The Oxford University Museum of Natural History will host the conference 7th and 8th October 2026, with optional field trips on the 6th and 9th October.
This will be an in-person symposium with collection tours/field trips. This conference at Oxford University Museum of Natural History is open to all and we invite professionals, students, amateurs and enthusiasts interested marine reptiles to attend. The primary focus will be on the fossil record, including topics such as taxonomy, taphonomy, fieldwork, conservation, recent discoveries, the origins of Mesozoic marine reptiles and ancient ecosystems. However, we also plan to hold a session on extant marine reptiles if enough suitable abstracts are submitted, as well as a session on the depiction of fossil marine reptiles in scientific and public literature. This meeting will be in-person only, and will consist of two days (7th and 8th October 2026) of oral platform presentations, discussions and posters. There will also be optional field trips before and after the conference (including to The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life) and an evening reception in Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
More details will be available soon.
MRC2026 is being run in collaboration with the Geological Collections Group. Registration will be via the GCG events page and will open in the spring.
