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Just Released: A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the South Dorset Coast

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We are very pleased to announce that our latest title, A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the South Dorset Coast, by Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers (and with prehistoric life and scene reconstructions by Andreas Kurpisz), has just been released. This title follows a similar format to their other volume covering the West Dorset coast. Click the cover to go to the product page for more info and to order your copy. From the back cover This is the second in a series of guides on the safe and responsible collection of fossils along the coast of Dorset. This sumptuously...

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ADVANCE COPIES NOW IN: A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the South Dorset Coast

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We are very pleased to announce that the advance copies our latest title, A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the South Dorset Coast, by Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers (and with prehistoric life and scene reconstructions by Andreas Kurpisz), have just been received. This title is due for formal release on 1st March, but there is still time to order it at the pre-release discount rate! Click the cover to go to the product page for more info and to order your advance copy. From the back cover This is the second in a series of guides on the safe...

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Just released: True Bugs of the World Second Edition

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We are very pleased to announce that our latest title, True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): Classification and Natural History (Second Edition) by Randall T. Schuh & Christiane Weirauch was released at the beginning of this month and is now available to order for immediate shipping. This monumental volume consists of 800 pages, including 182 black & white photographs (SEMs) & illustrations and 32 colour plates. Click the cover to go to the product page where you can find more information and order your copy FEEDBACK ROM THE AUTHOR (Toby Schuh) "It was a pleasure to finally receive an...

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SSP founder receives Marsh Award for Palaeontology

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Well, we must be doing something right here at Siri Scientific Press, as it is a great pleasure to announce that founder, Dr David Penney, was awarded the Marsh Award for Palaeontology 2019 at a formal ceremony held at the Natural History Museum, London on 13 December. David Penney receiving the award from John Bennett The Marsh Awards recognise unsung heroes who have made a major contribution to the promotion of palaeontology, mineralogy or earth sciences. At the event, a short biography of David was read out as follows: "David was born in Manchester in 1968, and like most children,...

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A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the South Dorset Coast - available to pre-order

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We are very pleased to announce that the second volume in the Dorset Coast Fossil Collecting series by Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers, with prehistoric life and scene reconstructions by Andreas Kurpisz, is now available for preorder at 15% discount. A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the South Dorset CoastSiri Scientific Press (due 1 Feb, 2020) 978-0-9957496-8-9 RRP £18.99224 pp, 240 x 165 mm, soft cover, 300 colour photographs & illustrations IN PREP for FEB 2020 - Available to pre-order now at 15% discount (click cover below to go to the product page and pre-order and advance copy now) From...

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