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The Palaeontographical Society is a learned society established in 1847 and is the oldest Society in existence devoted to the advancement of palaeontological knowledge. The Society publishes monographs that further its primary purpose, which is to promote the description and illustration of fossil floras and faunas from Great Britain and Ireland.〔(Palaeontographical Society's official website )〕 Since starting publishing in March 1848 (Searles Valentine Wood's work 〔Wood, S.V. 1848. The Crag Mollusca. Part I, Univalves Part 1. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London: pp i-xii, 1-208, pls 1-21, title page (Issue 1, part of Volume 1)〕) the Society has published over 600 monographs. It was through this Society that Charles Darwin published his monograph on fossil barnacles,〔Darwin, C. 1851. The FossiI Lepadidae. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London: pp. 1-vi. 1-88. pls. i-v (Issue 13, part of Volume 5)〕 and Richard Owen set out his early descriptions of dinosaurs.〔Owen, R. 1865. The Reptilia of the Liassic Formations, Part 1 Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London: pp. 1-40, pls 1-16. (Issue 75, part of Volume 17)〕 The first council of the Society was presided by Sir Henry Thomas de la Beche, and members included Prof. Thomas Bell, Frederick E. Edwards, Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Hugh Falconer, William H. Fitton, J.W. Flower, Prof. Edward Forbes, Levett Landon Boscawen Ibbetson, Charles Lyell, John Morris, Prof. John Phillips, Joseph Prestwich, Daniel Sharpe, James Smith, Nathaniel T. Wetherwell and Alfred White; the Treasurer was Searles Wood, and Honorary Secretary was J.S. Bowerbank. Thirty seven local secretaries were also appointed. Notable members of the Society included Robert Heddle, William King, Charles Maclaren, Gideon Mantell, Sir Roderick Murchison and Reverend Adam Sedgwick. The total number of membership almost reached 600 individuals and institutions. In the following years, scientists such as Richard Owen, Charles Darwin, Robert Chambers, Laurent-Guillaume de Koninck, joined the ranks of eminent members of the Society. The Society also offers financial support for palaeontological research dedicated to the taxonomy and systematic palaeontology of British and Irish fossils (Edward Forbes Prize and the Richard Owen Research Fund).〔(Palaeontographical Society - Research Funding - Details of Awards/Grants )〕 The Edward Forbes Prize is awarded for publication excellence by early career researchers in the field of taxonomic and systematic palaeontology. It is presented at the Society’s Annual General Meeting each year. The Richard Owen Research Fund is a small financial grant to assist with travel, visits to museums, field work, etc…within the Society’s remit. The Palaeontographical Society Medal is awarded bi-annually and is intended to recognise a sustained and important series of contributions to taxonomic and systematic palaeontology of Britain and Ireland, and especially applied these data to solve problems of palaeogeography, palaeoecology and phylogeny. Recipients are not limited to palaeontologists based in the UK and Ireland. The first Medal was awarded in 2014 to Professor W.J. Kennedy. ==Selected titles published by the Society== * 1851, Darwin's ''Monograph of the Fossil Lepadidae'' * 1854, Darwin's ''Monograph of the Fossil Balanidae'' * 1869, Owen's ''Monograph of the Fossil Reptilia of the Liassic'' * 1871, Owen's ''Monograph of the Fossil Mammals of the Liassic'' * 1901-1918, Elles, G.L. & Wood, E.M.R. "British Graptolites, parts 1 to 11." Publications continue today, for example: * 2013, Mohibullah, M., Williams, M. & Zalasiewicz. Late Ordovician ostracods of the Girvan District, south-west Scotland. ''Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society'' London: pp. 1–40, pls 1-6 (Issue 640, part of Volume 167). * 2013, Copestake, P. & Johnson, B. Lower Jurassic foraminifera from the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) borehole, north Wales, UK. ''Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society'' London: pp. 1–403, pls 1-21 (Issue 641, part of Volume 167). * 2014, Smith, A.S. & Benson, R.B.J. Osteology of Rhomaleosauria thorntoni (Sauropterygia: Rhomaleosauridae) from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) of Northamptonshire, England. ''Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society'' London: pp. 1–40, pls 1-35 (Issue 642, part of Volume 168). * 2014, Donovan, S.K. & Fearnhead, F.E. The British Devonian Crinoidea. Part 1 - Introduction and Camerata. ''Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society'' London: pp. 1–55, pls 1-15 (Issue 643, part of Volume 168). * 2015, Smith, A.B. British Jurassic regular echinoids. Part 1 (Introduction, Cidaroida, Echinothurioida, Aspidodiadematoida and Pedinoida). ''Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society'' London: pp. 1-67, pls 1-41 (Issue 644, part of Volume 169). * 2015, Wright, C.W. & Kennedy, W.J. The Ammonoidea of the Lower Chalk. Part 6. ''Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society'' London: pp. 404-459, pls 125-145 (Issue 645, part of Volume 169). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palaeontographical Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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