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We would like to congratulate Dean Lomax on being awarded the Edward Forbes Prize by the Palaeontographical Society, the oldest society devoted specifically to the advancement of palaeontological knowledge. This award aims to recognise outstanding contributions by early career researchers in the field of taxonomic and systematic palaeontology, and specifically for the study of fossils from the British Isles. Dr Paul Michael Barrett (the president of the society) presenting the award to Dean at the Natural History Museum, London earlier this week.Dean was awarded the prize for his recent scientific paper describing Ichthyosaurus anningae. However, this is not the first...

Siri Scientific Press are pleased to announce that they have adopted the policy of selling all their titles at below the RRP on their website as a thank you to customers who purchase directly from us. We are fully aware that there are many other outlets available for customers who wish to purchase our books, but we are always grateful when customers purchase directly from us. It helps us to produce new and interesting titles more quickly and helps us support our other related activities, including: Sponsoring scientific meetings and offering prizes for new research students   Vera Opatova (Czech...

We are pleased to announce a nice review of our recent title Dear Sir: Sixty-nine years of Alfred Russel Wallace letters to the editor, edited by Charles H. Smith and Kelsey Patterson, just published in the Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (2016, volume 152, pages 65-66). The concluding statement of the review, by another acclaimed Wallace author and scholar, Ted Benton, reads: "This edited collection must be one of the best ways into the phenomenon that was Wallace, and is a ‘must-read’ for anyone with an interest in the ferment of ideas to which he made such an immense contribution." Clicking the...

Following the breaking news on the naming of the new species of dinosaur found in Wales, as Dracoraptor hanigani (Dragon raptor), we are happy to celebrate this great find by offering a whopping 15% discount off our highly acclaimed title Dinosaurs of the British Isles by Dean Lomax and Nobumichi Tamura. This special offer is valid for two days only and expires at midnight on Friday. So, to make sure you do not miss out on this great offer use code: WELSHDINO at checkout now. Click the cover below to go to the product page, where you can read independent...

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...