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The Geological Society Publishing House is pleased to announce the publication of the following title, likely to be of interest to list members. For further details click on the link to the Society’s Online Bookshop.

SP241 - History of Palaeobotany: Selected Essays
Edited by A. J. Bowden, C. V. Burek and R. Wilding
List price Ł80.00; GSL members price Ł40.00

Often regarded as the ‘Cinderella’ of palaeontological studies, palaeobotany has a history that contains some fascinating insights into scientific endeavour, especially by palaeontologists who were perusing a personal interest rather than a career. The problems of maintaining research facilities in universities, especially in the modern era, are described and reveal a noticeable absence of a national UK strategy to preserve centres of excellence in an avowedly specialist area. Accounts of some of the pioneers demonstrate the importance of collaboration between taxonomists and illustrators. The importance of palaeobotany in the rise of geoconservation is outlined, as well as the significant and influential role of women in the discipline. Although this volume has a predominantly UK focus, two very interesting studies outline the history of palaeobotanical work in Argentina and China.

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