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We are very pleased to announce a new book review of our recent title: Ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Britain, just published in Proc. Open Uni. Geol. Soc. 2024, 10, 102 (edited snippets): A monumental monograph on Britains ichthyosaurs that will serve as the definitive work on the subject for years and should be on the shelves of everyone who studies the Jurassic, amateur or professional. The book is technical but, written fluently with precise, succinct sentences, providing easy reading and is abundantly illustrated with 167 figures. This book is a truly fantastic achievement. For more info on this...

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...

We are pleased to announce a new review of our title Trilobites of the British Isles by Robert Kennedy and Sinclair Stammers, just published online by the Palaeontological Society, USA. Click the cover to see more info and reviews of this title or to order your copy Paleontological Soc USA (2023, snippets) "The specimens contained in this volume represent the vast and important collections Kennedy has amassed throughout his lifetime, combined with historically important specimens (chiefly type specimens) located in museum collections. Many of the included specimens represent the most-complete specimens yet discovered, and many type specimens are also photographed...

We are very pleased to announce the release of our latest title: Jurassic Fossils of the West Dorset Coast: A Time Traveller's Journal by Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers, with prehistoric life and scene reconstructions by Andreas Kurpisz. ISBN 978-1-8381528-5-7, 160 pp, 240 x 165 mm, soft cover, 250+ colour photographs & illustrations click the cover to go to the product page for more info and to order ReviewsEverything Dinosaur blog: This book takes the form of an Edwardian diary. Imagine finding on the beach at Charmouth an old journal that catalogues the visit of two Edwardian gentlemen to the...

Click cover to go to product page and order your copy We are very pleased to announce an excellent review of our recent title New Book Review: Why Nature Conservation Isn't Working: Understanding Wildlife in the Modern World by Adrian Spalding, in the Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 134 (2022): 52 (edited snippets follow): This is one of the more interesting books that has crossed my desk the last year. The author presents a fascinating review of the modern-day perceptions of wildlife conservation. It successfully avoids the bottomless pits of perceived wisdom and foregone conclusion, to present a refreshing interpretation of...