In this decade, the geological and paleontological investigations in the Andean region distributed in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina of South America have been greatly progressed by Japanese specialists. It may have special significance for the developments of paleontology in our country through the comparative study between the Andean and Japanese regions. From the point of view, the Paleontological Society of Japan planned a Symposium of “Geology and Paleontology in the Andes” on the occasion of the annual meeting held at Chiba University on January of 1982. Fifteen articles were communicated and they cover various branches of paleontology, namely, plants (pollen, leaves, woods) and animals (foraminifers, corals, bryozoans, brachiopods, molluscs, mammals), and also the sedimentary environments. The more detailed paleontological study in South America is necessary to evaluate the relationships between the South America and East Asia. In this paper, the summaries of each speakers in the symposium are described for themselves. More details will be published on another occasions.
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