Geologists' Association

04/11/2026

Microvertebrates from the Rhaetian bone beds at the Carrefour site, Patchway, near Bristol by Lavanya Ralhan, Joseph L. Mercer, Christopher J. Duffin, Claudia Hildebrandt, Tim Tomkinson, Deborah Hutchinson, Sue Swansborough and Michael J. Benton.

In Proceedings of the Geologists' Association (PGA), Volume 137, Issue 5 (September 2026).

Read the full open access article online via Science Direct:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016787826000660

04/11/2026

Grab yourself a bargain in the Geologists' Association online shop!

We currently have a big sale of GA Guides, many below half price!

https://geologistsassociation.org.uk/ga_shop/

03/11/2026

Dinosaurs, Moon Rocks and Earth's Amazing Secrets - Festival of Geology 2026!

The Festival will be attended by several of our Local Groups and societies so come along to find out about the geology of the home counties.

For those who are starting to stress about Christmas presents or just like a little shopping, there will be the usual retail element at the Festival of Geology with fossils, minerals and hand made jewellery for sale.

Even better, there will be a sale of GA Field Guides with prices slashed for many of the publications. Most of the sale prices are already on the website and the following link will take you to the guides - https://geologistsassociation.org.uk/ga_shop/

Books which are not in the sale will be sold at a discount on the day of the festival only – £3 off guides less than £20 and £5 off guides more than £20.

📅 Saturday 7 November 2026
🕥 10.30am - 4.30pm
📍 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London
🎟 Completely FREE

01/11/2026

Welcome to November with an otherworldly image taken from the Geologists' Association 2026 Calendar of a rock formation in the Siloli Desert, Bolivia, taken by Gary Eisenhauer, which won third prize in the GA 2025 Photographic Competition.

The Árbol de Piedra (the Stone Tree) is a 5 metre high rock formation in the Siloli Desert, Bolivia. It is a famous example of a ventifact, a rock sculpted by wind. In this case the soft, sandy rock at the base is less resistant to erosion, resulting in a tree-like form.

30/10/2026

Dinosaurs, Moon Rocks and Earth’s Amazing Secrets – Festival of Geology 2026!

As part of the 2026 Festival of Geology our colleagues at Rockwatch will have their very own discovery room full of activities, including a fossil identification microscope workshop.

Plus, we'll have experts from the Natural History Museum and British Geological Survey with: 'Fantastic Fossils & Minerals', who will be available to identify your own fossil discoveries.

Don't forget to collect your Festival of Geology Passport at the welcome desk - correctly answer questions located somewhere in Burlington House to collect stamps and be in with a chance to win a microscope! What's more, every completed passport will receive a FREE fossil or mineral sample!

📅 Saturday 7 November 2026
🕥 10.30am – 4.30pm
📍 Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
🎟️ Completely FREE

28/10/2026

The winning bidder is yet to be identified but hopefully Nanotyrannus will be made available for further scientific study and put on public display.

The sale of the rare skeleton reignites debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view.

27/10/2026

New whale barnacle records from eastern North America (Early Pleistocene of the Carolinas, USA, and Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene of Montreal, Canada) by Andy Gale and Alberto Collareta.

In Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, volume 137, issue 5 (September 2026).

Available to view online via Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016787826000581