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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...

We are proud to be official sponsors of the Palaeontological Association's 59th Annual Meeting, which kicks off in Cardiff next week (14-17 December). The event is being held at Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales. Special contributions this year include:An opening symposium on Paleobiotic interactions and the Annual Address will be given by Prof John Hutchinson (Royal Veterinary College), entitled “Computer modelling and simulation of extinct organisms: its utility and limitations for reconstructing the evolution of locomotor behaviour”. We would like to wish all participants an enjoyable and productive meeting. For those of you unable to make...

A nice review of our recent title: Ordovician Trilobites of Southern Ontario, Canada and the Surrounding Region by Phillip Isotalo has just been published in the latest Newsletter of the Palaeontological Association (No. 90, pages 107-108). Some snippets from the review follow: "This is an enchanting book, and a welcome addition to any trilobite-lover’s library. It is basically an illustrated guide to the trilobites of a classic region of North America, with all the photographs in colour, some being full-page. It is now 36 years since the publication of Rolf Ludvigsen’s admirable Fossils of Ontario Part 1: The Trilobites, and...

Our recent title Fossil Insects - An Introduction to Palaeoentomology by David Penney and James E. Jepson has just received a nice review, published in the latest edition of Antenna (volume 39[4], page 221), the Bulletin of the Royal Entomological Society. Some snippets from the review follow: "It is pitched at the interested general reader, but covers enough ground that it is worth having as a reference book for those who are more conversant with the world of entomology or palaeontology. The book is lavishly illustrated, with 240 figures, several of which are painted palaeohabitat reconstructions by Richard Bizley - making...

We are pleased to announce the following new title which will be available early next year: So you want to be a palaeontologist? - Advice for fossil enthusiasts of all ages (ISBN 978-0-9929979-6-0, 64 pages, expected RRP £11.99). From the back cover: Palaeontology is a rather unique career choice, in that at one point or another most kids (and some adults) want to be a palaeontologist, but very few of them are ever able to realize their dream. However, there are more avenues into palaeontology related work today than there ever have been and the main purpose of this book...