The Micropalaeontological Society

Welcome to The Micropalaeontological Society

The Silicofossil Group studies siliceous microfossils including diatoms, radiolarians, silicoflagellates, sponge spicules, ebridians, phytoliths, and some scolecodonts
The Palynology Group studies organic-walled palynomorphs that can be found in sedimentary archives, including acritarchs, to dinoflagellate cysts, pollen, spores and non-pollen palynomorphs
The Foraminifera Group represents the interests of all micropalaeontologists with research and applied interests in the foraminifera
The Ostracod Group represents the interests of all micropalaeontologists with research and applied interests in the ostracoda
The Nannofossil Group studies coccoliths and nannoliths, which are the calcareous remains of single-celled marine planktonic algae. They are typically 3-30um in size and range from the Triassic to Recent

Towards the advancement of the education of the public in the study of Micropalaeontology

The Micropalaeontological Society (TMS) exists “to advance the education of the public in the study of Micropalaeontology” and is operated “exclusively for scientific and educational purposes and not for profit”. It was initiated as The British Micropalaeontological Group (BMG) in 1970, following a proposal by Professor Leslie Moore of the University of Sheffield and several colleagues who wished to organise a group of palaeontologists with a mutual interest in the micropalaeontological study of British type sections and the provision of a forum for the communication of their results.