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New BUNDLES option: save £££

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We are pleased to announce our NEW BUNDLES OPTIONS, where you can purchase a number of related titles together and recevie a significant discount on the overall RRP. Example of current Bundles include (to see more info click the bundle image): Trilobites: Kazakhstan Invertebrates: Gambia Field Guides: Butterflies: Fossils in Amber: North American Palaeontology: Fossil Insects: British Dinosaurs: Fossil Spiders: Alfred Russel Wallace: Fossil Collecting on the Dorset Coast:

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WINTER SALE 2023 20% off ALL Monographs and Edited Volumes

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We are very pleased to announce our Winter Sale 2023 has started and we are offering 20% discount off all our monographs and edited volumes. This is a great opportunity to pick up one of our more expensive hard-back volumes at a great price. There is something for everyone in this sale, so why not treat yourself or put it away as a Christmas present for a friend or family member. Click here to see the full range. Titles include the Royal Entomological Society award-winning True Bugs of the World (2nd Edition) and our very recent volume on Jurassic Ichthyosaurs...

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BOOK REVIEW: Ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Britain

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A very nice review of our recent title on Jurassic ichthyosaurs of Britain has just appeared in Fossils 2023, 1, 47–48: Summary from the review: "This book will be an invaluable resource for all palaeontologists with an interest in ichthyosaurs. More than two centuries after the first scientific descriptions, our knowledge of these remarkable marine reptiles has increased enormously, and this volume provides a remarkable and up-to-date synthesis of the historically and scientifically important taxa from the Liassic of Britain. The numerous illustrations, most of them in colour (including the beautiful cover picture by John Sibbick), are of the high...

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COMING SOON: PARKS AND NATURE RESERVES OF EUROPE

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We are very pleased to announce our latest new title due out shortly: PARKS AND NATURE RESERVES OF EUROPE by Francisco Santolalla Fragero Siri Scientific Press (2023) 978-1-7395570-0-3 RRP £32.99 444 pp, 244 x 170 mm, soft cover, 383 colour photographs, 106 maps This magnificent book represents an astonishing journey through the most valuable natural paradises in Europe. All their habitats (polar regions, tundra, taiga, mixed forests, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean forests, steppes, mountain ranges, wetlands, coasts and seas) appear before the reader in a selection of the parks and nature reserves that best represent them. The description of these...

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Fossil Collecting in Folkestone

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Folkestone, a coastal town located in the southeast of England, is a popular destination for fossil collectors due to its unique geology and rich history. The area is home to a variety of fossils, including ammonites, belemnites, and even dinosaur bones. In this blog post, we will explore the fascinating world of fossil collecting in Folkestone. Geology of Folkestone Folkestone is located on the coast of the English Channel and is part of the Wealden Basin, which was formed during the Cretaceous period around 100 million years ago. The area is known for its white chalk cliffs, which were once...

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