These contributions stem from the 15th International Senckenberg Conference, covering a wide array of topics, including plate tectonics and regional and palaeontological studies. The tectonics papers utilize fossil groups to illuminate large-scale tectonic processes. Most contributions focus on mid-Palaeozoic regional and palaeogeographical aspects, often integrating studies of various fossil groups. Balthasar & Amler examine Lower Carboniferous strata through foraminifera for palaeoenvironmental insights, while Basden correlates Australian micro-vertebrates with conodont successions. Becker et al. compare distinct palaeoecological provenance in Lower Devonian ostracodes across different regions. Conodont research is explored by Benfrika & Bultynck, Over et al., Gouwy & Bultynck, Bultynck & Sarmiento, Morgan, and Schueke, the latter focusing on conodont biodiversity. Talent et al. and Antoshkina discuss carbonate rocks from a NE Australian platform and Uralian reefs, respectively. Less commonly studied faunal groups are addressed by Rogalla & Amler (rostroconchs) and Valenttne et al. (organophosphatic brachiopods). Event stratigraphy in the western U.S. is examined by Sandberg et al., while contributions on bone/conodont beds in Kentucky (Brett et al.) and Taghanic deposits in New York and Pennsylvania (Baird & Brett), along with a study on uppermost Devonian brachiopods by Sartenear & Plodowski, round out the volume.
