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Our mission is to foster an inclusive community that explores and shares life’s history through research, advocacy and education.

Postcard #5 - Eocene: London Clay Formation, southern England 50 myr ago. Foreground: Allaeochelys (pig-nosed turtle), Nymphaeaceae (water lilies). Background: (left) Nypa (palm trees), Cupressaceae (Cypress), Kentisuchus spenceri (crocodile), (right) Coryphodon eocaenus (large plant-eating mammal), Dasornis (large seabirds in sky).
Postcard #5 - Eocene: London Clay Formation, southern England 50 myr ago. Foreground: Allaeochelys (pig-nosed turtle), Nymphaeaceae (water lilies). Background: (left) Nypa (palm trees), Cupressaceae (Cypress), Kentisuchus spenceri (crocodile), (right) Coryphodon eocaenus (large plant-eating mammal), Dasornis (large seabirds in sky).

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Annual Meeting 2025 Logo - showing key sites of Portsmouth and an anceint sea. Probably mesozoic, based on the fossils
Annual Meeting 2025 Logo - showing key sites of Portsmouth and an anceint sea. Probably mesozoic, based on the fossils

The Palaeotological Association
Annual Meeting 2025

The Annual Meeting 2025 will take place in Portsmouth. Find out more by clicking the button below.

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Yara Haridy holding a 'megalodon' tooth
Yara Haridy holding a 'megalodon' tooth

The Palaeotological Association
Innovations in Palaeontology Lecture Series

The PalAss Exceptional Lecturer for 2025/26 is Dr Yara Haridy, and you can now apply to host her at your institution.

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The Palaeontological Association publishes a variety of different publications throughout the year and possesses an extensive back archive of material.

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