The Paleontological Institute is pleased to announce a new online journal.

Download the first publication in this series: Vincent Perrichot, 2009, Long-tailed wasps (Hymenoptera: Megalyridae) from Cretaceous and Paleogene European amber. Paleontological Contributions, vol. 1, 36 p.

Paleontological Contributions is an online-only, open-access, rapid publication journal, available free of charge to anyone with internet access.

Paleontological Contributions invites submissions that deal with all aspects of paleontology or related biological disciplines. Original research articles and monographs are welcome.

Authors may make use of color in their illustrations. There is no page limit for articles. Authors will be billed $30 per final PDF page, and offprints are available at cost price.

Manuscript Submission Site

Questions should be sent to kupc@ku.edu

Previous publications of
The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions
(Papers, Articles, Monographs, and New Series)
are now freely available in PDF format from the KU ScholarWorks site.
(The KU ScholarWorks site will open in a new browser window)

Special Publications 5 and 6, and New Series volumes 16 and 17,
are currently available for sale in hard copy only
and can be purchased via .

New Series volumes 16 and 17 will be available in PDF format for free download
through KU ScholarWorks one year from their publication date.

For specific information regarding individual Paleontological Contributions volumes, as well as information about ordering printed copies, please visit the
Paleo Contributions database.

KU ScholarWorks is a digital repository for scholarly work created by the faculty and staff of the University of Kansas. KU ScholarWorks makes important research available to a wider audience and helps assure its long-term preservation.

The Paleontological Institute wishes to thank the University of Kansas libraries for their generous support in the preparation and distribution of these online materials.