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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This week on #MonographMonday, we have a plate from the second instalment of Thomas Davidson's fossil brachiopod monographs. This time its fossils from the Cretaceous! This plate features species from several genera: Crania, Thecidea and Lingula. #brachiopoda #cretaceous

Black-and-white engraved plate showing numerous fossil brachiopod specimens from the Cretaceous, arranged in several rows and labelled with letters and numbers. 1-7 Crania parisiensis, 8-14 Crania egnabergensis, 15-26 Thecidea wetherelli, 27-29 Lingula truncata.

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Its #MonographMonday! This plate is from Volume 6, Issue 15 (1852), A Monograph of British Tertiary Brachiopoda. This issue is the first part of an enormous series of work published by Thomas Davidson in the Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society over 30 years.

A black and white plate depicting various Terebratula grandis specimens

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's #MonographMonday! This one is from Charles Darwin's work on fossil gooseneck barnacles (Volume 5, Issue 13 1951). Darwin had a love-hate relationship with barnacles. The following year he wrote to his second cousin, W. D. Fox, and said that "[he] hate[d] a barnacle as no man ever did before".

Black-and-white scientific illustration plate showing 11 numbered figures of Pollicipes barnacles. Each figure contains multiple detailed drawings of barnacle plates and structures, labelled with numbers and showing different views, sections, and magnifications.

Fig 1: Pollicipes concinnus
Fig 2: Pollicipes ooliticus
Fig 3: Pollicipes hausmanni
Fig 4: Pollicipes politus
Fig 5: Pollicipes elongatus
Fig 6: Pollicipes acuminatus
Fig 7: Pollicipes angelini
Fig 8: Pollicipes reflexus
Fig 9: Pollicipes carinatus
Fig 10: Pollicipes glaber
Fig 11: Pollicipes nilsonii

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy #MonographMonday! This plate depicts a fossil colony of Thecosmilia annularis. The detail is absolutely stunning! A Monograph of the British Fossil Corals. Second Part. Corals from the Oolitic Formations by Milne Edwards and Haime (Volume 5, Issue 12, 1851).

A black and white plate depicting several corallites of the coral Thecosmilia annularis, showing numerous closely packed, tubular coral corallites with finely ridged walls. Several corallites are viewed from above.

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It's #MonographMonday 📚 This plate is from "A Monograph of the British Fossil Brachiopoda: Part III" by Thomas Davidson (Volume 4, Issue 10 1851). It depicts Spirifer rostatus (now known as Liospiriferina rostrata).

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This week's #MonographMonday is from Volume 4, issue 9 (1850). This lovely plate shows a range of Natica sea-snails from the Great Oolite by J Morris and John Lycett.

Plate VI showing a range of Natica species.

1. Natica intermedia
2-3. Natica michelini
4. Natica neritoidea
5. Natica ambigua
6-7. Natica verneuili
8. Natica euspira pyramidata
9. Natica euspira coronata
10. Natica formosa
11. Natica tancredi
12. Natica grandis
13. Natica euspira subcanaliculata
14. Natica globosa

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This week on #MonographMonday, we have this plate depicting nautilus, ammonites and belemnites from A Monograph of the Crag Mollusca, with Descriptions of Shells From the Upper Tertiaries of the British Isles. Vol. II. Bivalves by Searles V. Wood (Volume 4, Issue 8, 1850).

Plate depicting nautilus, ammonites and belemnites from A Monograph of the Crag Mollusca, with Descriptions of Shells From the Upper Tertiaries of the British Isles. By W.H. Baily

1. Nautilus baberi
2. Nautilus subtruncatus
3. Ammonites gracilis
4. Ammonites waterhousei
5. Belemnites bessinus
6, 8. Belemnites fusiformis

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It's #MonographMonday and this week's example is pretty distinctive. This is a plate from A Monograph of the British Fossil Corals by H. Milne Edwards and Jules Haime, depicting corals from the London Clay by J Delarue at Day & Sons lithographers to the queen. Volume 3, Issue 7 (1850).

Image of a range of corals from the London clay, detailed on black background.

Corals from the London Clay Tab V:
Stylocoenia emarciata, Stylocoenia monticularia, Astrocoenia pulchella and Stereopsammia humilis

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It's #MonographMonday! Today we have an illustration depicting Crocodilus hastingsiae (now Diplocynodon). This species was named after Lady Barbara Rawdon-Hastings, to honour "the accomplished lady by whom the singularly perfect example of the species had been recovered and restored".

Side view of the skull and under view of the cranial and facial parts of Crocodilus hastingsiae (now Diplocynodon).

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Next up on #MonographMonday is this plate of the bryozoan Synocladia virgulacea from A Monograph of the Permian Fossils of England by William King (Volume 3: Issue 5, 1850).

Plate IV by J Sowerby depicting the bryozoan Synocladia virgulacea both as surfaces and as highly magnified views of the stems.

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Alice Leavey @leaveylab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Huge thank you to our #INHi3D sponsors for helping us build our stand, print amazing 3D models, develop an augmented reality experience and make the public's creations immortal! - @thepalass.bsky.social @palaeontosoc.bsky.social @paleosoc.bsky.social @artec3d.bsky.social @anatsoc.bsky.social

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Laura Porro @laurabporro.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We thank the @palaeontosoc.bsky.social for contributions to 3D printouts! (2/7)

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This week's #MonographMonday is from A Monograph of the Entomostraca of the Cretaceous Formation of England by T. Rupert Jones. This plate (by Day & Son Lithographers to the Queen) illustrates fossil entomostracans (tiny crustaceans, now distributed across multiple classes), published in 1849.

TAB IV (by Day & Son Lithographers to the Queen)

Illustrates Cythereis quadrilotera and Cythereis ciliata specimens at young, immature and adult stages

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📢 Now available: The Nature and Affinities of the Enigmatic Silurian–Devonian Genus Pachytheca from Britain. This study examines the anatomy, development & palaeoecology of Pachytheca, while providing new evidence for its probable algal affinities. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The Nature and Affinities of the Enigmatic Silurian–Devonian Genus Pachytheca from Britain

Millimetre-sized coalified spheres named Pachytheca are among the commonest fossils in Upper Silurian and basal Devonian rocks in the Welsh Borderland and, although first recorded in 1839, their af...

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This week's #MonographMonday is an illustration of Nautilus imperialis (now Cimomia imperialis) by J Sowerby. This is from Monograph on The Eocene Mollusca or descriptions of shells from the older Tertiaries of England by Frederic E. Edwards (Volume 2: Issue 2, 1849)

Tab V Nautilus imperialis

J Sowerby

From Monograph on The Eocene Mollusca or descriptions of shells from the older Tertiaries of England by Frederic E. Edwards

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This week's #MonographMonday is from Monograph on the Fossil Reptilia of the London Clay: and of the Bracklesham and other Tertiary Beds by Profs. Owen and Bell. This is the skull of Chelone (now Argillochelys) cuneiceps (by Day & Son Lithographers to the Queen) from Volume 2: Issue 2 (1849).

Tab XV Skull of Chelone cuneiceps at natural size

Day & Son Lithographers to the Queen

From Monograph on the Fossil Reptilia of the London Clay and of the Bracklesham and other Tertiary Beds by Professor Owen and Professor Bell

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Introducing #MonographMondays! 🎉 We’re taking a stroll through the archives, one issue at a time. Every Monday, we'll share a figure from one of our monographs, working our way through nearly two centuries of scholarship, discovery and illustration. First stop: Volume 1: Issue 1 (1848).

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

📢 📢 The journal Geobios are inviting applications for their Young Researcher Award, which supports emerging researchers in the field of palaeontology. The award offers a €500 to two winners to cover expenses related to their ongoing PhD or postdoc projects. DEADLINE SOON: 31/05

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A wonderful artwork, well done Julianne!! You're an inspiration ⭐

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The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

⚠️Honouring Andy Currant: A 40 Year Legacy in Science and Curation 🔸Join the Natural History Museum, London in celebrating the life and work of Andy Currant (1952–2026), their long-serving Curator of Fossil Mammals ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/honouring-...

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and online for our 179th AGM and annual lectures!! It was held in Southampton, and was a bumper year for prizes and research awards. Dr Jerry Hooker was awarded our Palaeontographical Society Medal for his distinguished career in mammal #paleontology...

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Don't forget to register for our (free) 179th Annual General Meeting! 📍 University of Southampton (and online) 📅 Wednesday 6 May 2026 Tickets can be found here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-palaeo...

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The Palaeontographical Society 179th Annual General Meeting

Come join us for the 179th Annual General Meeting of The Palaeontographical Society - a gathering of fossil enthusiasts and experts alike!

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Join us for the 179th Annual General Meeting of The Palaeontographical Society 🦴 📍 University of Southampton (and online) 📅 Wednesday 6 May 2026 A day of palaeontology, awards, annual lectures, and society updates. Tickets can be found here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-palaeo...

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Erin E. Saupe @eesaupe.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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Alice Leavey @leaveylab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Very excited to be leading one of this year's exhibits 'Immortalising Natural History in 3D' with @laurabporro.bsky.social! #SummerScience @unisouthampton.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The Friends of Lyme Regis Museum have an appeal to raise funds for an exceptionally rare, partial handwritten letter by pioneering fossil collector Mary Anning. Artist Lee Brown has generously donated an original piece of art work to help with fundraising Here's the link if you want to bid on it!

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Friends of Lyme Regis Museum's Silent Auction

Ammonite Original Illustration - Mary Anning letter appeal - Lyme Regis MuseumThe Friends of Lyme Regis Museum are co-ordinating an appeal to raise funds for an exceptionally rare partial handwritten...

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

For #FossilFriday, here is Neovenator the fierce Cretaceous theropod that roamed and hunted on the Isle of Wight (IoW). It is a relatively complete dinosaur (especially for the IoW) and we have a monograph on it :) www.tandfonline.com/toc/tmps20/1...

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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

2 March 1811, Reighton, Yorkshire: birth of geologist and naturalist Hugh Strickland. In 1841 #MaryAnning drew his attention to a feature of ammonite shells which she thought were ink sacs but were in fact aptychi, plates used for closing off the aperture of the shell. #MolluscMonday

Left. extract from Strickland's 1845 paper 'On certain Calcareo-corneous Bodies found in the outer chambers of Ammonites' which begins by acknowledging Mary Anning; right portrait of Strickland as a young man, seated and holding an open book.

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

For #FossilFriday, here are some images of #Scelidosaurus from the Jurassic of Charmouth, Dorset, UK. They were published in one of our monographs from 1861 as part of a description by Sir Richard Owen. ia600501.us.archive.org/17/items/mon...

Left lateral view of the skull. It's mainly complete and articulated but the tip of the snout is absent. Plate 4 of 6 from Owen (1861) A monograph of a fossil dinosaur (Scelidosaurus harrisonii, Owen) of the Lower Lias, part I. Monographs on the British fossil Reptilia from the Oolitic Formations 1 pp 14.

Right lateral view of the skull, a front view of the skull specimen showing the cross-section through the snout, and an upper tooth is side view. Plate 5 of 6 from Owen (1861).

Knee joint and claw bone. Plate 2 of 6 from Owen (1861).

Postcranial bones including a femur. Plate 3 of 6 from Owen (1861).

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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In February 1850 a William Wailes stained glass window of the Six Acts of Mercy from St Matthew's Gospel was installed in St Michael's Church, Lyme Regis in memory of #MaryAnning by the vicar and her friends at the Geological Society. It recognises both her contribution to geology and her charity.

Interior view of a stained glass window in a church, with pews in the foreground and monuments on the wall.

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Nominations are now OPEN for the Edward Forbes Prize! 🏆 We’re celebrating outstanding contributions by early career researchers in taxonomic and systematic palaeontology 🦴🌍 Know someone shaping the future of the field? Nominate them today! #Palaeontology #EarlyCareerResearch #Taxonomy

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Dr Elsa Panciroli @elsa-panciroli.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Early Career Researchers... 👀

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Are you looking for a small grant to assist your palaeontological research on fossil fauna and/or flora of the British Isles and Ireland? 🦕🐌🦎🦈🌿 Applications are now open for our Richard Owen Research Fund. Further details can be found here: www.palaeosoc.org/grants-prize... Deadline 28th Feb 2026.

Richard Owen Research Fund applications now open! Small grants of up to £1000 to assist palaeontological research on fossil fauna and flora of the British Isles and Ireland. Deadline: 28th Feb 2026. Award is open to both amateur and professional palaeontologists. https://www.palaeosoc.org/grants-prizes/research-funding-details/

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Charles Darwin was born on this day in 1809 🎉 Here is a figure depicting a range of goose barnacles from his "Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidæ, or, Pedunculated Cirripedes of Great Britain" published in the Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society in 1851. #CharlesDarwin #palaeontology

Figure depicting a range of goose barnacles from Charles Darwin's "Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidæ, or, Pedunculated Cirripedes of Great Britain", published in the Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society in 1851.

Fig. 1. Pollicipes concinnus - a group of specimens found adhering to an ammonite
Fig. 2. Pollicipes ooliticus
Fig. 3: Pollicipes Hausmanni
Fig. 4. Pollicipes politus
Fig. 5. Pollicipes elongatus
Fig. 6. Pollicipes acuminatus
Fig. 7. Pollicipes Angelini
Fig. 8. Pollicipes reflexus
Fig. 9. Pollicipes carinatus
Fig. 10. Pollicipes glaber
Fig. 11. Pollicipes Nilssonii

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The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🌍🔬 Calling all aspiring palaeontologists! Here are 3 open PhD opportunities from across the palaeo world 🦖📚 Explore the projects, find deadlines, and start your research journey! 👉 More info on our official website: palass.org/phd-opportun... #PhD #opportunity #ApplyNow

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Dr Elsa Panciroli @elsa-panciroli.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We are especially keen to find a new editor for our amazing monographs - more info on this role coming soon, in the meantime you can always contact secretary@palaeosoc.org to find out more!

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We're seeking new Council members! We’re seeking nominations for: • Vice-President • Treasurer • Editor • Ordinary Member Help us to shape the future of palaeontological research and publishing. Interested? Get in touch to learn more or nominate a candidate. #Palaeontology #AcademicService

The Palaeontographical Society are seeking new council members for 2026. We are seeking nominations for: Vice-president, Editor, Treasurer and Ordinary Member. Nominations should include a paragraph outlining why you are interested in the role. Further details can be found here: https://www.palaeosoc.org/latest-news/seeking-treasurer-and-members-of-council/ or by contacting secretary@palaesoc.org / existing council members.

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

From "A Monograph of British Trilobites" by J. W. Salter in 1864. #TrilobiteTuesday Check out this monograph and many, many more here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/tmps20/c...

Plate depicting multiple trilobite species, on a dark background.

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Great to see last year's winner of our Marsh Palaeoart Award, @matt-humpage.bsky.social, who illustrated Prototaxites in this amazing new paper. Astonishing science, stunning visuals!

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Deadline next week! Don't forget to nominate! (and if you have problems, get in touch with us directly via our website)

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Have you completed or commissioned a piece of palaeoart in the last year? Nominations are now open for The Marsh Palaeoart Award! 🎨🦕🌿🐌🐟🎨 You can self-nominate, or nominate an artist you think deserves recognition. Check out our website for more details - palaeosoc.org/grants-prize...

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

🚨Our next Marsh Palaeoart Award launches next week! 🚨Recognising talent in the depiction of fossil fauna, this award is judged by a panel of artists and scientists, and has a cash prize of £500 💰 Check our website for more info: palaeosoc.org/grants.../th...

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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

We're so proud of our amazing Marsh Palaeoart Award Winners! We have three incredible new artworks to celebrate from some of the leading upcoming artists in palaeontology. You can read all about them in our blog www.palaeosoc.org/latest-news/...

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Marsh Palaeoart Award 2025 Winners - The Palaeontographical Society

We are excited to announce our three winners of the Palaeontographical Society Marsh Palaeoart Award 2025!

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Stephan Spiekman @stephanspiekman.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Very grateful to have gotten this award for work that I conducted during my time at the NHM working (mostly) on Triassic crocs🐊! Thanks a lot to @richardjbutler.bsky.social and especially @tweetisaurus.bsky.social for their guidance on the project and for making my UK postdoc such a blast!

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