Since its foundation in 1986 the National Congress of the Mexican Society of Paleontology brings together students and academics from different universities and other institutions to learn, present and discuss a wide variety of topics on vertebrate and invertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, ichnology, palinology, actualistic studies and all kinds of fossils. This academic forum is open to everyone interested in paleontology and it is a good place to promote academic collaboration and interchange for young students and experienced professionals.