 45.8 53.1 50.0 55.6 50.0 51.1 54.0

MedianJIF% 75.0 86.4 76.3 80.8 75.2 77.6 77.3IFGM 2.00 2.31 1.88 2.11 2.00 2.05 2.15

As for the open access ratio, current values are well above the average for the fiveprecedingyears,althoughonlyslightlyhigherthanthosealreadyreachedin2013and2014.

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OPENACCESS(2012–2016VS.2017)

METRICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

OAratio 20.8 30.6 31.7 18.1 21.3 23.9 31.8

Productivity. The number of ICP authors (including researchers, research associates,

collaborators,etc.) is lower thanthatofSCIpaperspublishedeachyear.The figure for2017(37)islowerthantheaveragefortheprecedingfiveyears,whichexplainsthedecreaseinSCI

production. Indeed,productivity (production/authors) ishigher in2017 than theaverage for

thepreceding,beingonlyslightlylowerthanthatin2016,forbothtotalSCIandQ1.

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SCIPRODUCTIVITY(2012–2016VS.2017)

METRICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

ICPauthors 33 38 40 49 44 40.8 37SCIproductivity 1.45 1.29 1.50 1.47 1.82 1.51 1.70Q1productivity 0.67 0.68 0.75 0.82 0.91 0.77 0.92

Leadership,collaborations,andinternationalization

Methods. To measure leadership in publication, this report focuses on corresponding

authorswithICPaffiliationinSCIpapers.Thefollowingmetricswerecomputed:

• SCIleadership=totalnumberofSCIpaperswithICPcorrespondingauthor.

• Q1leadership=totalnumberofQ1paperswithICPcorrespondingauthor.

• SCIleadershipratio=SCIleadership/SCIx100(in%).

• Q1leadershipratio=Q1leadership/SCIx100(in%).In turn, to measure collaborations (with emphasis on international ones), as a first

approximation SCI papers are divided into three categories based on the affiliations of the

coauthors from other institutions (i.e., excluding other affiliations of ICP researchers orresearchassociateswithmorethanasingleaffiliation):

• ICPonly:withoutotheraffiliations.

• Non-internationalcollaborations:withothernationalaffiliations.

• International collaborations: with foreign affiliations (irrespective of whether there arealsoothernationalaffiliationsornot).As a second, more refined approximation to collaborations, two different metrics are

computed:

• Collaborations-1: number of non-ICP affiliations in SCI papers coauthored by ICPresearchers, counting them repeatedly if present in different papers, but irrespective of

thenumberofauthorswithsuchaffiliations ineachpaperandexcluding those from ICP

researchassociates.

• Collaborations-2: number of non-ICP affiliations in SCI papers coauthored by ICPresearchers in a given year, without counting them repeatedly if present in different

papers, irrespective of the number of authorswith such affiliations and excluding those

fromICPresearchassociates.

Leadership.Valuesofleadershipfor2017arelowerthantheaverageforthefivepreceding

years. This holds for both total SCI and Q1 leadership, irrespective of whether absolute or

relative values are considered. To a large extent, the leadership curves in absolute terms

mimic those of production (particularly for Q1), although with a progressive separationbetween them, leading toa sustained (albeitwith some fluctuations)decrease in leadership

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SCILEADERSHIP(2012–2016VS.2017)

LEADERSHIP 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

SCIleadership 30 28 42 36 36 34.4 23Q1leadership 16 17 21 24 21 19.8 14

SCIleadershipratio(%) 62.5 57.1 70.0 50.0 45.0 55.7 36.5Q1leadershipratio(%) 72.7 65.4 70.0 60.0 52.5 62.7 41.2

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Collaborations.Asmeasuredbythenumberofpaperswithorwithoutcollaborations,there

isacleartrendtowardincreasinginternationalcollaborations,decreasingICPonlypapers,andthemaintenanceofothernational collaborations.Asa result, international collaborations in

2017werehigherthantheaveragesforthefiveprecedingyears(bothinabsoluteandrelative

terms).

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SCIPRODUCTIONWITHCOLLABORATIONS(2012–2016VS.2017)

PRODUCTIONACCORDINGTOCOLLABORATIONS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

SCIpapers–ICPonly 16 8 18 9 15 13 4SCIpapers–non-internationalcollaboration 11 11 11 14 13 12 13

SCIpapers–internationalcollaboration 21 30 31 49 52 37 46SCIpapers–ICPonly(%) 33.3 16.3 30.0 12.5 18.8 21.4 6.3

SCIpapers–non-internationalcollaboration(%) 22.9 22.4 18.3 19.4 16.3 19.4 20.6SCIpapers–internationalcollaboration(%) 43.8 61.2 51.7 68.1 65.0 59.2 73.0

Asmeasuredbythetwometricsexplainedabove(collaborations1and2),whichrelyonthenumberofnon-ICPaffiliationsof ICPcoauthors inSCIpapers,thefiguresfor2017arehigher

thantheaveragefiveprecedingyears.Inthiscase,however,thereisnoprogressiveincreasein

internationalcollaborations,whichattainedapeak in2015andslightlydecreasedafterward.As a result, the levels of international collaborations for 2017 are slightly below the

correspondingaveragevaluesforthelastfiveyears.

SCICOLLABORATIONS(2012–2016VS.2017)

COLLABORATIONS-1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

Totalcollaborations 99 121 121 227 206 154.8 177UABDepartments 6 10 9 8 13 9.2 12

CERCAcenters 3 3 3 9 6 4.8 5Cataloniaothers 14 18 12 31 21 19.2 22

Spainothers 32 21 22 34 49 31.6 34International 44 69 75 145 117 90.0 104

UABDepartments(%) 6.1 8.3 7.4 3.5 6.3 5.9 6.8CERCAcenters(%) 3.0 2.5 2.5 4.0 2.9 3.1 2.8

Cataloniaothers(%) 14.1 14.9 9.9 13.7 10.2 12.4 12.4Spainothers(%) 32.3 17.4 18.2 15.0 23.8 20.4 19.2

International(%) 44.4 57.0 62.0 63.9 56.8 58.1 58.8

SCICOLLABORATIONS(2012–2016VS.2017)

COLLABORATIONS-2 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

Totalcollaborations 67 86 77 147 129 101.2 108UABDepartments 3 4 4 4 2 3.4 4

CERCAcenters 1 1 1 2 1 1.2 1Cataloniaothers 11 11 7 15 9 10.6 8

Spainothers 15 14 10 17 24 16.0 21International 37 56 55 109 93 70.0 74

UABDepartments(%) 4.5 4.7 5.2 2.7 1.6 3.4 3.7CERCAcenters(%) 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.8 1.2 0.9

Cataloniaothers(%) 16.4 12.8 9.1 10.2 7.0 10.5 7.4Spainothers(%) 22.4 16.3 13.0 11.6 18.6 15.8 19.4

International(%) 55.2 65.1 71.4 74.1 72.1 69.2 68.5


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In summary,whereas thepercentageof international collaborations innumberofpapers

hasconsiderablyincreased(frombelow50%toover70%),innumberofnon-ICPaffiliationsit

reachedapeakin2015anddecreasedtosomeextentafterward.

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PhDDissertationsTwo PhD dissertations by ICP researchers were finished in 2017 (these should not be

mistaken with the theses supervised by ICP researchers, which further include other

dissertations performed by PhD candidates from other institutions; see the relevant

subsectiononsupervisionlaterinthisdocument):

• Alejandro Blanco: Title: “Vertebrate microfossil diversity from the Tremp Formation(Maastrichtian):Contributions toevolutionof theLateCretaceous terrestrialecosystems

fromthenortheasternIberianPeninsula”|Supervisors:J.Marmi(ICP),À.Galobart(ICP),

O.Oms(UAB).

• Novella Razzolini: Title “Morphological variation and ichnotaxonomy of dinosaur tracks:linking footprint shapes to substrate and trackmaker's anatomy and locomotion” |

Supervisors:À.Galobart(ICP),B.Vila(ICP).

FieldworkPaleontologicalfieldworkconstitutesanessentialcomponentoftheresearchperformedby

ICP researchers, given that fossils constitute the basic raw data for our research. Even if

fieldworkresultsarenotimmediatelyreflectedinICPpublications,thisactivityfurtherresults

in the corresponding field reports andmemoirs that are supplied to the Archeological andPaleontologicalSurveyoftheCultureDepartmentoftheGeneralitatdeCatalunya.

The following programmed paleontological interventions were performed in 2017 under

thedirectionof ICP researchers, researchassociates, techniciansand/or collaborators,beingpartially funded by the various active fieldwork grants from the Culture Department of the

GeneralitatdeCatalunyaforthequadrennium2014–2017:

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• Creu de Conill: Excavation, sampling, prospection, and surveillance | Municipality:

Terrassa|Age:lateMiocene|Directors:S.AlmécijaandS.Moyà-Solà.

• PedreraMariaTeresa (laGornal):Prospectionandsampling|Municipality:Castellet i la

Gornal|Age:middleMiocene|Director:I.Casanovas-Vilar.

• Hostalets-Masquefa:Prospection|Municipalities:elsHostaletsdePierolaandMasquefa|Age:middle/lateMiocene|Directors:S.Moyà-Solà,J.Galindo,andÀ.H.Luján.

• Can Poncic: Prospection | Municipality: Sant Quirze del Vallès | Age: late Miocene |Directors:D.M.AlbaandS.Almécija.

• Sant Mamet: Sampling | Municipality: Sant Cugat del Vallès | Age: early Miocene |Director:I.Casanovas-Vilar.

• Mórad’Ebre-Camposines:Excavation|Municipality:Mórad’Ebre|Age:MiddleTriassic|Directors:J.Cartanyà,A.Bolet,J.Fortuny.

• Surroundings of els Casots: Prospection |Municipality: Subirats | Age: earlyMiocene |Director:I.Casanovas-Vilar.

• Moiàarea:Prospectionandsampling|Municipalities:SantBoideLluçanès,Sobremunt,SantBertomeudelGrau,Oristà,SantaMariad'Oló,Collsuspina,l'Estany,andMoià|Age:

lateEocene-earlyOligocene|Directors:R.Minwer-Barakat,andJ.Marigó.

• Santpedor area: Prospection and sampling | Municipalities: Fonollosa, Santpedor,

Castellnou de Bages, Sallent, Navarcles, El Pont de Vilomara, Rocafort, Sant Fruitós delBages,SantJoandeVilatorrada,Rajadell,AguilardeSegarra,Callús,SantMateudelBages,

and Sant Pere Sallavinera | Age: late Eocene-early Oligocene | Directors: R. Minwer-

Barakat,andJ.Marigó.

• CretaceoussitesfromelPallarsJussàandlaNoguera:Prospection|Municipalities:SantEsteve de la Sarga, Tremp, Isona i Conca Dellà, and Camarasa | Age: Late Cretaceous |Directors:À.Galobart,A.G.Sellés,andB.Vila.

• Els Nerets: Excavation | Municipality: Tremp | Age: Late Cretaceous | Directors: À.Galobart,A.G.Sellés,andB.Vila.

• Orcau:Excavation|Municipality:IsonaiConcaDellà|Age:LateCretaceous|Directors:À.Galobart,A.G.Sellés,andB.Vila.

• PlantadelMestre:Excavation|Municipality:AbelladelaConca|Age:LateCretaceous|Directors:À.Galobart,A.G.Sellés,andB.Vila.


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FUNDRAISINGInspirationandinnovationwhenseekingfinancialsupport_______________________________________________________________________

Competitivefundsandprovisionofservices

TheICPoperatingbudget(i.e.,excludinginvestments)includesthebasalbudgetendowed

by the Generalitat de Catalunya as well as themonetary income obtained by the ICP fromother sources. The latter can be divided into several categories, such as competitive funds,

revenues generated by the provision of external services, or income from bank deposits

(although the latter is negligible). Furthermore, from 2007 to 2011, the ICP also received asignificant income from the Diputació de Barcelona associated with the museum order

management(i.e.,tocovertheexpensesgeneratedbytheICPMuseumafteritstransferralto

the Generalitat de Catalunya). However, this amount extinguished after 2011 and was not

reflectedinaconcomitantincreasedinthebasalbudgetprovidedbytheCatalangovernment.As in the latter years, the twomain sources of income for the ICP (other than its basal

budget) in 2017 consisted of competitive funds and the provision of external services.

Competitivefundsrefertoprojectsandgrantapplicationsthatareevaluatedonacompetitive

basis by external funding agencies, either public or private. A vast majority of competitivefundsareassociatedwithresearchactivity,althoughsometimestheyareassociatedtoother

activities performed at the ICP, such as research support or scientific dissemination and

outreach. Revenues provided by the provision of external services to third parties (either

public or private) are not competitive in this sense, although they imply competition withother institutions as well as private companies in the framework of market rules. These

activitiesaremostlyrelatedtoknowledgetransfer,andthereforewillbediscussedinfurther

detail later in this document. Be that as it may, ultimately competitive funds and externalservies jointly reflect the fundraisingcapacityof the ICP,andareworthbeing reportedhere

togetherbeforegoingintotheirparticulars.

Totaloperatingbudget.ThetotaloperatingbudgetoftheICPhasstayedquitestationaryduringthelastyears.Inparticular,thelastsignificantdecreasetookplacefrom2012to2013,

beingtoalargeextentattributabletoaconcomitantdecreaseinthebasaloperatingbudget.

Asaresult,boththetotalandthebasaloperatingbudgetsin2017arelargelycomparableto

the correspondingaverages for thepreceding five years.Both theamount corresponding tocompetitivefundsandthatofexternalservicesaresomewhathigherin2017comparedtothe

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OPERATINGBUDGET(2012–2016VS.2017)

BUDGETARYINCOMES 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

Totaloperatingbudget(€) 1,658,097 1,470,792 1.467,881 1,442,987 1,412,922 1,490,536 1,482,826Basaloperatingbudget(€) 869,814 765,437 765,437 765,500 765,500 786,338 765,500

Incomeforloanrepayment(€) 96,485 48,164 43,786 34,896 25,221 49,710 19,467Musemordermanagement(€) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Incomefrombankdeposits(€) 26,466 11,991 1,749 0 0 8,041 0Provisionofexternalservices(€) 51,440 45,531 131,888 105,259 123,872 91,598 128,416

Competitivefunds(€) 613,892 599,669 525,021 537,332 498,329 554,849 569,443

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Budgetratios.Competitivefundsandexternalservicescanbeconsideredtogetherrelative

to the total and basal budgets bymeans of percentual ratios. It emerges that, in 2017, the

formerwereclose to represent the50%of the totalbudget (47%),andapproached,butdid

notreach,theamountofthetotalbudget(91%).Thesefiguresareslightlyabovetheaveragefor the fiveprecedingyears,and indedrepresent themost favorable ratios reachedso far—

evenifstillbelowthedesirableratiosof>50%and>100%,respectively.

BUDGETRATIOS(2012–2016VS.2017)

RATIOS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

(Competitive+Externalservices)/Total% 40.1 43.9 44.8 44.5 44.0 44.9 47.1(Competitive+Externalservices)/Basal% 76.5 84.3 85.8 83.9 81.3 85.3 91.2

Competitivefundingsources

Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad.Most of the competitive funds for

research at the ICP come from MINECO’s Agencia Estatal de Investigación, by means of

multiannual R+D projects that are financed with funds from the European RegionalDevelopmentFund.Theyarethefollowing.

• “El registro fósildeprimatesde laPenínsula IbéricaduranteelCenozoico:paleobiología,biocronología y contexto paleoambiental” (CGL2014-54373-P) | P.I.: S. Moyà-Solà, R.

Minwer-Barakat|Duration:2015–2017.

• “Evolución del ciclo vital de los mamíferos en ecosistemas ibéricos continentales delMiocenoalPleistoceno”(CGL2015-63777-P)|P.I.:M.Köhler|Duration:2016–2018.

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• “Ecological web models for the last dinosaurs of Europe” (CGL2016-77230-P) | P.I.: À.

Galobart|Duration:2017–2019.

• “DinámicadelapaleobiodiversidaddelasfaunasdevertebradosfósilesdelVallès-Penedès

y compaaración con otras cuencas miocenas” (CGL2016-76431-P) | P.I.: D.M. Alba |Duration:2017–2020.

Besidesresearchfunds,itisalsoremarkableanothercollectiveprojectfundedbyMINECO

intheframeworkoftheFECYTprogramanddevotedtooutreachactivities:

• “Documental“ElúltimogigantedeEuropa””(FCT-16-10864)|P.I.:P.Figuerola|Duration:

2017.Finally,researchattheICP isalsofundedbyMINECObymeansofcofundedcontractsfor

postdoc (‘Ramón y Cajal’ and ‘Juan de la Cierva’) and predoc (FPI) researchers as well as

technicians(PTA).Thefollowingwereactivein2017:

• Gemma Prats (PTA2013-8762-I) | Modality: PTA technician | Duration: 2014–2017 (3years).

• XèniaAymerich (PTA2014-09366-I) |Modality: PTA technician |Duration: 2015–2018 (3

years).

• GuillemPons-Monjo(PTA2015-10789-I)|Modality:PTAtechnician|Duration:2016–2019

(3years).

• Marina Rull (PTA2015-10417-I) | Modality: PTA technician | Duration: 2017–2020 (3years).

• Carmen Nacarino (BES-2013-066335) | Modality: FPI predoc | Duration: 2014-2017 (4years).

• AlessandroUrciuoli (BES-2015-071318) |Modality: FPI predoc |Duration: 2015–2018 (4years).

• Teresa Calderón (BES-2016-078938) | Modality: FPI predoc | Duration: 2016–2020 (4years).

• JuditMarigó(IJCI-2015-26392)|Modality:JdCpostdoc|Duration:2016–2018(2years).

• IsaacCasanovas-Vilar(RYC-2013-12470)|Modality:RyCresearcher|Duration:2014–2019(5years).

• Albert Prieto-Márquez (RYC-2015-17388) | Modality: RyC researcher | Duration: 2017-2022(5years).

GeneralitatdeCatalunya.MostofthecompetitivefundingprovidedbytheGeneralitatdeCatalunyain2017comesfromvariousfieldworkgrantsfromtheDepartmentofCulture,active

from2014to2017.Theyarethefollowing:

• “Canvis climàtics i faunístics al Miocè inferior de Catalunya” (2014/100584) | P.I.: I.Casanovas-Vilar|Duration:2014–2017.


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• “Dinàmica de poblacions i impacte dels canvis climàtics en les associacions de grans

mamífers del Pleistocè inferior i mitjà de Catalunya” (2014/100589) | P.I.: J. Madurell-Malapeira|Duration:2014–2017.

• “EstudidelsprimatsifaunesassociadesdelPaleogendeCatalunya”(2014/100604)|P.I.:R.Minwer-Barakat|Duration:2014–2017.

• “EvoluciódelsecosistemesambfaunesdevertebratsdelPermiàielTriàsicdeCatalunya”(2014/100606)|P.I.:J.Fortuny|Duration:2014–2017.

• “Elsprimats fòssilsdelMiocède laconcadelVallès-Penedès” (2014/100609)|P.I.:D.M.Alba|Duration:2014–2017.

• “Dinàmica ecològica de la darrera extinció enmassa: el Pirineu com a laboratori fòssil”(2014/100927)|P.I.:À.Galobart|Duration:2014–2017.

AlsoremarkablearetheannualgrantsprovidedbytheCultureDepartmentoftheCatalanGovernmenttotheICPinrelationtothemanagementoftheConcaDellàMuseumortheICP

collections:

• “Gestió mancomunada del Museu de la Conca Dellà i de l’Espai Dinosfera”(CLT923/17/00016)|Duration:2017.

• “Proposta d’actuacions programades per a la realització de l’inventari, catalogació idigitalitzaciódelacol·lecciódel’ICP”(CLT052/17/00004)|Duration:2017.

Finally,researchattheICPisalsofundedbytheAgènciadeGestiód’AjutsUniversitarisideRecerca(AGAUR)oftheDepartmentofBusinessandKnowledge(GeneralitatdeCatalunya)by

meansofaseriesofpredoctoralgrants:

• VíctorVinuesa(2015FI_B00088)|Modality:FIpredoc|Duration:2015–2018(3years).

• GuillemOrlandi(2016FI_B00202)|Modality:FIpredoc|Duration:2016–2019(3years).

• Sílvia Jovells-Vaqué (2017 FI_B 00054) | Modality: FI predoc | Duration: 2017–2020 (3years).

Comparisons.Thesignificanceof theCatalanGovernment (CAT)asacompetitive funding

source for the ICP is compared belowwith that of other Spanish funding sources (basicallyMINECO,ES)bymeansof focusingresearchprojectsabove10,000€anddistributingequally

thetotalamountofeachprojectbythevariousyearsofitsduration.

COMPETITIVEFUNDINGSOURCES(2012–2016VS.2017)

FUNDINGSOURCE 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

GeneralitatdeCatalunya(CAT) 34,340 34,340 102,446 124,446 155,061 90,127 117,881MINECOandothers(ES) 256,520 296,990 192,123 118,990 111,432 195,211 194,799

Other 10,000 11,571 12,533 0 16,823 10,185 0TOTAL 300,860 342,901 307,102 243,436 283,316 295,523 312,679


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The results show the overall level of funding is slightly above the average for the five

precedingyears, and that this is attributable toa somewhathigheramountof funding from

theGeneralitatdeCatalunya,sincethefundingfromMINECOin2017 isvirtually identical to

thecorrespondingaveragefor2012–2016.

With regard to individual grants and contracts (both predoctoral and postdoctoral),

comparisons focus on the number of active grants per year. It can be seen that reasonably

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good levelsofpredoc scholarshipshavebeenmaintaineduntil 2017, thanks tobothAGAUR

andMINECO;thattheICPiscurrentlymoresuccessfulinthe‘RamónyCajal’programthanin

postdoctoralprogramssuchas‘JuandelaCierva’and,especially,‘BeatriudePinós”;andthat,

duringthelastyears,wehavebeenparticularlysuccessfulinthePTAprogramforcofundingoftechnicians.

ProvisionofservicesApproximatelyhalfoftheincomefromtheprovisionofservicesin2017isassociatedwith

outreach activities, either those of our own Museum in Sabadell (29%, including tickets,

museumshop,guidedvisits/workshops,andotheroutreachactivities)orthoserelatedtotheConcaDellàMuseuminIsonaandDiosferainColldeNargó(22%,includingbothmanagement

andpersonnel).Theremainingincomemustbeconsideredexternalservicesinastrictsense,

mainlycorrespondingtopreparationandcastingservices(23%),fieldworkservices(13%),and

reports(12%).

PROVISIONOFSERVICES(2017)

SERVICES AMOUNT(€)ICPMuseum:Tickets&shop 15,274

ICPMuseum:Guidedvisits&workshops 17,294ICPMuseum:Otheroutreachactivities 5,180

ConcaDellàMuseum:Management 8,236ConcaDellàMuseum:Personnel 19,681

Preparation&castingservices 30,067Fieldworkservices 16,586

Reports 12,258Courses 2,600

3Dvirtualservices 1,240TOTAL 128,416


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RESEARCHSUPPORTANDKNOWLEDGETRANSFERMultipleareaswithvocationofservice_______________________________________________________________________

Researchsupport

ThepaleontologicalservicesprovidedbyvariousareasoftheResearchSupport&External

Services Department are fundamental for accomplishment of the research aims of theresearch groups of the ICP. Furthermore, as evidenced in the previous section, the

Conservation & Preparation Area and the Fieldwork Management Area are very important

from the viewpoint of knowledge transfer as well, by means of the provision of externalservices. Knowledge transfer activities, however, are not restricted to external services that

result inmonetary revenues, since they further include a series of other activities that are

mostly related to training. Below, the activities restricted to research support and reported

first, and subsequently we focus on knowledge transfer activities divided into two maincategories:trainingandpaleontologicalservices.

Conservationandpreparation.During2017,thepreparatortechniciansofthePreparation

&ConservationAreahavepreparedmore than1250 fossil remains in the frameworkof thesupport provided to ICP researchers. The prepared fossils mostly come from the following

sites:

• GrottedelaCarrière.

• CreudeConill.

• Masquefa.

• Clariana(laGornal).

• VallparadísEstació.

• ElsCasots.

• AbocadordeCanMata.

• CanPoncicandCanPallarsiLlobateres.Other research support actions performed by our preparators include molding, casting,

large-sizedrigidpackaging,specialpackagingfor transport/shipping,aswellas thewritingof

conservationreports.

Collectionmanagement.During2017,7,739newcatalognumbershavebeenregistedinto

the inventoryoftheICPcollections,ofwhich3,776havebeenincludedinMuseumPlus(the

museographicsoftwareusedbyCatalanMuseums).Atotalof83petitionstostudymaterialsfromtheICPcollectionshavebeenattendedbytheCollectionsManagementAreaoftheICP,

ofwhich51 internaland22external. Finally,21 loansoforiginalmaterial and/or castshave

beendoneforexhibitsorganizedbyotherinstituions,ofwhichtwoarefromabroad.


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Fieldwork.TheprogrammedpaleontologicalexcavationsdirectedbyICPresearchersinthe

frameworkofresearchprojectshavebeenalreadyreportedinaprevioussectionandneednot

be repeated here. However, it is noteworthy that several of these interventions have been

performedwiththeaidofthehumanresourcesoftheFieldworkManagementarea,includingitshead,thefieldworkofficer,andtwofieldtechnicians.

Virtualpaleontology.In2017,ICPresearchersfromseveralresearchgroupsbenefitedfrom

theassistanceofaspecializedtechnicianfromthe3DVirtualLaboftheVirtualPaleontologyArea concerning the processing of 3D virtual reconstructions based on CT and

photogrammetry data.Most of the timedevotedby the 3DVritual Lab to research support

wasrelatedtothesegmentationofcraniodentalremainsofbothextantandfossilvertebrates

(reptiles and mammals), although part of the time was also devoted to photogrammetry,performing CT scans in other institutions, repositioning 3D models for reconstructing fossil

specimens,andpreparingmaterialforpublications(e.g.,videosof3Dreconstructions).

PaleontologicalservicesThepaleontologicalservicesprovidedbythe ICPconsist inputtingthescientificotechnical

know-how of both researchers and technicians of the ICP at the service of external thirdparties (either public entities or private companies) and obtaining in return pecuniary

revenues that contribute to the total operating budget of the ICP. These paleontological

services arequite varied, but generally resemble the internal research support services thatareregularlyprovidedbyICPtechnicalareastotheresearchgroups.

The performance and processing of CT scans, including both fossils for other

paleontologicalresearchinstitutionsandmechanicalpiecesfortheindustry,ismostpromising

with regard to the provision of services. Unfortunately, the industrial CT scan of the ICP iscurrentlybrokenandrequiresahighamountofmoneytobefixed.Nevertheless,in2017the

ICPmanagedtoincreasetheamountofexternalservicesprovided.

Preparation services. During 2017, the Preparation & Conservation Area of the ICP hasprepared more than 200 fossils in the framework of the provision of services to private

companiesandotherentities.Theycomefromthefollowingsites:

• AutoviaOrbitaldeBarcelona(B40).

• CanRoqueta2.

Fieldworkservices.Thefollowingrescuepaleontological interventionswereperformed in

2017underthedirectionoftheICPintheframeworkofthespecializedremuneratedservicesprovidedbytheICPtobothprivatecompaniesandadministrations:

• Abocador de Can Mata: Excavation, sampling, prospection, and surveillance |Municipality:elsHostaletsdePierola|Director:J.M.Robles.


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• Pàrquing Carreras: Excavation, sampling, prospection, and surveillance | Municipality:

Masquefa|Age:middle/lateMiocene|Age:lateMiocene?|Director:A.Bolet.

• RoquesBlanques: Excavation, sampling,andsurveillance|Municipality:elPapiol |Age:

earlyMiocene|Director:J.M.Robles.

• Coll de Guils: Consolidation, restoration, and conditioning | Municipality: Montferrer iCastellbó|Age:Triassic|Director:E.Mujal.

Virtualpaleontologyservices.TheperformanceandprocessingofCTscans,includingboth

fossils forotherpaleontological research institutionsandmechanicalpieces for the industry,are most promising with regard to the paleontological services that the ICP can offer.

Unfortunately, thefactthatthe industrialCTscanofthe ICP iscurrentlybroken—andthat it

requires a high amountofmoney tobe fixed—has considerably diminished thepotential of

thiskindofexternalservicesin2017.Nevertheless,during2017theVirtualPaleontologyAreaprovided services in the formofCT scan segmentation toapublisher in the frameworkofa

sciencepopularizingpublication.

Training

KnowledgetransferactivitiesattheICParetoalargeextentrelatedtoacademicteaching

andsupervision,toalargeextent(butnotexclusively)withintheframeworkoftheuniversity.

Scientific courses. From the viewpoint of training, it is noteworthy the ongoing

collaborationoftheICPwiththeprivatecompanyTransmittingScience(TS),whichorganizes

scientificcoursesintheframeworkoflifesciencesthathavealargeproportionofinternational

attendees.Bymeansonanongoingagreementthatwasrenewedin2017,theICPparticipatedascoorganizerin23differentcoursesinstructedbyTS,withatotalattendanceof290alumni.

Some of these courses were coorganized exclusively by TS and the ICP, being normally

performedattheICPMuseuminSabadell,whereasotherswerecoorganizedatotherlocationsand with additional partners—particularly, with the Centre de Restauració i Interpretació

Paleontològica (CRIP) in els Hostalets de Pierola.Overall, these courseswhere taught by 37

different instructors,mostly foreign, but also including a researcher and a technician of the

ICP.In2017,theConservation&PreparationAreaoftheICPfurthercoorganizedacourseabout

theconservationofnaturalhistorycollections:

• “Cursd’Introduccióa laConservaciódeCol·leccionsd’HistòriaNatural”,organizedbytheInstitutCatalàdePaleontologiaMiquelCrusafontandtheMuseudeCiènciesNaturalsde

Barcelona,with thecollaborationof theEscolaSuperiordeConservació IRestauracióde

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COURSESCOORGANIZEDWITHTRANSMITTINGSCIENCE(2017)

COURSETITLE VENUE DATE ORGANIZERS

TécnicasdeAnálisisdeImagen:TratamientoyCuantificaciónde

laImagenDigital(6thed.)Sabadell 16-20January TS,ICP

GeometricMorphometricsinR(3rded.) Piera 23-27January TS,Aj.Piera,ICPIntroductiontoGenomicDataAnalysisUsingHapMapand1000

GenomesProjects(6thed.)Sabadell 13-17February TS,ICP

PhylogeneticAnalysisUsingR(4thed.) Hostalets 6-10March TS,CRIP,ICP

IntroductiontoEcologicalNicheModelling(1sted.) Hostalets 27-31March TS,CRIP,ICP

IntroductiontoR(1sted.) Hostalets 22-26May TS,CRIP,ICP

IntroductiontoGeometricMorphometrics(9thed.) Hostalets 29May-2June TS,CRIP,ICPMappingTraitEvolution(1sted.) Hostalets 5-9June TS,CRIP,ICP

IntroductiontoPhylogeneticInferenceanditsApplications(1sted.)

Hostalets 26-30June TS,CRIP,ICP

Introductionto3DImagingTechnologies:Photogrammetry,Laser,CT-scanand(µ)CT-scanforLifeSciences(2nded.)

Sabadell 26June-2July TS,ICP

FiniteElementAnalysisAppliedtoLifeSciences(5thed.) Sabadell 3-8July TS,ICPTécnicasAvanzadasdeMicroscopíadeFluorescenciayConfocal

(1sted.)UAB 10-14July TS,ICP

IntroducciónalasTécnicasdeMicroscopía:ÓpticayElectrónica UAB 17-21July TS,ICP

RwithoutFear:AppliedRforBiologists(3rded.) Sabadell 4-8September TS,ICP

GeometricMorphometricsandPhylogeny(8thed.) Hostalets11-15

SeptemberTS,CRIP,ICP

IntroductiontoAgentBased-ModelsUsingNetLogo(4thed.) Hostalets18-22


IntroductiontoNetworkAnalysisinLifeSciences(4thed.) Hostalets18-22


2InteractiveDataAnalysisandVisualizationwithRShiny Hostalets25-29


IntroductiontoMacroevolutionaryAnalysesUsingPhylogenies

(5thed.)Hostalets 16-20October TS,CRIP,ICP

IntegralProjectionModels:DemographyinaContinuousWorld

(2nded.)Hostalets 6-10November TS,CRIP,ICP

TheArtofScience:ScientificIllustration(1sted.) Sabadell 20-24November TS,ICP

3DGeometricMorphometrics(7thed.) Hostalets 11-15December TS,CRIP,ICPModel-basedStatisticalInferenceinEcologicalandEvolutionary

Biogeography(2nded.)Hostalets 11-15December TS,CRIP,ICP

University teaching. The ICP is a university research institute of theUABby virtue of an

agreementsignedin2013andsubsequentlyratifiedbytheGeneralitatdeCatalunyain2014,

which contemplate the possibility that ICP researchers that are involved inmaster teachingautomaticallybecometeachingcollaborators.Punctualagreementshavebeenalsoestablished

withregardtomasterteachingwiththeUB.

In2017,ICPresearchersandtechniciansparticipatedinthefollowingthreedifferentofficial

masterdegrees:

• MasterinPaleobiologyandFossilRecord(UAB/UB):academiccourse2017–2018.


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• Master in Biological Anthropology (UB/UAB): academic courses 2016–2017 and 2017–

2018.

• Master inCulturalHeritageManagementandMuseology(UB):academiccourses2016–

2017and2017–2018.ItisnoteworthythattheMasterinPaleobiologyandFossilRecord(coorganizedbytheICP,

theUABandUB)was resumed inacademicyear2017–2018.Thismaster is thesuccessorof

theformerMasterinPaleontology,inwhichtheICPparticipatedsinceitsstartin2007,untilitwastemporarilysuspendedin2015toberemodeled.TheICPplayedaprominentroleinthe

remodelationofthemaster,anditsteachingcontributionrepresentsasmuchas35%(21/60)

of the total ECTS credits (equating 146 teaching hours, the supervision of master theses

excluded), by virtue of an agreement signedwith the UAB and the UB in 2016.More thantwentyICPresearchersandresearchassociatesparticipateasinstructorsinthemaster.

Supervision.Asinpreviousyears, in2017theexperiencedresearchersfromtheICPwere

regularly involved in the trainingofearly career researchersandundergraduate students. Inthe case of young researchers, training takes the form of supervision of the research

performed by either dependent postdoctoral students (e.g., ‘Juan de la Cierva’), PhD

candidates, or master students. In turn, the training of undergraduate students is usually

accomplished by means of practicums performed by the students at the ICP under theguidanceofanICPresearcher/techniiansorbythroughthesupervisionofbachelortheses.Itis

noteworthy that practicums are not restricted to research in a strict sense, but are also

performedbyresearchsupporttechnicians(especiallypreparators).TheVolunteeringProgramoftheICPisalsorelevantwithregardtotraining,inthesensethatitallowsnotonlyuniversity

students, but also people outside academia to collaborate not only in research, but also

researchsupportandoutreachactivitiesperformedattheICP.

ThesupervisoryeffortsbyICPresearcherscanbemeasuredonthebasisofthenumberoffinishedmasterthesesandPhDdissertationsthathavebeen(co)supervisedbythem.In2017,

nofinishedmasterthesesweresupervised,giventhatthepaleontologymasterwasresumed

inSeptember2017andmastertheseswillnotbepresenteduntil2018.Incontrast,uptofive

finishedPhDdissertationswere(co)supervisedbyICPresearchersandresearchassociates(À.Galobart,J.Marmi,J.Fortuny,B.Vila,I.M.Sánchez)—afigurethatishigherthantheaverage

forthefiveprecedingyears.

Up to twenty different PhD dissertations under way in 2017were (co)supervised by ICP

experiencedresearchers(S.Moyà-Solà,M.Köhler,À.Galobart,D.M.Alba,I.Casanovas-Vilar,J.Madurell-Malapeira,J.Fortuny)andresearchassociates(E.Delson,S.Almécija,M.Delfino,R.

Minwer-Barakat,DanielDeMiguel, J.Abella,A.Bolet, E.Mujal). Sevenof thesedissertations

were performed by current or former ICP predoc researchers (Joan Femenias-Gual, CarmenNacarino-Meneses, Guillem Orlandi-Oliveras, Víctor Vinuesa, Teresa Calderón, Alessandro

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SUPERVISEDMASTERTHESES&DISSERTATIONS(2012–2016VS.2017)

CATEGORY 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

PhDdissertations(finished) 1 2 5 1 3 3.2 5

Mastertheses(finished) 11 5 18 9 3 7.0 0

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OUTREACHANDCOMMUNICATIONDisseminatingtothegeneralpublictheknowledgehiddeninfossils_______________________________________________________________________

Website

TheICPwebsite(http://www.icp.cat)constitutesanessentialtooltodisseminatethework

performed at the ICP to the general public, with particular emphasis on transmitting theknowledge that derives from the research performed by ICP researchers and research

associates,butfurtherincludingthemostsignificantactionsofknowledgetransferaswellas

scientificdisseminationandoutreach,amongotherrelevantnews.

Website visitors.There are twodifferent data sources tomonitor the annual numberof

visitors of the ICPwebsite visitors: thosemade available by theweb service provider (data

availablesince2009);andthoserecordedbyGoogleAnalytics(dataavailablesincelate2015).ThedatafromtheICPwebserviceproviderareincludedinthisreport,inordertocomparethe

figure for 2017 with those of the preceding five years. However, the marked increased

experiencedin2017doesnotholduponaclosescrutiny,sincethehighnumberofvisitingIps

correspondtoforeigncountriessuchasRussia,withallprobabilityartifactuallyreflectingtheactionofInternetbots.ThedataprovidedbyGoogleAnalyticsaremorereliable,andindicate

thatthenumberofvisitorstotheICPwebpagein2017onlydisplayedaveryslightincreased

ascomparedwiththatof2016(ca.25,000visitors).

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WEBSITEVISITORS(2012–2016VS.2017)

DATASOURCE 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

WebsiteVisitors(provider) 59,817 79,861 95,684 78,354 79,085 78,560.2 147,708WebsiteVisitors(GoogleAnalytics) — — — 6,731 25,036 — 25,860

Web news. The ICP website has a section devoted to paleontological news, which are

regularly posted and subsequently disseminated through the ICP social networks. The news

postedbytheICPcanbedividedintofourmaincategoriesdependingontheircontent:

• Research:devotedtoICPpublications,fieldwork,staysabroadandvisitingresearchers.

• Dissemination and outreach: related to scientific dissemination, outreach activities,museumexhibits,andotherissuesrelatedtotheICPMuseum.

• Knowledgetransfer:mostlyrelatedtoscientificcoursesandmasterteaching.

• Others: any other news related to the ICP (e.g., inauguration of the new building,appointmentofthenewdirector,etc.).

Thetotalnumberofnewspostedin2017issimilartothatin2016,butbelowtheaverage

forthefiveprecedingyears,whichshowacleardecreasingtrend.2017furtherstandsoutbybeingthefirstyearinwhichnewsdevotedtoresearchdonotsurpassthe50%oftotalnews.

WEBNEWS(2012–2016VS.2017)

CATEGORY 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017Research 44 37 29 23 23 31.2 15

Dissemination&Outreach 11 12 11 12 8 10.8 14KnowledgeTransfer 2 2 2 1 0 1.4 1

Others 3 7 5 4 3 4.4 5TotalNews 60 58 47 40 34 47.8 35

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ICPWEBNEWS(2017)

DATE TITLE(CATALANVERSION) LANGUAGE CATEGORY

10/1/17 Mésde4.500registresnousalacol·lecciódel'ICP CAT Other

10/1/17 DavidM.AlbanomenatnoueditorencapdelJHE CATESEN Other

18/1/17 Unafinestraperobservar25milionsd’anysdelafaunad’Euràsia CATESEN Research

23/1/17 Elrastredelsdinosaures,objected’unatesidoctoralal’ICP CATES Research

14/2/17 EspresentaunatesisobrepetitsimitjansvertebratsdelCretacidelaFormacióTremp CATES Research

13/3/17 LesgransextincionsdelpassatalsCafèsCientífics CAT Diss.&Outreach

17/3/17 EnPauienJordirebenvisitesinternacionalsal’ICP CATESEN Research

23/3/17 DuesnovesseusdelCampusd’ArqueologiaiPaleontologiadelaUABaLleida CATES Diss.&Outreach

19/4/17 Descobreixenpetjadesd’unaespèciedesconegudaderèptilquevaviurefa247milionsd’anys CATESEN Research

27/4/17 DavidM.Alba,noudirectordel’ICP CATESEN Other

16/5/17 TotpuntpelDiaInternacionalilaNitdelsMuseusaSabadell CAT Diss.&Outreach

17/5/17 EnJordi,laLaiaienPau:treshominoïdeusdelMiocèaCosmoCaixa CATES Diss.&Outreach

30/5/17 Bonaacollidadel’itinerarigeològicipaleontològicpelRiuRipoll CATES Diss.&Outreach

12/6/17 Alarecercadelsllangardaixosamagatsdel’EocèiOligocè CATES Research

14/6/17 UnmardefòssilsalMuseudel’ICP CATES Diss.&Outreach

14/6/17 L’ICPparticiparàenundocumentalsobreelsdinosauresdelsPirineus CATES Diss.&Outreach

28/6/17 CampanyademostratgealjacimentdeSantMametdeSantCugatdelVallès CATES Research

29/6/17 UnestiuentreelsdinosauresdelsPirineus CATES Diss.&Outreach

18/7/17 Rereelrastrededinosaurescarnívorsenunaautopistasuïssa CATESEN Research

24/7/17 ElMuseudel’ICPrenovaelsegellSICTEDdequalitatturística CATES Diss.&Outreach

25/7/17 Lapaleontologiacatalanaal’EspaiPatrimonidelPalauMoja CATES Diss.&Outreach

27/7/17 L’ICPparticipaenladescripciódelafaunadeljacimentmurciàdePuertodelaCadena CATESEN Research

28/7/17 L’ICPpresenta30treballsal’EAVP2017 CATES Research

4/9/17 Obituari-JosepVicentSantafé(1934-2017),paleontòleg CAT Other

19/9/17 Gairebé3.000personesvisitenelMuseudelaConcaDellàiDinosferadurantl’estiu CAT Diss.&Outreach

22/9/17 ComunicatdelesuniversitatsidelscentresderecercadeCatalunya CAT Other

27/9/17 ArrencaelnoumàsteruniversitarienPaleobiologiaiRegistreFòssil CATES Knowledgetransfer

18/10/17 Cercantpistessobrel’origendelscérvolsenlasevaoïdainterna CATESEN Research

23/10/17 L’estrèsvaafectarlareproducciódelsúltimstitanosauresd’Europa CATESEN Research

31/10/17 QuanMadrideraunasabana CATES Research

2/11/17 Descriuenunanovaespèciegiràfidqueajudaaentendrel’evoluciódelesgirafesgegantsdequatre“banyes” CATES Research

8/11/17 L’exposició“DinosauresdeCatalunya.Unseglededescobertes”arribaalMuseudel’ICP CATES Diss.&Outreach

23/11/17 TV3emeteldocumental“L’últimgegantd’Europa”sobreelsdinosauresdelsPirineus CAT Diss.&Outreach

28/11/17 L’ICPlliuraalafamíliaCrusafontdocumentspersonalsdel’arxiudelpaleontòlegsabadellenc CATES Diss.&Outreach


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Asforthelanguage,as inprecedingyearsCatalanhasbeenthelanguagemostfrequently

used in news posted to the ICP webpage, followed by Spanish and, to a much lesserproportion,English.

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WEBNEWS(2012–2016VS.2017)

CATEGORY 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

NewsinCatalan(CAT) 59 57 46 39 34 47.0 35NewsinSpanish(ES) 60 58 46 37 28 45.8 28

NewsinEnglish(EN) 30 11 10 11 5 13.4 9NewsinCatalan(CAT)% 98.3 98.3 97.9 97.5 100.0 98.4 100.0

NewsinSpanish(ES)% 100.0 100.0 97.9 92.5 82.4 94.5 80.0NewsinEnglish(EN)% 50.0 19.0 21.3 27.5 14.7 26.5 25.7

SocialnetworksTheICPhasaFacebookfanpageandtwoTwitteraccounts(onefortheICPasawhole,and

theotherfortheICPMuseum),whichcanbemonitoredonthebasisof‘likes’andfollowers,respectively.Allthesemetricshaveprogressivelyincreasedsince2012to2017.Thenumberof

new followers of the ICP Twitter is comparable to the average of the preceding five years,

whichneverthelessisquitevariablefromoneyeartoanother.Incontrast,boththenumberof

newFacebook‘likes’andoffollowersoftheMuseumTwitterin2017isconsiderablybelowthecorrespondingaveragesfortheprecedingfiveyears.

SOCIALNETWORKS(2012–2016VS.2017)

LIKESORFOLLOWERS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017

FacebookLikes(new) 433 389 336 343 314 363 175

TwitterFollowers–Museum(new) 370 246 62 323 189 238 170TwitterFollowers–ICP(new) 304 133 166 215 92 182 179

FacebookLikes(cumulative) 2786 3175 3511 3854 4168 — 4343TwitterFollowers–Museum(cumulative) 370 616 678 1001 1190 — 1360

TwitterFollowers–ICP(cumulative) 304 437 603 818 910 — 1089

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Pressreleases

The Scientific Dissemination and Communication Area of the ICP regularly issues press

releases to highlight the most important news related to the ICP, with emphasis on new

researchoutputs,butfurtherincludingdisseminationactivitiesandothernoticeableevents.A

totalofelevenpressreleaseswereissuedbytheICPin2017.

PRESSRELEASES(2017)

TITLE DATEDuesnovesseusdelCampusd’ArqueologiaiPaleontologiadelaUABaLleida 23MarchDescobreixenpetjadesd’unaespèciedesconegudaderèptilquevaviurefa247milionsd’anys 19AprilEnJordi,laLaiaienPau:treshominoïdeusdelMiocèaCosmoCaixa 17May

UnmardefòssilsalMuseudel’ICP 14JuneRereelrastrededinosaurescarnívorsenunaautopistasuïssa 18July

L’ICPparticipaenladescripciódelafaunadeljacimentmurciàdePuertodelaCadena 27JulyObituari-JosepVicentSantafé(1934-2017),paleontòleg 4September

Gairebé3.000personesvisitenelMuseudelaConcaDellàiDinosferadurantl’estiu 19SeptemberCercantpistessobrel’origendelscérvolsenlasevaoïdainterna 18October

L’estrèsvaafectarlareproducciódelsúltimstitanosauresd’Europa 23OctoberDescriuenunanovaespèciedegiràfidqueajudaaentendrel’evoluciódelesgirafesgegantsde

quatre“banyes”2November

MuseumvisitorsTheICPMuseuminSabadell,besidesbeinganindispensablerequirementfortheresearch

performed at the ICP, is also a very powerful tool from the viewpoint of scientific

disseminationandoutreachwhentransmittingpaleontologicalknowledgetoageneralpublic.

TheactivityoftheICPMuseumcanbemonitoredbymeansofthenumberofannualvisitors,whichincludeindividualvisitorsand,toagreaterextent,organizedgroups(includingschools

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andfamilies)thatattendguidedvisitsand/orvariousworkshopsthatareorganizedregularly

throughouttheyearwiththeaidofexternalmonitors.Themuseumalsooffersawiderangeof

workshopsrelatedtopaleontologyforschoolchildren.

Thenumberofvisitors in2017 is slightlybelow thatof the threepreviousyears,but stillhigherthantheaverageoftheprecedingfiveyears.

MUSEUM(2012–2016VS.2017)

MUSEUMVISITORS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017Visitors 14,963 14,200 20,278 20,376 20,160 17995.4 18,560

Museumactivities

ThemostsignificantoutreachedactivitiesoftheICPMuseumduring2017aresummarized

below.

Permanentexhibit.Thepermanentexhibit,entitled‘Todayyouinvestigate’,isintendedto

explain to the general public how the various research groups of the ICP perform their

research.Theexhibithasnotbeenremodeledsince2010,althoughduringthelastyearsithas

beenenrichedwithseveraladditionalelementsand,periodically,alsowithtemporaryexhibits.

Temporary exhibits. Throught 2017, the temporary exhibit “El Triceratops torna a

Sabadell”,inauguratedin2015,hasbeenmaintainedatthefirstflooroftheexhibitattheICP

Museum.ThisexhibitpivotsaroundthecastofaTriceratopsskeletonthatwhasexhibitedattheformerInstitutdePaleontologiaM.Crusafontsince1986until2009,whenthepermanent

exhibit of the ICPwas remodeled. Theneed to exhibit again this skeleton responded to the

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requestsbymanyICPvisitors,forwhichtheTriceratopshadbecomeaniconofpaleontologyin

Sabadell.

In June-September 2017, the ICPMuseumhold a temporary exhibit entitled “Unmar de

fòssils”, which displayed 17 fossil invertebrate specimens representative of marineenvironments from different geological periods. The fossils were loaned to the ICP by

CosmoCaixa,andtheexhibitalsohadthecollaborationofFundacióAntigaCaixadeSabadell

1859andhigh-schoolstudentsfromInstitutBitàcola(BarberàdelVallès),whoparticipatedin

themuseography.

Guidedvisitsandworkshops.Atotalof12differentworkshopsareofferedtotheschool

community.Atotalof239sessionsoftheseworkshops,with5,861participantschoolchildren,

wereperformed in2017.Furthermore,26 familyworkshopsessionswereperformed,withatotal of 555 participants. Finally eight guided visitswere organized in 2017,with up to 155

attendingpeople.

NightattheMuseum.The“NitalMuseu”isoneofthemostsuccessfuloutreachactivities

performed at the ICP Museum in Sabadell. Kids between 6 and 13 years old stay at the

Museumduringthenight, inthecompanyofaresearcherandthescientific illustratorofthe

ICP,andperformdifferentactivities relatedtopaleontology.Sixeditionsof thisactivity tookplacein2017,withatotalof120participants.

Literarycontest.Asinpreviousyears,theICPMuseumorganizedaliterarycontestfocused

onshortstories.Thisyear’seditionwasentitled“Històriesfòssils”andfocusedonPliobatesasthemaintheme.Thecontestwasdividedintothreedifferentparticipantcategories:children

(7-11 years old), youngsters (12-17 years old) and adults (>18 years old). The deadlinewas

closeon26February2017,andtheprizesgivenon21April2017.

OpenDays.CoincidingwiththeWeekScience(seebelow),Carnivalandthefestivityof la

Salut, duringNovember 2017 the ICP celebrated severalOpenDays. Besides, admittance to

theMuseumisfreethefirstSundayofevery–month.

OutreachactivitiesoutsidetheMuseumPresenceinthemassmedia.Themostsignificantactionperformedin2017withregardto

the presence in the mass media was the participation of researchers from the Mesozoic

Faunas research group in a documentary about dinosaur finds from the Catalan Pyreneeesentitled“The lastgiantofEurope”).Thisdocumentary,whichwasbroadcastedbyTV3on27

November, was possible thanks to FECYT funds from MINECO raised by the Outreach &

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Another relevantactionof scientificdissemination in relation to themassmediawas the

collaboration with Ràdio Sabadell. During most of 2017, this collaboration consisted in the

elaboration of weekly ‘capsules’ of 3-5 min, produced by the Scientific Dissemination &

CommunicationArea in collaborationwith ICP researchers and technicians. These ‘capsules’were broadcasted in section “Batecs” and further distributed online. A total of 23 capsules

werebroadcastedduringthefirsthalfof2017.ThenewICPDirectorwasalsointerviewedin

RàdioSabadellon25Mayinprogram“DespertaSabadell”fromRàdioSabadell.Thisgaverise

toanewcollaboration,consisting inmonthly interviews to the ICPDirector,with theaimtodisseminatepaleontologicalknowledgetothegeneralpublicbeginninginOctober2017.

SomeofthepressreleasesissuedbytheICPduring2017caughttheattentionofthemain

SpanishandCatalanmedia(e.g.,thenewspapersElMundoorLaVanguardia).

International Day and Night of Museums. As in previous years, the ICP participated,

together with the city council of Sabadell and other museums from the city, in the

‘InternationalDayandNightofMuseumsinSabadell”.Atotalof3,200peoplevisitedon18-20May the various museums and museographic spaces that coordinate this initiative, which

includes activities for family audiences throughout the day aswell as cultural proposals for

adultaudicencesduringthenight.

ScienceCafés.As inpreviousyears, in2017 the ICPcoorganizedwithotherentities from

Sabadelltheseriesoftalksentitled“CafèsCientífics”.Thesescientificdisseminationtalksare

intended to promote the contact between the scientific community and the general public,

withtheultimateaimtoboostthedebateaboutscientifictopicsamongthesociety.In2017,ICP paleontologist Marc Furió gave a talk entitled “Les grans extincions del passat” on 21

March,withanattendanceof55people.

ScienceWeek.The22ndeditionofthe“SetmanadelaCiència”,organizedbytheFundacióCatalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació, took place between 10 and 19November. The ICP

tookpart in this initiative,byorganizingaguidedvisit to the ICTA-ICPon14November.The

visit was guided by the head of the Communication & Outreach Department, and includedaccess to the storerooms and laboratories of the ICP, as well as chats with some of its

researchers.Atotalof20peopleattended.Moreover,duringthosedaystheadmittancetothe

ICPMuseumwasfree.

Magnet Program. For several years, the ICP has been collaborating in the “Magnet

Program. Alliances for educational success”, promoted by the Jaume Bofill Foundation incollaborationwith theCatalanGovernmentand the InstitutdeCiènciesde l’Educacióof the

UAB.Thisinnovativeeducationalprogramintendstovalorizeeducationalcentersthatrequire

specialattentiontopreventdiscriminationbymeansofimplementingprojectsincollaboration

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favor the development in the educational centers involved of innovative and attractive

educational projects of reference in their territory, the ICP has been involved in outreach

activities with kids and teachers from Escola Samuntada in Sabadell. The collaboration

betweentheICPandEscolaSamuntadastartedinacademiccourse2013-2014,withtheaimtopromotean innovativeeducationalprojectwithpaleontologyas itscornerstone.Theproject

cametoanendinJuly2017,withverysatisfactoryresults.

Other outreach activities. Other relevant outreach activities performed by the

Communication&OutreachDepartmentoftheICPincludethefollowing:

• Socialnetworkactionswithintheframeworkofthe“DiadelRestaurador”celebrationon27January.

• Participation in the Saló de l’Ensenyament within the stand of CERCA, with an activity

entitled“Tallerdepreparaciódefòssilsipintatderèpliques”,on23March.

• Organization of an excursion to the Ripoll River, in collaboration with the UnióExcursionstadeSabadell, todiscover thegeologyandpaleontologyof thearea.Thevisit

wasguidedbyICPtechnicianManelLlenas,withanattendanceof15people,on27May.

• Organizationoftheworkshopentitled“Casospràcticsdecomunicaciódesd’uncentrederecerca”,withintheframeworkofCampusGutenberg,organizedbytheBarcelonaSchool

ofManagement(UniversitatPompeuFabra)on18September.

OutreachactivitiesthroughoutCatalonia

Outreach activities of the ICP are considerably further extended in territorial scope by

means of agreementswith othermuseums and interpretation centers. Themost significant

onesduring2017aresummarizedbelow.

DinosaursfromthePyrenees.Since2015,thereisacollaborationagreementbetweenthe

ICPandthecitycouncilsof Isona iConcaDellàandColldeNargó,byvirtueofwhichtheICP

assumed a leading role in themanagement of the ConcaDellàMuseumand the associated

exhibit Dinosfera in Coll de Nargó. This activity has been developed since then within theframeworkof ‘Dinosaurs of thePyrenees’ project ledby the ICP and thanks to the financial

support of the CultureDepartment of the CatalanGovernment. This project focuses on the

research, conservation, study anddisseminationof dinosaur fossil remains from theCatalanPre-Pyrenees(elBerguedà,l’AltUrgell,elPallarsJussàandlaNoguera),andisdirectedbyDr.

ÀngelGalobart,headoftheMesozoicFaunasresearchgroupoftheICPandalsotheDirector

oftheConcaDellàMuseum.Twopostdocresearchersofthisresearchgrouparealsoinvolved

in the project, and the head of the Outreach & Communication Department of ICP is theresponsible to manage the communication of the ‘Dinosaurs of the Pyrenees’ project

(includingthewebsiteandsocialnetworks).

The results of the above-mentioned collaboration, in the frameworkof the ‘Dinosaursof

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scopeofoutreachactivitiesperformedbythe ICP.Suchactivitiesweredesigned in2015and

2016, being directed to a school and family public, andperformedwith the participation of

localcompaniesandmonitors.Up to13,131peoplevisited theConcaDellàMuseum(5,937)

andDinosferaexhibit(7,194)in2017(includingnormaltickets,guidedvisits,andschoolvisits).Additionally,4,791peoplevisitedtouringexhibitsorparticipatedinotheractivitiesorganized

bytheConcaDellàMuseum(3,469)orDinosfera(1,132).

Themain paleontological outreach activities performed in 2017 in the framework of the

aforementionedprojectarereportedbelow:

• GuidedvisitstothesitesfromIsonaiConcaDellàandColldeNargó.

• GuidedvisittothedinosaurneckfromOrcau.

• VisittothepreparationtasksofdinosaurremainsatDinosfera.

• Popularizingtalks.

• Nightsatthemuseum.

• InternationalGeoparcfieldworkcamp.

• Paleontologicalsummercourse(Geoparc-UniversitatdeLleida).

CosmoCaixa (Barcelona). CosmoCaixa from Obra Social “la Caixa” in Barcelona has a

number of visitors several orders of magnitude higher than the ICP Museum in Sabadell.

Therefore,collaborativeagreementswithCosmoCaixanotonlyextendtheterritorialscopeoftheICP,butfurtheramplifytoagreatextenttheoutreachcapacitythattheICPwouldhaveon

its own. Themost signicant initiative in this regardwas the temporary exhibit (18May to7

September) of the original partial skeletons of the Miocene apes Pliobates (‘Laia’),

Pierolapithecus(‘Pau’)andHispanopithecus(‘Jordi’),togetherwiththeirsculptoricrecreations.TheinaugurationoftheexhibitcoincidedwiththeInternationalDayofMuseums(seeabove).

Other collaborations with CosmoCaixa included the confection of some panels about

Catalan dinosaurs to accompany CosmoCaixa’s temporary exhibit “Trix, the world’s best

preserved Tyrannosaurus rex”, inaugurated on 28 October. Researchers from theMesozoicFaunasgroupalsohelped inthetrainingof themonitorsthatperformedtheguidedvisits to

theexhibit.

PalauMoja (Barcelona).On 25 July, a showcasewith casts of several emblematic fossilsfromCatalonia,whoseoriginalsarehousedattheICP,wasinauguratedinthe‘HeritageSpace

of Palau Moja’ in Barcelona. The fossils displayed include the skulls of the Miocene apes

Pliobates andPierolapithecus and the false sabertoothAlbanosmilus, fromAbocadordeCanMata;anarchosaurfootprint,fromOlesadeMontserrat;andatitanosauregg,fromFumanya.

Located in a very touristic setting (les Rambles de Barcelona), The Heritage Space of Palau

Moja is managed was inaugurated by the Agència Catalana del Patrimoni Cultural (Culture

Department,GeneralitatdeCatalunya)in2016withtheaimtopromotetheculturalheritagefromCataloniaamongthecitizensandvisitorsofthecityalike.ThecastsloanedbytheICPwill

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CRIP(elsHostaletsdePierola).In2017,theICPloanedseveralfossilstobeexhibitedatthe

Centre d’Interpretació i Restauración Paleontològica (CRIP) in els Hostalets de Pierola.

Conversationswiththepeopleinchargeofthisinterpretationcenterwerefurtherresumedin

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HUMANRESOURCESAimingforexcellenceinthehumanresourcespoliciesforresearchers_______________________________________________________________________

Thestaffpersonnel

Staff composition. The composition of the staff personnel of the ICP (i.e., peoplewith a

contractual relationship with or formally ascribed to the ICP, thereby excluding research

associates,collaborators,andpeoplehiredoccasionallyasfreelance)isvariablythroughtime.InordertocomparetheICPstaffcompositionin2017withthatofpreviousyears,itispossibile

torelyontotalcountsperyear(irrespectiveofwhetheragivenpersonworkedthewholeyear

oronly a fractionof it) or on aparticular yearperiod (suchas the fourt quarter, 4T),which

arguablyprovidesamorerealisticsnapshotofthestaffcompositionatanytime.Irrespectiveofhowit iscomputed,thenumberofstaffmembershasremainedratherconstantbetween

40 and 50 during the last years, which the exception of 2017, which is not only above the

averagevaluesforthefiveprecedingyears,butfurtherrepresentsthehighestfiguresattained

inthehistoryoftheinstitution.Thesameappliestoresearchandnon-researchstaffalike.

STAFF(2012–2016VS.2017)

STAFFCOMPOSITION 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017Totalstaffmembers(totalyear) 46 49 48 47 49 47.8 53

Totalstaffmembers(4T) 45 46 43 45 45 44.8 50

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Research staff. Even more relevant than the total number of ICP staff personnel is the

proportionbetweenresearchandnon-researchstaff.Withsomefluctuations,thisproportion

hasbeenmaintainedabove50%duringthe lastyears,withthefigurefor2017beingslightly

higherthantheaveragefortheprecedingfiveyears.

RESEARCHSTAFF(2012–2016VS.2017)

STAFFCOMPOSITION 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017Researchstaffmembers 23 26 27 24 27 25.4 29

Non-Researchstaffmembers 23 23 21 23 22 22.4 24%Research/Total 50.0 53.1 56.3 51.1 55.1 53.1 54.7

Research groups.When the composition of research staff is broken down into research

groupsandthesemitechnicalareaofVirtualPaleontology,itcanbeseenthatthecomposition

ofthefourmaingroupshasremainedmoreorlessstablethroughoutthelastyears,albeitwithaslighttendencytoincreasein2017abovetheaverageforthefiveprecedingyearsinmostof

thegroups.

RESEARCHGROUPSSTAFF(2012–2016VS.2017)

STAFFCOMPOSITION 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE 2017MesozoicFaunas(MF) 4 6 5 4 6 5.0 5

Neogene&QuaternaryFaunas(NQF) 7 9 9 9 8 8.4 10Paleoprimatology&HumanPaleontology(PHP) 5 5 5 4 6 5.0 6

EvolutionaryPaleobiology(EP) 6 5 6 5 6 5.6 6VirtualPaleontology(VP) 1 1 2 2 1 1.4 2

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NewOrganizationChart.Asexplainedearlier inthisdocument,anewOrganizationChartwasintroducedinlate2017,beingimmediatelypublicizedtotheICPpersonnelbymeansofa

specific document that further includes the ICP professional categories

(http://www.icp.cat/attachments/transparencia/Organigrama_ICP_2017.pdf).From an organizational viewpoint, the modifications introduced to the new ICP

Organization Chart were mainly intended to add a new hierarchical level—between the

Director and theGeneralManager, on the one hand, and the formerHeads of Department

(now converted into Areas), on the other—with themain aim to facilitate the coordinationbetween the various ICP technical Areas when pursuing common goals related to the ICP

strategicaims.

Furthermore,theformerVirtualPaleontologyResearchGroupwasconvertedintoanarea

withinthelargerResearchSupport&ExternalServicesDepartment,becausethisgrouplackedenough critical mass and was to a larger extent devoted to research support and external

services—thereby contrasting with the remaining research groups, which are exclusively

focusedonresearch.

ContinuoustrainingTwo main different opportunities to continuous training were offered for free to ICP

employees, research associates, and collaborators: language courses (defrayed with funds

available from the Spanish Social Security); and scientificotechnical courses (thanks to an

agreementwiththecompanyTransmittingScience).

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Language courses. The language courses offered by the ICP to its personnel and their

correspondingattendancearereportedbelow.Thesecurseswereheldatthefacilitiesofthe

ICPattheICTA-ICPbuildingwithintheUABuniversitycampus.

• German:6attendees.

• English(upperlevel):4attendees.

• English(intermediatelevel):5attendees.

• Catalan:2attendees.

Scientificotechnical courses. The researchers, research associates and technicians of the

ICP have the opportunity to attend for free the scientific courses coorganized with

TransmittingScience.In2017,atotalof8ICPemployeesorresearchassociatesattendeduptosixdifferentcourses:

• “Técnicas de Análisis de Imagen: Tratamiento y Cuantificación de la Imagen Digital”.Sabadell,16-20January2017.1ICPattendee.

• “IntroductiontoR”.22-26May2017.3ICPattendees.

• “FiniteElementAnalysisAppliedtoLifeSciences”.3-8Juny2017.1ICPattendee.

• “RwithoutFear:AppliedRforBiologists”.4-8September2017.2ICPattendees.

• “GeometricMorphometricsandPhylogeny”.11-15September2017.1ICPattendee.

• “Introduction to the Art of Science: Scientific Illustration”. 20-24November 2017. 1 ICPattendee.

In turn, technicians from the Conservation & Preparation Area attended the followingtrainingactivities:

• “JornadasobreAvençosen laConservació iRestauraciódelPatrimoni”,organizedbytheEscola Superior de Conservació i Restauració de Béns Culturals de Catalunya (ESCRBCC).

Barcelona,29March2017.

• “V Trobada de Tècnics de Col·leccions de Ciències naturals de Catalunya: Museus,col·leccions irecerca”,organizedbythe InstitutdeCiènciesdelMar(ICM).Barcelona,25

October2017.

• “XV Reunió Tècnica de Conservació i Restauració: Sistemes imaterials per almuntatge,exhibició i emmagatzematge de béns patrimonials”, organized by Conservadors i

Restauradors Associats de Catalunya (CRAC) with the collaboration of Museu d'Art

ContemporanideBarcelona(MACBA).Barcelona,27-28November2017.

GapAnalysisThe ICP endorsed the general principles and requirements of the ‘European Charter for

Researchers’ and the ‘Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers’ of the Human

ResourcesStrategyforResearchers(HRS4R)oftheEuropeanUnioninDecember2016.

During 2017, with the aim to implement the this policy at the ICP, the HRS4R

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Commission,performeda‘GapAnalysis’toevaluatethecurrentdegreeofimplementationof

thefortyprinciplesincludedintheCharterandCode.ThefinalversionoftheGapAnalysiswas

approvedbytheaforementionedorgansaswellasbytheSteeringCommittee,andsubmitted

totheEuropeanCommissioninNovember2017.

ResultsoftheGapAnalysis.EachofthefortyprinciplesincludedintheCharterandCode

are scoredaseither fully implemented (+), almostbutnot fully implemented (+/–), partially

implemented(–/+),orinsufficientlyimplemented(–).

SUMMARYOFHRS4RGAPANALYSIS

THEMATICHEADINGS + +/– –/+ – TOTALEthicalandProfessionalAspects 0 9 2 0 11

Recruitment 0 4 4 2 10WorkingConditions&SocialSecurity 1 7 5 1 14

Training&Development 0 3 2 0 5Total(Charter&Codeprinciples) 1 23 13 3 40


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Ethicalandprofessionalaspects.Mostoftheseprinciplesarealmostfullyimplementedat

the ICPandcanbeeasily implemented further,except for those related tocontractual/legal

obligations (in relation to intellectual property) and the evaluation/appraisal of researchers,whichwill requireamanualofbestpractices in research, intellectualpropertyand scientific

authorship,aswellasaprotocolfortheevaluationofresearchers.

Recruitmentandselection.Thissetofprinciplesistheonethatrequiresmostattentionatthe ICP, particularly those regarding the recruitment and selection of researchers. The ICP

recruitmentpolicymustbedeeply rethought, soas tobebasedon transparentmechanisms

and explicit evaluation criteria (see below). Particular emphasis will need to be put on the

conditionstotransitionfromR2toR3researchercategories.

Workingconditionsandsocialsecurity.Researchenvironmentappearsfullyimplemented,

whereasaccesstocareeradvice,workingconditions,andstabilityofemploymentonlyrequire

slight implementation. Current initiatives to facilitate the conciliation of family andprofessional life need to be better publicized. The current sex ratio is quite balanced, and

severalplannedinitiativesintendtopromotegenderbalanceevenfurther,althoughtheyare

unlikely to solve themoremarkeddisequilibrium towardsmen inexecutivepositions.Meritrecognition is generally adequate, but can be implemented further by means of several

manualsandprotocols,whilerecognitionoftheprofessionandcareerdevelopmentrequirea

betterdefinitionofprofessionalcategoriesandastrategyfortheprofessionaldevelopmentof

researchers.Socialsecurityprovisionsaresatisfactory,butsalariesneedtobeimproved,andintellectual property need to be clarified by means of a manual. The participation of

researchers in ICP decision-making bodies is insufficient and formal complaints/appeals

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Training and development. None of the principles included in this section are fully

implemented at the ICP. The supervision of young researchers in training can be slightly

improved bymeans of protocols for the professional development of researchers and their

internal evaluation, as well as mechanisms to improve the communication betweenresearchers. The training and continuous development of researchers can be also improved

furtherbymeansofnewtypesofcourses.

OTM-RevaluationHavignanOpen,TransparentandMerit-basedRecruitment(OTM-R)policyisakeyelement

inHRS4Rstrategy,inordertoensurethatthebestpossiblepersonforagivenjobisrecruitedfor a new or a vacant position. Therefore, in the framework of the aforementioned Gap

Analysis,theHRS4RImplementationCommittee&WorkingGroupalsoperformedaninternal

evaluationof the researcher recruitmentpolicyof the ICPwith regard toanOTM-R system,

basedon a total of 23questions and the following scoring system: yes, completely (+); yes,substantially(+/–);yes,partially(–/+);no(–).

SUMMARYOFTHEOTM-REVALUATIONTHEMATICHEADINGS + +/- -/+ - TOTAL

OTM-Rsystem 0 2 2 6 10Advertisingandapplicationphase 1 0 1 3 5

Selectionandevaluationphase 0 0 0 4 4Appointmentphase 0 1 1 1 3

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Future actions of OTM-R implementation. The results indicate that the ICP is far from

having adequately implemented an adequate OTM-R policy for researchers. The required

measures to correct this situation have been included in theHRS4RAction Plan andwill be

implementedinthefollowingyearsbyusingthetoolkitofthe“Open,TransparentandMerit-based Recruitment of Researchers” (OTM-R) Package of the European Union as a guide to

elaboratetwoimportantdocuments:

• “ICPStrategyfortheProfessionalDevelopmentofResearchers”:ItwillestablishadefinitestrategyfortheprofessionaldevelopmentofresearchersattheICP.

• “ICPProtocolfortheEvaluation,InternalPromotionandRecruitmentofResearchersandTechnicians”:Itwillregulateregulatetheprinciplesthatmustruletherecruitmentofnew

researchersaswellasthecareerprogressionofICPresearchers(i.e.,internalpromotion).

Recruitmentprotocoldraft. In2017,theSteeringCommitteewroteapreliminarydraftof

the future ICP recruitment protocol that includes the following points: (1) Approval of the

position; (2) Nomination of an ad hoc Selection Committee; (3) Drafting of the jobannouncement;(4)Reviewandapprovalofthejobannouncement;(5)Advertisingofthejob

announcement;(6)Elaborationofacandidatesshortlist;(7)Evaluationoftheapplicationsby

the Selection Committee and external reviewers; (8) Selection and appointment of the best

candidate.The protocol will include the following selection criteria: (a) Research outputs; (b)

International visibility andmobility; (c) Fundraising abilities; (d) Supervision, mentoring and

teaching; (e) Other academic activities; (f) Paleontological fieldwork experience; (g)Management and leadership capabilities; (h) Outreach and knowledge transfer; (i) Other

merits;(j)Suitabilityofthecandidate’sprofileandpotential.

HRS4RActionPlan

TheActionPlandevisedby theHRS4R ImplementationCommittee&WorkingGroupwassubmittedtotheEuropeanCommissioninNovember2017alongwiththecorrespondingGap

Analysis. It includes25specificactions intended toattainacomplete implementationof the

fortyprinciplesincludedintheCharter&Code.

The HRS4R Action Plan of the ICP is available online from the following URL:http://www.icp.cat/attachments/transparencia/HRS4R_ICP_Action_Plan.pdf. Its

implementationalreadybeganinlate2017,withtheapprovalofthenewOrganizationChart,

althoughmost of the Action Plan initiatives are expected to be implemented during 2018–

2019. The process will be overseen by the HRS4R Implementation Committee & WorkingGroup,and furthersupervisedby theSteeringCommittee,with theaidofothercommittees

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HRS4RACTIONPLAN

ACTIONNO. DESCRIPTION TIMINGAction1 UploadUAB&CERCAdocumentstotheICPwebsite 1Q2018

Action2 UpdatetheStrategicPlan 4Q2018Action3 ManualofBestPracticesinResearch,IntellectualPropertyandScientificAuthorship 4Q2019

Action4 ProtocolforInvasiveandDestructiveAnalysesofFossils 1Q2019

Action5 WelcomeHandbook 2Q2019

Action6 ProtocolforFundingRequest 4Q2018Action7 Transparencywebpageandinternalcommunication 1Q2018

Action8 ProtocolforFundExpenditureAccountability 2Q2018Action9 Safety&preventiontraining 4Q2019

Action10 UpdatetheinternalInformationSystemsSecurityDocument 3Q2019Action11 ImproveandtranslatethePlanofEqualOpportunitiesandDiversityManagement 2Q2020

Action12 EstablishaNon-discriminationCommittee 1Q2018Action13 ImproveandtranslatetheGuideofPreventionandActioninCaseofGenderViolence 4Q2020

Action14ProtocolfortheEvaluation,InternalPromotionandRecruitmentofResearchersandTechnicians

2Q2018

Action15 Definitionofprofessionalcategories 3Q2018Action16 StrategyfortheProfessionalDevelopmentofResearchers 4Q2019

Action17 Publicizepositionsataninternationallevel 4Q2018

Action18 ImplementationofneworganigramwithManagement&HumanResourcesDepartment 2Q2018Action19 Basicinstructionsfortravelingabroad 3Q2018

Action20 Complaintsprotocol 2Q2018Action21 SteeringCommittee 2Q2018

Action22 CoordinationMeetings 1Q2018Action23 ResearchersCommission 1Q2018

Action24 Organizationoftalks(‘Paleovermut’sinitiative’) 1Q2018Action25 Freelanguagecoursesandothertypesoftraining 1Q2018


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STRATEGICMANAGEMENTAnewStrategicPlanfor2018–2021_______________________________________________________________________

SWOTAnalysis

A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the ICP was

performedbytheDirectorinlate2017intheframeworkoftheelaborationofanewStrategicPlan. The SWOT analysis was aimed to detect the opportunities and threats that the ICP

currentlyfacesorwillfaceinthenearfuture,aswellastoidentifythestrengthsuponwhich

theICPwillhavetorelyandtheweaknessesthatmustbeovercometosuccessfullyattainitsstrategicgoals.

ThefactorsanalyzedinSWOTanalysisarebasedontwodifferentpolarityaxes:internalvs.

externalandpositivevs.negative.Theircombinationgivesrisetothefourtypesof features:

strengths (internalandpositive);weaknesses (internalandnegative);opportunities (externalandpositive),andthreats(externalandnegative).

Differenttypesofinternalfactors(strengthsandweaknesses)wereconsidered:(1)internal

organization; (2) human resources; (3) physical resources; and (4) scientific outputs. In turn,

the following types of external factors (opportunities and threats) were considered: (1)fundingsources;(2)reputation;(3)physicalenvironment;(4)economy;(5)legislation;and(6)

politicsofscience.

POSITIVE(HELPFUL) NEGATIVE(HARMFUL)

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Strengths:INTERNALORGANIZATION:6(S1–S6)

HUMANRESOURCES:8(S7–S14)PHYSICALRESOURCES:7(S15–S21)

SCIENTIFICOUTPUTS:2(S22–S23)

Weaknesses:INTERNALORGANIZATION:4(W1–W4)

HUMANRESOURCES:4(W5–W8)PHYSICALRESOURCES:3(W9–W11)

SCIENTIFICOUTPUTS:1(W12)

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Opportunities:FUNDINGSOURCES:2(O1–O2)

REPUTATION:2(O3–O4)COLLABORATIONS:5(O5–O9)

PHYSICALENVIRONMENT:4(O10–O13)ECONOMY:3(O14–O16)

LEGISLATION:1(O17)POLITICSOFSCIENCE:4(O18–O21)

Threats:FUNDINGSOURCES:3(T1–T3)

REPUTATION:1(T4)COLLABORATIONS:0(—)

PHYSICALENVIRONMENT:0(—)ECONOMY:3(T5–T7)

LEGISLATION:3(T8–T10)POLITICSOFSCIENCE:4(T11–T14)

ResultsoftheSWOTanalysis.TheSWOTanalysisoftheICPenabledtheidentificationof70

factors(35internaland35external),ofwhich44werepositiveand26negative:

• 23strengths(S1–S23).

• 12weaknesses(W1–W12).


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• 21opportunities(O1–O21).

• 14threats(T1–T14).

Internalandexternalfactorevaluation.ThefactorsidentifiedbytheSWOTanalysisweresubjectedtointernalfactorevaluation(IFE)andexternalfactorevaluation(EFE)analyses.The

significance of each factor was evaluated both quantitatively (by assigning a ‘weight’) and

qualitatively(byassigningascoreor‘rating’)toeachfactor.Weights are intended to reflect the relative importance of each factor (the higher the

weight, thehigher the importanceofaparticular factor for theorganization’sperformance).

Thesumofallthefactorweightsmustequal1forbothinternal(strengths+weaknesses)and

external (opportunities and threats) factors separately. Values between 0 and 10 wereassignedtoeachfactor,andthenastandardizedweightwascalculatedbydividingamongthe

sumforallfactors.

Ratingscanonlytakefourdifferentvalues(from1to4):1=verynegative;2=moderately

negative; 3 = moderately positive; and 4 = very positive. The higher the rating, the morepositive (or less negative) a factor is considered with regard to the organization (not with

regard to the organization’s activity). In IFE: 1 =major weakness, 2 =minor weakness, 3 =

minorstrength,and4=majorstrength.InEFE,theymeasuretheresponseoftheorganization

to opportunities and threats: 1 = poor response; 2 = average response; 3 = above averageresponse;and4=superiorresponse.

Themultiplicationofeachweightbythecorrespondingratingprovidesthe‘weightedscore’

ofeachfactor.Thetotalinternalandexternalweightedscoreiscomputedbysummingalltheindividual weighted scores (separately for IFE and EFE). An IFE a total weighted score <2.5

indicates that the organization is weak compared to its competitors, whereas in EFE it

indicatesthattheorganizationisnotwellpreparedtotakeadvantageofopportunitiesand/or

defendagainstthreats.

INTERNALFACTOREVALUATION(IFE)OFTHEICP

STRENGHTS

INTERNALORGANIZATION WEIGHT RATING W.SCORES1.Missioncombinesresearchwithdisseminationandconservation. 0.035 3 0.106

S2.Paleobiologicalaimsandscopeprovideauniqueperspectiveamonglifesciencesthankstoaccesstodeeptime.

0.044 4 0.177

S3.SuccessfulscientificpolicybasedonfourResearchGroupswithdefiniteaimsandscope.

0.035 4 0.142

S4.NewOrganizationChartdevisedtoimproveinternalcoordinationbyprovidingamorehierarchicalstructurewiththreewell-definednon-research

departments.

0.027 3 0.080

S5.NewOrganizationChartincorporatesnewdecision-makingandadvisory

bodies.0.040 4 0.159

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HUMANRESOURCES WEIGHT RATING W.SCORES7.Lowsalariesenablethemaintenanceofacriticalmassofresearchersin

spiteofbudgetconstraints.0.022 4 0.088

S8.ImplementationofHRS4Risbeneficialfortalentattractionandsuccessin

competitivecalls.0.027 4 0.106

S9.Researchstaffiscompetitiveduetomultipleexpertisesandsufficient

criticalmass.0.040 4 0.159

S10.Alargeproportionofnon-researchstaffisindispensableandsufficientto

carryoutresearch.0.027 3 0.080

S11.TheVirtualPaleontologyAreaisfundamentalforresearchbasedon

modernnon-invasive3Dimagingtechniques.0.027 3 0.080

S12.TheResearchSupport&ExternalServicesDepartmentwillfoster

remuneratedservicestothirdparties.0.031 3 0.093

S13.Researchassociatessignificantlyincreasescientificproductionatnocost. 0.031 4 0.124

S14.Thevolunteeringprogramenablestalentattractionatearlycareerstagesandpromotesoutreach.

0.004 3 0.013

PHYSICALRESOURCES WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

S15.Havingtwoheadquartershelpscompatibilityofresearch.knowledgetransferandoutreach.

0.018 3 0.053

S16.BeingassociatedwiththeUABpromotesinternationalreputationandalsofosterstraining.knowledgetransfer.andtalentattraction.

0.018 3 0.053

S17.FreeaccesstoelectronicpublicationsthroughtheUABnetworksavesmoney.

0.031 3 0.093

S18.Havingamuseumwithcollectionspromotestheconservationofpaleontologicalheritageandresearchbasedonit.

0.031 3 0.093

S19.HavingaPreparationLabisessentialforpaleontologicalresearchandfavorabletotheprovisionofexternalservices.

0.031 3 0.093

S20.TheindustrialCTscanandotherequipmentofthe3DVirtualLabpromoteresearchandtheprovisionofexternalservices.

0.022 3 0.066

S21.Otherfacilitiesandequipmentfurtherfacilitateresearch. 0.009 3 0.027

SCIENTIFICOUTPUTS WEIGHT RATING W.SCORES22.Verysatisfactoryscientificproduction,bothinqualitativeand

quantitativeterms.0.044 4 0.177

S23.Veryhighlevelsofscientificproductivity. 0.044 4 0.177

WEAKNESSES

INTERNALORGANIZATION WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

W2.ScientificpolicyverydependentonthecontinuityResearchGroupleaders.

0.022 2 0.044

W3.NewOrganizationChartmightreduceflexibilityandagilityindecisionmaking.

0.035 2 0.071

W4.Organizationalculturewithtoolittleemphasisonmarketandhierarchy. 0.035 1 0.035

HUMANRESOURCES WEIGHT RATING W.SCOREW5.Lowsalariesputatriskresearcherscommitmentandhindertalent

attractionfromabroad.0.009 1 0.009

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W7.ThelackofanOTM-RpolicyhindersHRS4Rimplementationandmay

causebiases.0.004 1 0.004

W8.Theamountofnon-researchstaffrequiredbydisseminationand

outreachisdetrimentalforscientificproduction.0.031 1 0.031

PHYSICALRESOURCES WEIGHT RATING W.SCOREW9.Havingtwoheadquartersiscostly,detrimentalforgroupcohesion,and

impliesseveralotherinconveniences.0.044 1 0.044

W10.Havingamuseumiscostlybecauseitrequiresoutreachandcollection

managementpersonnel.0.040 1 0.040

W11.TheindustrialCTscaniscurrentlydamagedandveryexpensivetofix. 0.013 1 0.013

SCIENTIFICOUTPUTS WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

W12.Lowproportionofopen-accesspapers. 0.018 2 0.035

TOTAL(Strengths+Weaknesses) 1.000 2.783

EXTERNALFACTOREVALUATION(EFE)OFTHEICP

OPPORTUNITIES

FUNDINGSOURCES WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

O1.ConsiderableandstablebasalbudgetfromtheCatalanGovernment. 0.047 3 0.140

O2.Goodprospectsforincreasingprivatefundingthroughremunerated

externalservicesduetoeconomicupturn.0.042 2 0.084

REPUTATION WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

O3.Veryhighinternationalvisibilityduetohighproductivityandimpactcoupledwithextensivecollaborations.

0.042 4 0.167

O4.Goodcapacityforattracting/retainingtalentintheformofresearchassociates.

0.037 3 0.112

COLLABORATIONS WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

O5.Highcapacitytoestablishresearchcollaborationswithinternationalresearchteams.

0.037 4 0.149

O6.AgreementwiththeUABwithregardtoteachinginuniversitymasterdegrees.

0.028 3 0.084

O7.StrategicalliancewiththecompanyTransmittingScienceintheorganizationofinternationalscientificcourses.

0.033 3 0.098

O8.Mutuallybeneficialagreementswithcitycouncils,museumsand/orpaleontologicalinterpretationcentersthroughouttheCatalanterritory.

0.028 2 0.056

O9.CollaborationagreementswithCosmocaixawithprospectsofbecomingastableandprofitablestrategicalliance.

0.037 3 0.112

PHYSICALENVIRONMENT WEIGHT RATING W.SCOREO10.TherichfossilrecordfromCataloniafacilitatesresearchandfosters

internationalcollaborations.0.033 4 0.130

O11.AppealtoresearchersduetotheproximitytoBarcelona. 0.014 1 0.014

O12.AccesstoERDFfunds. 0.037 4 0.149

O13.Increasedresearchers’mobilitywithintheSchengenArea. 0.033 1 0.033

ECONOMY WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

O14.Highpotentialforculturalknowledgetransfer. 0.028 2 0.056

O15.Goodatmosphereregardingscientificinnovationanddevelopmentatthelocalandregionallevel.

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O16.Scientificglobalizationincreasesthepotentialfortalentattractionof

researchersintrainingandtalentreturnofexperiencedresearchers.0.033 2 0.065

LEGISLATION WEIGHT RATING W.SCOREO17.Culturalheritagelawsprovideincreasedprotectionofpaleontological

sitesandfossilsandincreasedfundingopportunitiesforpaleontologicalinstitutions.

0.028 4 0.112

POLITICSOFSCIENCE WEIGHT RATING W.SCOREO18.SeveralcharacteristicssupporttheleadingroleoftheICPasadriving

forceforCatalanpaleontologyasawhole.0.047 4 0.186

O19.GoodcapacityforattractingfundsfromtheCatalanUniversityand

ResearchSystem.0.033 3 0.098

O20.BeingaCERCAcenterhasbudgetary,financial,andorganizational

advantages.0.042 4 0.167

O21.GoodcapacityforattractingfundsfromtheSpanishSystemofScience,

TechnologyandInnovation.0.037 3 0.112

THREATS

FUNDINGSOURCES WEIGHT RATING W.SCORET1.Basalbudgethigherthancompetitivefundsandexternalservices

together.0.037 1 0.037

T2.Midtermplanningoffundingexpenditureishamperedbythemore

unpredictablenatureofcompetitivefundingandtheprovisionofservicescomparedtothebasalbudget.

0.028 1 0.028

T3.Almostnofundraisingpotentialofeithersponsorshiporpatronage. 0.019 1 0.019

REPUTATION WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

T4.Limitedcapacityfortalentattractionofforeignexperiencedresearchers. 0.033 1 0.033

ECONOMY WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

T5.Lowcapacityfortechnologicaltransfer. 0.009 1 0.009

T6.Lowsalariesandjobinsecuritydeterminedbynationaleconomy. 0.005 1 0.005

T7.Scientificglobalizationimpliestheriskofabraindrainofresearchers. 0.033 3 0.098

LEGISLATION WEIGHT RATING W.SCORE

T8.Overwhelmingbureaucracyforgettingfieldworkpermits. 0.014 4 0.056

T9.Needtoraiseawarenessonintellectualpropertyrightsamongresearchers.

0.023 2 0.047

T10.PendinglawsuitwiththeSpanishGovernmentaboutVATreturn. 0.028 3 0.084

POLITICSOFSCIENCE WEIGHT RATING W.SCORET11.ThedispersionofpaleontologicalresearchinCataloniadiminishesits

potentialimpact.0.014 4 0.056

T12.Limiteduniversitytraininginpaleontology. 0.009 4 0.037

T13.LowdemonstratedcapacityforattractingfundsfromtheEUHorizon

2020Programme.0.047 1 0.047

T14.SpanishGovernmentinterventionofthefinancesofCERCAcentersand

otherproblemsderivedfromcurrentpoliticalinstability.0.005 3 0.014

TOTAL(Opportunities+Threats) 1.000 2.693


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Internal-externalmatrix.ToanalyzethecurrentpositionoftheICPandsuggeststrategies

for the future, the IFE and EFE results summarized above were combined in an internal-

external (IE)matrix composed of nine cells. IFE totalweighted score is placed on the x-axis

(higher to the left and lower to the right: 4.0–3.0 = strong, 2.99–2.0 = average, 1.99–1.0 =weak), andEFE totalweighted scoreon the y-axis (higheron topand loweron thebottom:

4.0–3.0=high,2.99–2.0=medium,1.99–1.0=low).Thematrixisdividedintothreedifferent

regionsbydrawingtwoobliquelines(betweenEFEandIFEscores2,andbetweenEFEandIFE

scores3).Each region has different strategical implications in terms of a research center’s

performance:

• Grow and build: Excellent and very strong research center thatmust take advantageoffavorable opportunities to grow (e.g., diversifying by means of exploring all available

favorablestrategies).

• Hold andmaintain: The research center is doingwell, and can take advantage of some

currentopportunitiestofightagainstthreatsinordermaintainthestatusquo,orletsomeotherspassbyduetocurrentlackofresources.

• Harvestordivest:Theresearchcenterisnotperformingwellandmustbereorganized(tomake more efficient use of available resources), downsized (to reduce costs), and/or

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TheIFEvaluecalculatedfortheICP(2.8)ishigherthan2.5andthereforeindicatethatitis

strong relative to its competitors. Similarly, thecomputedEFEvalue (2.7) ishigher than2.5,

which indicatesthattheICP isreadytotakeadvantageofopportunitiesaswellastodefend

againsthreats.WhencombinedintotheIEmatrix,theICPfallsinaverycentralpositionofthematrix,whichclearlyindicatesthattheindicatedoverallstrategyis‘holdandmaintain’,even

thoughtheIFEandEFEtotalscoresareslightlyaboveaverageandhenceslightlyclosertothe

‘growandbuild’thantothe‘harvestordivest’strategies.

Overall, these results are positive and indicate that the ICP is generally performingwell,being a solid institution that ismaking gooduseof availableopportunities, butwith several

strengthsandseriousthreats.Thereisstillroomforimprovement,andeventhoughstrengths

aremoreimportantthanweaknesses,theinstitutionisnotpowerfulenoughtoplangrowing

further on the midterm. Instead, efforts should focus on maintaining the most importantcurrent ‘assets’ of the ICP, by trying to take advantage of some opportunities but leaving

othersunexploredduetoexcessiveriskorlackofresources.

StrategicPlanBasedontheaforementionedSWOTanalysis,adraftofanewStrategicPlanfor2018–2021

waselaboratedby theDirector,with input fromthemembersof theSteeringCommitteeoftheICP,inlate2017.

ThenewStrategicPlanisconceivedasamanagementtoolthatseekstoidentifythecurrent

situationof the institution, including its risksandopportunities,aswellas todefine itsmainstrategic aims, in order to guarantee on themidterm the successful accomplishment of its

missionwithregardtopaleontologicalresearch,knowledgetransfer,andconservationofthe

paleontologicalheritageofCatalonia.

Based on the results of the IE matrix, indicating that a ‘hold and maintain’ strategy isadvised,severalstrategicgoalsweredefinedwithineachofthefollowingfourstrategicareas:

• Scientificpolicy&research.

• Management&humanresources.

• Fundraising&knowledgetransfer.

• Outreach&communication.Within each area, several strategic goals are defined, based on a combination between

internal andexternal factorsoutlinedabove, and taking into account fourdifferent typesofstrategies:

• Strength-Opportunity (SO, or ‘maxi-maxi’) strategies, which use strengths to maximizeopportunities,inordertoimprovefurtherthecurrentsituation.

• Weakness-Opportunity (WO, or ‘mini-maxi’) strategies, which minimize weaknesses bytakingadvantageofopportunities,inordertomaintainthecurrentsituation.

• Strength-Threat(ST,or‘maxi-mini’)strategies,whichusestrengthstominimizethreats,inordertopreventadeteriorationofthecurrentsituation.


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• Weakness-Threat (WT, or ‘mini-mini’) strategies, whichminimize weaknesses and avoid

threats,inorderpreventfurtheradeteriorationofthecurrentsituation.Inturn,foreachstrategicgoal,severalstrategicactionsaredefined.

ThedefinitiveversionoftheStrategicPlan(2018–2021)wasprovisionallyapprovedbythe

Steering Committee in early 2018 (http://www.icp.cat/attachments/transparencia/

Strategic_plan_2018_2021.pdf),whenittookimmediateeffect,pendingtheamendmentsanddefinitiveapprovalbytheBoardofPatronsduring2018.


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FINALNOTE_______________________________________________________________________

ThisAnnualReportwaswrittenby the ICPDirector in February–March2018,with inputs

from theothermembersof theSteeringCommittee. The final version isdated to26March

2018.

Itwillbepresentedbytothe ICPBoardofPatrons for theirapprovalassoonas thenext

meetingtakesplace.

DAVIDM.ALBA

Director


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APPENDIXICPpublications2017_______________________________________________________________________

The following list includes thepublications (co)authoredbyauthorswith ICPaffiliation in2017, distributed in the different categories recognized in this report. Only those papers

published in final form are included; those published online in 2017 without volume and

pagination, pending publication in 2018, have been excluded (pending their inclusion in the

2018AnnualReport).

SCIpapers(indexedinJCR)1. Alba,D.M.,Casanovas-Vilar,I.,Garcés,M.,&Robles,J.M.(2017).Tenyearsinthedump:

AnupdatedreviewoftheMioceneprimate-bearinglocalitiesfromAbocadordeCanMata(NE Iberian Peninsula). Journal of Human Evolution, 102, 12-20.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.09.012

2. Angelone, C., Čermák, S., & Rook, L. (2017). New insights on Paludotona, an insularendemic lagomorph (Mammalia) from the Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince (Italy,Turolian, late Miocene). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 123, 455-473.https://doi.org/10.13130/2039-4942/9082

3. BartoliniLucenti,S.,Alba,D.M.,Rook,L.,Moyà-Solà,S.,&Madurell-Malapeira,J.(2017).Latest Early Pleistocenewolf-like canids from the Iberian Peninsula.Quaternary ScienceReviews,162,12-25.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.02.023

4. Bertozzo, F., Dalla Vecchia, F. M., & Fabbri, M. (2017). The Venice specimen ofOuranosaurus nigeriensis (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda). PeerJ, 5, e3403.https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3403

5. Blanco, A., & Brochu, C. (2017). Intra- and interspecific variability in allodaposuchidcrocodylomorphsandthestatusofwesternEuropeantaxa.HistoricalBiology,29,495-508.https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2016.1201081

6. Blanco, A., Szabó, M., Blanco-Lapaz, A., & Marmi, J. (2017). Late Cretaceous(Maastrichtian) chondrichthyes and osteichthyes from northeastern Iberia.Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 465A, 278-294.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.10.039

7. Bolet, A. (2017). First early Eocene lizards from Spain and a study of the compositionalchanges between late Mesozoic and early Cenozoic Iberian lizard assemblages.PalaeontologiaElectronica,20,20A.https://doi.org/10.26879/695

8. Bolet,A.,Rage, J.-C.,&Conrad, J. L. (2017).Rediscoveryof the long-lostholotypeof thelacertid lizard Pseudeumeces cadurcensis (Filhol, 1877). Journal of VertebratePaleontology,37,e1315669.https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2017.1315669

9. Cadena,E.A.,Abella,J.,&Gregori,M.D.(2017).NewfindingsofPleistocenefossilturtles(Geoemydidae,KinosternidaeandChelydridae)fromSantaElenaProvince,Ecuador.PeerJ,4,e3215.https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3215

10. Čerňanský, A., Bolet, A., Müller, J., Rage, J.-C., Augé, M., & Herrel, A. (2017). A newexceptionally preserved specimen of Dracaenosaurus (Squamata, Lacertidae) from theOligocene of France as revealed bymicro-computed tomography. Journal of VertebratePaleontology,37,e1384738.https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2017.1384738

11. Colombero,S.,Alba,D.M.,D'amico,C.,Delfino,M.,Esu,D.,Giuntelli,P.,Harzhauser,M.,Mazza, P., Mosca, M., Neubauer, T. A., Pavia, G., Pavia, M., Villa, A., & Carnevale, G.


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(2017).LateMessinianmollusksandvertebratesfromMoncuccoTorinese,north-westernItaly.Paleoecologicalandpaleoclimatologicalimplications.PalaeontologiaElectronica,20,10A.https://doi.org/10.26879/658

12. Cubo, J., Köhler,M., & de Buffrénil, V. (2017). Bone histology of Iberosuchusmacrodon(Sebecosuchia, Crocodylomorpha). Lethaia, 50, 495-502.https://doi.org/10.1111/let.12203

13. Daura, J., Sanz, M., Allué, E., Vaquero, M., López-García, J. M., Sánchez-Marco, A.,Domènech,R.,Martinell, J.,Carrión, J. S.,Ortiz, J.E.,Torres,T.,Arnold, L. J.,Benson,A.,Hoffmann, D. L., Skinner, A. R., & Julià, R. (2017). Palaeoenvironments of the lastNeanderthals in SW Europe (MIS 3): Cova del Coll Verdaguer (Barcelona, NE of IberianPeninsula). Quaternary Science Reviews, 177, 34-56.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.10.005

14. de Bonis, L., Abella, J., Merceron, G., & Begun, D. R. (2017). A new late Mioceneailuropodine(GiantPanda)fromRudabánya(NorthcentralHungary).Geobios,50,413-421.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.003

15. DíazAráez,J.L.,Delfino,M.,Luján,À.H.,Fortuny,J.,Bernardini,F.,&Alba,D.M.(2017).NewremainsofDiplocynodon(Crocodylia:Diplocynodontidae)fromtheearlyMioceneoftheIberianPeninsula.ComptesRendusPalevol,16,12-26.

16. Ezcurra, M. D., Fortuny, J., Mujal, E., & Bolet, E. (2017). First direct archosauromorphremainsfromtheEarly-MiddleTriassictransitionoftheIberianPeninsula.PalaeontologiaElectronica,20,62A.https://doi.org/10.26879/686

17. Fabre, A.-C.,Marigó, J., Granatosky,M. C.,& Schmitt, D. (2017). Functional associationsbetweensupportuseandforelimbshapeinstrepsirrhinesandtheirrelevancetoinferringlocomotor behavior in early primates. Journal of Human Evolution, 108, 11-30.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.03.012

18. Femenias-Gual,J.,Marigó,J.,Minwer-Barakat,R.,&Moyà-Solà,S.(2017).NewdentalandpostcranialmaterialofAgeriniasmithorum(Primates,Adapiformes)fromthetypelocalityCasaRetjo-1(earlyEocene,IberianPeninsula).JournalofHumanEvolution,113,127-136.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.08.015

19. Femenias-Gual, J., Minwer-Barakat, R., Marigó, J., Poyatos-Moré, M., & Moyà-Solà, S.(2017). Agerinia marandati sp. nov., a new early Eocene primate from the IberianPeninsula, sheds new light on the evolution of the genus Agerinia. PeerJ, 5, e3239.https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3239

20. Fondevilla, V., Vicente, A., Battista, F., Sellés, A. G., Dinarès-Turell, J.,Martín-Closas, C.,Anadón, P., Vila, B., Razzolini, N. L., Galobart, À., & Oms, O. (2017). Geology andtaphonomy of the L'Espinau dinosaur bonebed, a singular lagoonal site from theMaastrichtian of South-Central Pyrenees. Sedimentary Geology, 355, 75-92.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2017.03.014

21. Fondevilla, V., Vila, B., Oms, O., & Galobart, À. (2017). Skin impressions of the lastEuropean dinosaurs. Geological Magazine, 154, 393-398.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756816000868

22. Fortuny,J.,Marcè-Nogué,J.,&Konietzko-Meier,D.(2017).FeedingbiomechanicsofLateTriassicmetoposaurids(Amphibia:Temnospondyli):a3Dfiniteelementanalysisapproach.JournalofAnatomy,230,752-765.https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12605

23. Furió, M. (2017). The shrew pleads ‘not guilty’ to the mole’s murder: comment onBennàsar et al. (2015). Historical Biology, 29, 230-233.https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2016.1151016

24. Furió,M.,&Agustí,J.(2017).LatestMioceneinsectivoresfromEasternSpain:Evidenceforenhanced latitudinal differences during the Messinian. Geobios, 50, 123-140.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2017.02.001


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25. Garcés-Pastor, S.,Cañellas-Boltà,N.,Clavaguera,A.,Calero,M.A.,&Vegas-Vilarrúbia, T.(2017).Vegetation shifts, human impact andpeatbogdevelopment inBassaNerapond(Central Pyrenees) during the last millennium. The Holocene, 27, 553-565.https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683616670221

26. Garcés-Pastor, S., Cañellas-Boltà, N., Pèlachs, A., Soriano, J.-M., Pérez-Obiol, R., Pérez-Haase, A., Calero, M.-A., Andreu, O., Escolà, N., & Vegas-Vilarrúbia, T. (2017).Environmental history and vegetation dynamics in response to climate variations andhumanpressureduring theHolocene inBassaNera,CentralPyrenees.Palaeogeography,Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 479, 48-60.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.04.016

27. Georgalis,G.L.,Villa,A.,&Delfino,M.(2017).FossillizardsandsnakesfromAnoMetochi– a diverse squamate fauna from the latest Miocene of northern Greece. HistoricalBiology,29,730-742.https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2016.1234619

28. Georgalis, G. L., Villa, A., & Delfino, M. (2017). The last European varanid: Demise andextinction of monitor lizards (Squamata, Varanidae) from Europe. Journal of VertebratePaleontology,37,e1301946.https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2017.1301946

29. Georgalis, G., Zoboli, D., Pillola, G. L., & Delfino,M. (2017). A revision of the trionychidturtleProcyclanorbissardusPortis,1901fromthelateMioceneofSardinia(Italy).AnnalesdePaléontologie,103,127-134.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annpal.2017.04.002

30. GomezCano,A.R.,Kimura,Y.,Blanco,F.,Menéndez,I.,Álvarez-Sierra,M.Á.,&HernándezFernández, M. (2017). Ecomorphological characterization of murines and non-arvicolinecricetids (Rodentia) from south-western Europe since the latestMiddleMiocene to theMio-Pliocene boundary (MN 7/8MN13). PeerJ, 5, e3646.https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3646

31. Hammond,A.S.,&Almécija, S. (2017). Lower iliumevolution inapesandhominins.TheAnatomicalRecord,300,828-844.https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.23545

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5. Kimura, Y., Tomida, Y., Casanovas-Vilar, I., Amemiya, C. T., Sawaura, R., & Yasuno, T.(2017).Onetinyjaw,abigdeal:AneweomyidgenusfromtheMioceneMizunamiGroupof Gifu, Central Japan [Abstract]. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program andAbstracts,2017(SocietyofVertebratePaleontology77thAnnualMeeting),142-143.

6. Marigó,J.,Fabre,A.-C.,&Boyer,D.M.(2017).Whatcantheshapeofthecalcaneustellusabout locomotion in extinct primates? [Abstract]. Folia Primatologica, 88 (7th EuropeanFederationforPrimatologyMeeting),156-157.https://doi.org/10.1159/000479094

7. Pina, M., DeMiguel, D., Puigvert, F., Marcé-Nogué, J., & Moyà-Solà, S. (2017). Patellarresponse to knee flexion in the Miocene primates Epipliopithecus vindobonensis andPierolapithecus catalaunicus. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 162 S64 (86thAnnual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists), 316.https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23210

8. Zanolli, C., Alba, D. M., Dean, M. C., Fortuny, J., Macchiarelli, R., & Rook, L. (2017).Oreopithecus bambolii is still an "enigmatic anthropoid" [Abstract].American Journal ofPhysical Anthropology, 162 S64 (86th Annual Meeting of the American Association ofPhysicalAnthropologists),420.https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23210

Otherabstracts1. Alba, D., Casanovas-Vilar, I., &Moyà-Solà, S. (2017). First record of the fossil great ape

Hispanopithecus from the lateMiocene site of Can Pallars i Llobateres (Sant Quirze delVallès,NEIberianPeninsula)[Abstract].ProceedingsoftheEuropeanSocietyforthestudyof Human Evolution, 6 (7th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study ofHumanEvolution.21-23September2017,Leiden,theNetherlands),6.

2. Bascompte, J., Ferrandiz-Rovira, M., Torres, C., Bertolero, A., & Luján, À. H. (2017).EcologíatermalenlapoblacióndeTestudohermannihermanniGmelin,1789delDeltadel’Ebre(Catalunya,España)[Abstract].InA.BaratasDíaz,F.Barroso-Barcenilla&P.CallapezTonicher (Eds.), Libro de resúmenes de la XXII Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española deHistoria Natural. Losmapas de la naturaleza / Livro de resumos da XXII Bienal da RealSociedad Española de Historia Natural. Os mapas de naturaleza (pp. 146-147). Madrid:RealSociedadEspañoladeHistoriaNatural.

3. Bascompte,J.,Ferrandiz-Rovira,M.,Bertolero,A.,Torres,C.,&Luján,À.H.(2017).ThermalecologyofHermann'sTortoise(Testudohermannihermanni)intheEbroDelta(Catalonia)[Abstract].In13thEcologyandBehaviourmeeting,Chizé,France.June19th-23th.

4. Blanco,A. (2017).Teleosteans fromtheMaastrichtian (LateCretaceous)ofNortheasternSpain: Contributions to the European fossil fish record [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15thAnnual Meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists. Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),22.

5. Blanco,A.,Llácer,S.,&Moncunill-Solé,B.(2017).Photogrammetryand3Dmodels:Awaytomitigatetheproblemsofprivatefossilcollections[Abstract].Zitteliana,91(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),22-23.

6. Blanco,A.,Marigó,J.,&Minwer-Barakat,R.(2017).PreliminaryreportoftheichthyofaunafromPontils (Middle Eocene,Northeastern Spain) [Abstract].Zitteliana, 91 (15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),23.


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7. Bolet, A.,Minwer-Barakat, R.,&Marigó, J. (2017). Preliminary report on the squamatesfrom themiddle Eocene locality of Pontils (Spain) [Abstract].Zitteliana, 91 (15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),24-25.

8. Březina,J.,Luján,À.H.,&Ivanov,M.(2017).MiddleMiocenemammalsfromtheCzujan’sSandpit (Mikulov, Czech Republic) [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15th AnnualMeeting of theEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),25.

9. Casanovas-Vilar, I. (2017).How far canwe go? Towards an EuropeanNeogenemammalchronological system [Abstract] 15th Congress of the RCMNS. Exploring a "physicallaboratory": theMediterranean.2017September03rd-06th.CrownePlazaHotel,Athens,Greece.BookofAbstracts(pp.12).Athens:NationalandKapodistrianUniversityofAthens.

10. Casanovas-Vilar, I., Jovells-Vaqué, S., García-Paredes, I., DeMiguel, D., & Madurell-Malapeira,J.(2017).EarlyMiocenebiostratigraphyoftheVallès-PenedèsBasin(Catalonia,Spain): Preliminary results [Abstract]15th Congress of the RCMNS. Exploring a "physicallaboratory": theMediterranean.2017September03rd-06th.CrownePlazaHotel,Athens,Greece.BookofAbstracts(pp.11).Athens:NationalandKapodistrianUniversityofAthens.

11. Castanera,D.,Belvedere,M.,Silva,B.,Marty,D.,Razzolini,N.L.,Meyer,C.,&Santos,V.(2017).NewMegalosauripus tracks in the Late JurassicofPortugal [Abstract].Zitteliana,91 (15th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),27.

12. CastilloRuiz,C.,CruzadoCaballero,P.,Fortuny,J.,Bernardini,F.,AhijadoQuintillán,A.,&AlfayateCasañas,M.C.(2017).Fósilesinteligentes:aplicacioneseducativasdelosmodelos3DdeloslagartosgigantesdeCanarias[Abstract].In8ªJornadasdeInnovaciónEducativade la Universidad de La Laguna. Resúmenes. Comunicaciones orales y pósteres:UniversidaddeLaLaguna.

13. Crespo, V. D., Furió, M., Gamonal, A., Mansino, S., Ruiz-Sánchez, F. J., & Montoya, P.(2017).AmalacophagousnewspeciesofthegenusPlesiodimylus(Dimylidae,Eulipotyphla,Mammalia) from the lowerMiocene of Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin [Abstract].Zitteliana, 91(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),29.

14. De Esteban-Trivigno, S. (2017). Ontogeny of the lower jaw in Dasypus novemcinctus(Cingulata,Xenarthra)[Abstract].EuropeanJournalofAnatomy,21(IIIIberianSymposiumonGeometricMorphometrics.9-10thJune,2017.Abstracts),330-331.

15. De Esteban-Trivigno, S., Martínez-Pérez, C., Navalón, G., & Botella, H. (2017). Finiteelement and shape analyses shed light into conodont functionalmorphology [Abstract].Zitteliana, 91 (15th Annual Meeting of the European Association of VertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany. 1st to 3rdAugust 2017. InformationandAbstracts),30-31.

16. DeMiguel,D. (2017). Fossilevidenceand tracingkey innovations–Anexample fromtheevolution of ruminant mammals [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15th Annual Meeting of theEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),9.

17. Du, B., Moyá-Solá, S., & Zhao, L. (2017). Morphology and cross-sectional geometricanalysis of Lufengpithecus first metatarsal: implications for its locomotor behavior[Abstract].Proceedingsof theEuropeanSociety for thestudyofHumanEvolution,6 (7thAnnual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution. 21-23September2017,Leiden,theNetherlands),56.

18. Femenias-Gual,J.,Marigó,J.,Minwer-Barakat,R.,&Moyà-Solà,S.(2017).NewmaterialofAgerinia smithorum (Primates,Adapiformes) from theearly Eocene locality CasaRetjo-1(NE Iberian Peninsula) [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15th Annual Meeting of the European


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Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists. Munich, Germany. 1st to 3rd August 2017.InformationandAbstracts),34-35.

19. Fortuny, J., Marcé-Nogué, J., Heiss, E., Skutschas, P., Konietzko-Meier, D., Zhou, Z., &Steyer, J. S. (2017). 3D computational biomechanics meets amphibians: Ecomorphologyand evolutionary implications [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15th Annual Meeting of theEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),36.

20. Furió,M.(2017).GlobaldistributionofNeogenehedgehogs(Erinaceomorpha,Mammalia)[Abstract].Zitteliana,91(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany. 1st to 3rdAugust 2017. InformationandAbstracts),37.

21. Gomez Cano, A. R., Kimura, Y., Blanco, F., Menéndez, I., Hernández Fernández, M., &Álvarez-Sierra,M. A. (2017). Ecomorphological characterization of southwestern Europemurines(Rodentia)fromthelatestmiddleMiocenetotheMio-Plioceneboundary(MN7/8–MN13) [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15th AnnualMeeting of the European Association ofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany. 1st to3rdAugust 2017. InformationandAbstracts),38-39.

22. Gruntmejer, K., & Fortuny, J. (2017). Morphology of the mandibular sutures inMetoposaurus krasiejowensis (Temnospondyli) from the Upper Triassic of Poland[Abstract].Zitteliana,91(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany. 1st to 3rdAugust 2017. InformationandAbstracts),40.

23. Jovells-Vaqué, S., García-Paredes, I., DeMiguel, D.,Madurell-Malapeira, J., & Casanovas-Vilar, I. (2017). The early Miocene rodent succession of the Vallès-Penedès Basin(Catalonia, Spain): Preliminary results after the 2011-2016 field campaigns [Abstract].Zitteliana, 91 (15th Annual Meeting of the European Association of VertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany. 1st to 3rdAugust 2017. InformationandAbstracts),48.

24. Luján, À.H., Březina, J.,& Ivanov,M. (2017). First occurrence ofTestudo kalksburgensisToula, 1896 in theCzechRepublic [Abstract].Zitteliana, 91 (15thAnnualMeetingof theEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),54.

25. Luján, À. H., Chroust, M., Mazuch,M., Fortuny, J., & Ivanov,M. (2017). First record ofDiplocynodon ratelii (Crocodylia:Diplocynodontidae) in theCzechRepublic [Abstract]. InYNHM:YoungNaturalHistoryscientistsMeeting.7-11Feb2017,Paris,France(p.86).

26. Luján, À. H., Chroust, M., Mazuch, M., Fortuny, J., & Ivanov, M. (2017). Occurrence ofDiplocynodon ratelii (Crocodylia) in the Czech Republic [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15thAnnual Meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists. Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),54.

27. Luján, À. H., DeMiguel, D., Ivanov, M., Madurell-Malapeira, J., Jovells-Vaqué, S., &Casanovas-Vilar,I.(2017).PaleoherpetofaunafromtheearlyMiocenelocalityofLesCasesde laValenciana (Catalonia,Spain) [Abstract].Zitteliana,91 (15thAnnualMeetingof theEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),55.

28. Luján,À.H.,Ivanov,M.,Fortuny,J.,&Sabol,M.(2017).FossilturtleremainsfromtheEarlyMiocene (MN4) localitiesofMokraQuarry (CzechRepublic) [Abstract]. InYNHM:YoungNaturalHistoryscientistsMeeting.7-11Feb2017,Paris,France(p.87).

29. Marigó, J., Fabre, A.-C., & Boyer, D.M. (2017). Can the shape of the calcaneus help usinterpret locomotion inextinctprimates? [Abstract].Zitteliana,91 (15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),59.


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30. Marigó, J.,Minwer-Barakat, R., Femenias-Gual, J., &Moyà-Solà, S. (2017). Los primatesfósilesdel Eoceno (34-56ma)de las cuencaspirenaicas [Abstract]. InXXCongresode laSociedad Española de Antropología Física. Barcelona, 12-14 de Julio de 2017. Libro deresúmenes(p.138).

31. Martín-Perea,D.M.,Domingo,M.S.,Domingo,L.,Cantero,E.,Cantalapiedra,J.L.,GarcíaYelo,B.A.,GómezCano,A.R.,Alcalde,G.M.,Fesharaki,O.,Menéndez, I.,&HernándezFernández,M. (2017). Taphonomic study of Somosaguas-North (Madrid Basin, Spain), amiddleMiocenemammalianfossilsitedepositedbydebrisflows[Abstract].Zitteliana,91(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),60-61.

32. Menéndez, I., Gómez Cano, A. R., & Hernández Fernández, M. (2017). New statisticalmodels for quantitative palaeoclimatic inferences of Spanish Miocene fossil sites[Abstract].Zitteliana,91(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany. 1st to 3rdAugust 2017. InformationandAbstracts),62.

33. Menéndez,I.,GómezCano,A.R.,&HernándezFernández,M.(2017).ThemiddleMioceneglobal cooling event turned central Iberian Península into a semi-desert: PalaeoclimaticanalysisofthemammalianfaunafromtheSomosaguasfossilsite[Abstract].InK.Karanika,M.Kolendrianou,E.Liapi,P.Papadopoulou, I.Pappa&M.Tsoni (Eds.),2ndInternationalMeeting of Early-Stage Researchers in Palaeontology. Sigri (Lesvos) Greece. May 2017.Conferenceproceedings(pp.101-102).

34. Minwer-Barakat,R.,Marigó,J.,Becker,D.,&Costeur,L.(2017).Newprimateremainsfroma middle Eocene karstic locality in Switzerland [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15th AnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),64.

35. Minwer-Barakat,R.,Marigó,J.,Femenias-Gual,J.,&Moyà-Solà,S.(2017).RecentadvancesontheknowledgeoftheEoceneprimatesfromthePyreneanBasins(NESpain)[Abstract].GeophysicalResearchAbstracts,19(EuropeanGeosciencesUnionGeneralAssembly2017),EGU2017-15264.

36. Moncunill-Solé, B. (2017). How insular regimes affect to the size of small mammals? Apaleontologicalperspective [Abstract]. InThe9th International Symposiumof IntegrativeZoology.27-31August2017,Xining,QinghaiProvince,China(p.162).

37. Moncunill-Solé,B.(2017).Thegiantextinctpikas(Ochotonidae,Lagomorpha)ofGargano:Evaluating thebodymass shifts in insular evolutionary lineages [Abstract].Zitteliana, 91(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),64-65.

38. Nacarino-Meneses,C.,&Köhler,M.(2017).Identifyingbirthfrombonehistology:Astudyin extant Equus [Abstract]. In R. Pellegrini & D. C. Parris (Eds.), Fourth InternationalSymposiumonPaleohistology–ISPH2017–Volume4 (p.38).Trenton:NewJerseyStateMuseum.

39. Nacarino-Meneses,C.,Orlandi-Oliveras,G.,&Köhler,M. (2017).BonehistologyofEquusfromMosbachSands(MiddlePleistocene,Germany)[Abstract].Zitteliana,91(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),65.

40. Nacarino-Meneses,C.,Orlandi-Oliveras,G.,&Köhler,M. (2017).BonehistologyofEquusfromSteinheimanderMurr(MiddlePleistocene,Germany)[Abstract].InR.Pellegrini&D.C.Parris(Eds.),FourthInternationalSymposiumonPaleohistology–ISPH2017–Volume4(p.73).Trenton:NewJerseyStateMuseum.

41. Orlandi-Oliveras, G., Nacarino-Meneses, C., Kostopoulos, D., Koufos, G. D., & Köhler,M.(2017).Cyclicalenamelmarksofunknownperiodicity inEquidae. InR.Pellegrini&D.C.


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42. Orlandi-Oliveras, G., Nacarino-Meneses, C., Kostopoulos, D., Koufos, G. D., & Köhler,M.(2017).FirstapproachtoboneanddentalhistologyofGreekhipparionines[Abstract].InR.Pellegrini&D. C. Parris (Eds.),Fourth International SymposiumonPaleohistology– ISPH2017–Volume4(p.43).Trenton:NewJerseyStateMuseum.

43. Parrilla-Bel,J.,Fortuny,J.,Llacer,S.,&Canudo,J.I.(2017).TheendocranialmorphologyofMaledictosuchus riclaensis (Thalattosuchia) from the Middle Jurassic of Spain. In 8thTriennialConferenceSecondaryAdaptationofTetrapodstolifeinwater.BerlinApril2017.Abstractbook(p.33).

44. Pernas-Hernández, M., Domínguez-Rodrigo, M., & Sánchez-Marco, A. (2017). The avianfossilrecordofBKsite(BellKorongo)atOlduvaiGorge(Tanzania)[Abstract].Proceedingsof theEuropeanSociety for the studyofHumanEvolution,6 (7thAnnualMeetingof theEuropean Society for the study of Human Evolution. 21-23 September 2017, Leiden, theNetherlands),145.

45. Pernas-Hernández, M., Sánchez-Marco, A., & Domínguez-Rodrigo, M. (2017).Paleoecologicalreconstructionoftheavianfossilrecordofthe1.34milion-year-oldsiteofBK (Bell Korongo) at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) [Abstract]. In III Jornadas de PrehistoriaAfricana.28-29Marzo2017.Tarragona(Spain).BookofAbstracts(p.22).

46. Pina,M.,Almécija, S.,&Moyà-Solà, S. (2017).Newmorphometric insights into thekneejoint complex of Epipliopithecus vindobonensis [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 73 (15th AnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),91.

47. Sánchez,I.M.,Ríos,M.,&Morales,J.(2017).Whoiswho?ComparativemorphologyoftheMiocene Eurasian musk-deer Micromeryx and Hispanomeryx (Mammalia, Ruminantia,Moschidae)[Abstract].Zitteliana,73(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany. 1st to3rdAugust 2017. InformationandAbstracts),79-80.

48. Sorbelli,L.,Cherin,M.,Madurell-Malapeira,J.,&Alba,D.M.(2017).DescriptionofBisonremains from the Pleistocene site of Vallparadís (Spain) and comparisonwith the bovidsample from Ellera di Corciano (Italy) [Abstract]. In Paleodays 2017. La SocietàPaleontologica Italiana ad Agnani. XVII Edizione delle Giornate di Paleontologia, 24-26maggio2017-VolumedeiRiassunti(p.66).

49. Strani, F.,DeMiguel,D., Sardella,R.,&Bellucci, L. (2017).Thepalaeoenvironmentof theMiddle Pleistocene archaeopalaeontological site of Fontana Ranuccio (Anagni, centralItaly)and implicationforthehumansettlement[Abstract]. InPaleodays2017.LaSocietàPaleontologica Italiana ad Agnani. XVII Edizione delle Giornate di Paleontologia, 24-26maggio2017-VolumedeiRiassunti(p.68).

50. Strani, F., Profico, A., DeMiguel, D., & Sardella, R. (2017). MicroWeaR: a new tool fordental microwear analysis and its application to paleoanthropology and paleontology[Abstract].Proceedingsof theEuropeanSociety for thestudyofHumanEvolution,6 (7thAnnual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution. 21-23September2017,Leiden,theNetherlands),192.

51. Torres, C., Luján, À. H., Bertolero, A., Bascompte, J., & Ferrandiz-Rovira, M. (2017).Reducciónde falangesenTestudohermanniGmelin, 1789,en lapoblacióndelDeltadelEbro, Cataluña, España [Abstract]. InA. BaratasDíaz, F. Barroso-Barcenilla& P. CallapezTonicher (Eds.), Libro de resúmenes de la XXII Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española deHistoria Natural. Losmapas de la naturaleza / Livro de resumos da XXII Bienal da RealSociedad Española de Historia Natural. Os mapas de naturaleza (pp. 194-195). Madrid:RealSociedadEspañoladeHistoriaNatural.


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52. Urciuoli,A.,Zanolli,C.,Fortuny,J.,Almécija,S.,Schillinger,B.,Moyà-Solà,S.,&Alba,D.M.(2017). Neutron-based computed microtomography: Pliobates cataloniae andBarberapithecus huerzeleri as a test-case study [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15th AnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany.1stto3rdAugust2017.InformationandAbstracts),91.

53. Valenciano, A., Abella, J., Werdelin, L., Atwell, M., Álvarez Sierra, Á., Morales, J., &Hartstone-Rose,A.(2017).Preliminaryapproximationonthelocomotionandbodymassofgiantmustelidsandothermusteloids(AiluridaeandProcyonidae)throughouttheNeogeneand Quaternary [Abstract]. Zitteliana, 91 (15th Annual Meeting of the EuropeanAssociation of Vertebrate Palaeontologists. Munich, Germany. 1st to 3rd August 2017.InformationandAbstracts),91.

54. Villa, A., & Delfino, M. (2017). Southern Germany: An early to middle Miocene lizardmeltingpot?[Abstract].Zitteliana,73(15thAnnualMeetingoftheEuropeanAssociationofVertebratePalaeontologists.Munich,Germany. 1st to3rdAugust 2017. InformationandAbstracts),93.

55. Villa, A., Blain, H.-A., & Delfino, M. (2017). Early Pleistocene Herpetofauna of RivoliVeronese(NEItaly):awindowonthepalaecologyoftheextinctallocaudates[Abstract].In:Paleodays2017.LaSocietàPaleontologicaItalianaadAgnani.XVIIEdizionedelleGiornatediPaleontologia,24-26maggio2017-VolumedeiRiassunti(p.72).

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