The Micropalaeontological Society
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| Abbreviation | TMS |
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| Formation | 1970 |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Promotion and support of Micropalaeontology |
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Membership
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c. 500 members |
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President
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John Gregory |
| Publication | Journal of Micropalaeontology |
| Website | The Micropalaeontological Society |
The Micropalaeontological Society (TMS) is a scientific society based in the UK but with international membership, it was founded in 1970 for the promotion of the study of micropalaeontology (the study of microscopic fossils).
TMS is established as a UK registered charity, number 284013, with the objective "to advance the education of the public in the study of Micropalaeontology" and is operated exclusively for scientific and educational purposes. It publishes a journal, special publications and newsletter, organises meetings and makes various awards and grants.
The society is organised into six specialist groups, namely Foraminifera, Microvertebrates, Calcareous Nannofossils, Ostracods, Palynology and Silicofossils. The groups hold separate meetings, including field trips, throughout the year; these were traditionally meetings for UK-based members but have become more international in their scope. For example, the TMS joint Foraminifera and Nannofossil Spring Meeting have taken place in Denmark, France, Germany, Poland and, The Netherlands. The Society holds an annual conference during November each year. The most recent conferences have been held at the British Geological Survey (2012), The Natural History Museum, London (2013), the 2014 meeting will be held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
The Micropalaeontological Society was founded in 1970 as the British Micropalaeontological Group (BMG) with the stated aim of furthering the study of micropalaeontology. The primary founder of the BMG was Professor Leslie Rowsell Moore (1912–2003) of the University of Sheffield. The principal aims of the BMG were to host scientific meetings and to organise multidisciplinary micropalaeontological research on British type sections from all systems, and publish the results. The inaugural committee and technical meetings of the BMG were held in Imperial College London in 1971. The Group was organised by a main committee and had five specialist groups. The latter were the conodont, foraminifera, ostracods, pollen, spores, and non-calcareous microplankton (i.e. palynology), and other special micropalaeontological interests.
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