News — Forthcoming title

We are looking forward to attending the 7th International Conference on Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh at the end of this month. We will be displaying our palaeoentomology/arachnology titles, and the founder of Siri Scientific Press (David Penney) will be giving a Keynote Lecture on Amber Research in the 21st Century: Trends and Perspectives. Delegates of the same meeting held in South Africa, 2005. Dave Penney of Siri Scientific Press is 7th from left in the front row This topic is explored in depth in the forthcoming book Amber Palaeobiology: research trends and...

We are pleased to announce the following new title currently in preparation: The Geology and Fossils of the North West Coast of the Isle of Wight by Megan Jacobs, due for release in 2017. About the book:The Isle of Wight is a small island located in the south of England. Its northern part consists of Eocene to Oligocene strata, and its southern part is lower Cretaceous. Its association with dinosaurs from the early Cretaceous strata is famous, earning it the nickname of ‘Dinosaur Island’. This book aims to put the Eocene–Oligocene fossils into the limelight!   The North West coast...

We are pleased to announce the latest addition to our titles currently in preparation: Fossils of Folkestone, Kent by Philip Hadland, due for publication in 2017. Phil studied geology at Liverpool, followed by a Masters degree in Palaeobiology at Bristol, graduating ten years ago. Since then he has volunteered in the geology department of Bristol City Museum and worked at Canterbury City Council Museums. He has also worked in the Earth Sciences collections department at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. He is chairman of GeoconservationKent and does a lot of voluntary work for local museums. He had the...

We are pleased to announce the following new title, which is currently in preparation for publication in early to mid 2017: Fossil Collecting in England and Wales - A guide to the collection, preservation and display of fossils, with 50 locations fully described by Craig Chapman and Steve Snowball, both of the UKAFH (UK Amateur Fossil Hunters).   This is a guide on how, where and what to find, when collecting fossils in the UK. It looks at the best locations across England and Wales, where collectors are likely to obtain productive results, whether on an organized field event or...

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...