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new book review: Fossils of Folkestone, Kent

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We are pleased to announce a nice new book review of our recent title: Fossils of Folkestone, Kent by Philip Hadland, which has just been published in Deposits Magazine, 2018 (Number 55, page 19 – snippets): This guide has an advantage over others – this and others all have marvellous full colour illustrations of the relevant Gault fossils, but as anyone who has struggled over the boulders from the end of the concrete harbour to Copt Point will know, there is a lot of Greensand, containing marvellous and multitudinous trace fossils … and around the corner in East Wear Bay...

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NEW: A GUIDE TO FOSSIL COLLECTING ON THE WEST DORSET COAST

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We are very pleased to announce the following new title which should be available in time for Christmas: A GUIDE TO FOSSIL COLLECTING ON THE WEST DORSET COAST by Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers, with prehistoric life and scene reconstructions by Andreas Kurpisz.Siri Scientific Press (2018) 978-0-9957496-6-5 RRP £18.99 (1 Dec, 2018)224 pp, 240 x 165 mm, soft cover, approx. 250 colour photographs & illustrations Click the cover below to pre-order now at 15% discount to receive in time for Christmas! Reviews Coming soon From the back coverThis is a guide on the safe and responsible collection of fossils along...

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New Book Review: Trilobites of the British Isles

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We are very pleased to announce an excellent new book review of our recent title: Trilobites of the British Isles, which has just been published in the latest edition of Deposits Magazine, 2018 (Number 55, page 13 – snippets follow): … this illustrated (in colour) modern overview of the trilobites of Great Britain and Ireland is the first ever… with almost 800 photographic images of British and Irish trilobites, from both historically important collections and newly collected material … There are overviews and locality data of classic and less well-known locations, with discussions of their specific faunas … The book...

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New release: Trilobites of the British Isles, now available on general release

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We are very pleased to announce that our latest title: Trilobites of the British Isles by Dr Robert Kennedy and Sinclair Stammers has now been formally released, as of 1st June, 2018. Reviews American Museum of Natural History Trilobite Website (April 2018; some abridged snippets follow): … when all is said-and-done, perhaps no country on Earth can match Great Britain in terms of either its ground-breaking academic pursuit of the subject, or its available trilobite resources. Written by noted trilobite collector/researcher Dr. Robert Kennedy, with the able assistance of photographer Sinclair Stammers, this highly informative, richly illustrated, 384-page volume goes...

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New book reviews: So you want to be a palaeontologist? and A guide to fossil collecting in England and Wales

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We are pleased to announce the recent publication of nice reviews of two of our recent titles in the latest edition of Down to Earth Magazine (February 2018, number 102, page 32). The books reviewed are: So you want to be a palaeontologist? Practical advice for fossil enthusiasts of all ages by David Penney. (snippets): ...this book takes the subject of palaeontology apart to demonstrate what a study of fossils entails, how it can be studied and then what anyone studying it can do with their new found knowledge and collecting talent. … It is full of practical advice and...

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