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Many of you will be aware that the Tucson Fossil Show in Arizona is one of the largest events in the palaeo calendar. Fossil dealers and collectors come from all over the world to marvel at the incredible wealth of material on display.   A nice Ceraurus trilobite on display at the show (photos by Phillip Isotalo) Although we have not yet made it to the show in person, several of our our titles have done so, courtesy of various different dealers from the UK and the USA. Cindy Howells from National Museum of Wales, with a couple of our...

Siri Scientific Press are pleased to announce that we are formal sponsors of the next Progressive Palaeontology conference, due to be held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History from 19-22 May 2016. This is an important event where young research palaeontologists in the early stages of post-graduate research are able to present their research to their peers. We have been formal supporters of this meeting since 2013. More details about this event can be seen in the official poster below. For additional information email: progpal2016@palass.org  Updates will be available on their Facebook page which can be found by...

The International Conference on Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber (usually shortened to Fossils x3) is held every three years under the auspices of the International Palaeoentomological Society. Next year (2016) it will be held in the UK, at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Siri Scientific Press are pleased to announce that we will be publishing the Abstracts book for the scientific talks and posters that will be presented at the conference and the production of this volume is currently underway. Dr David Penney of Siri Scientific Press will be giving a Keynote Lecture entitled: Amber Palaeobiology - Trends and...

These days many museums have excellent replica fossils of the the most famous dinosaur of all, Tyrannosaurus rex. But these all fade into insignificance next to the real thing. The first real fossil specimen of a complete T. rex skeleton to go on display in Europe opens to the public tomorrow at the Museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin. The 12 metre-long skeleton of this remarkable adult predator, which has been named Tristan, forms the center piece of a greatly anticipated exhibition. Tristan's missing bones were reconstructed using 3D printing technology. Tristan the T. rex on display at the MfN, Berlin...

From autumn (fall) of next year the Milwaukee Public Museum, a large natural history museum in the US, will put on display their massive 2,600 pound slab of Diplichnites trackways from the famous Blackberry Hill site. This remarkable specimen is shown on pages 33 and 34 of our title Solving the Mystery of the First Animals on Land: The Fossils of Blackberry Hill and was discovered by the author Kenneth (Chris) Gass. Click cover to go to the product page for more information about this title Reviews"A mystery revealed, this book charmingly tells the story of how clever scientific detective...