Welcome
The Palaeontographical Society exists for the purpose of figuring and describing British fossils by publishing monographs. Information about how to join the Society and how to obtain its publications can be found on this site. Intending authors can also download information about submitting a manuscript.
Meetings and talks
The 6th Annual Address of the Palaeontographical Society will be held on Wednesday 18th April at 4.15 pm in the Flett Lecture Theatre of the Natural History Museum, London. The address was given by Dr Mark Sutton (Imperial College, London). A list of previous annual addresses can be found on this page.
Research funding and the Edward Forbes Prize
Awards from the Palaeontological Society Research Fund are made to assist palaeontological research (travel, visits to museums, fieldwork, etc.) within the Society’s remit of describing the fossil fauna and flora of the British Isles.
The next deadline for applications is the 25th of February, 2012.
The Society has instituted The Edward Forbes Prize for the best published paper dealing with the systematics of any British or Irish fossil assemblage, by an early career palaeontologist. Submissions of appropriate papers published in 2011 are now sought.
Please go to this page for full details of eligibility criteria and how to apply.