中国古脊椎动物学会第八次年会拟于２００１年１１月在广东省深圳市召开。会议期间将开展学术交流，研讨新世纪我国古脊椎动物学的发展方向（包括科研、科普和为社会服务等），并选举产生下届古脊椎动物学会理事。会前将正式出版学术论文集，会后将组织野外地质考察。论文集将 The 8th Annual Meeting of China Society of Vertebrate Paleontology is planned to be held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province in November 2001. During the conference, academic exchanges will be held to discuss the development direction of ancient vertebrate zoology (including scientific research, science popularization and social services, etc.) in the new century and to elect the director of the next ancient vertebrate zoological society. Academic papers will be formally published before the meeting, after the meeting will organize field geology inspection. Proceedings will be