Fossils for amateurs : a guide to collecting and preparing invertebrate fossils

A comprehensive guide to finding, identifying, cleaning, and displaying fossils. Cover......Page 1 Foreword......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 1 Treasures in the Dust......Page 12 2 The Nature of Fossils......Page 23 3 The Naming of Fossils......Page 50 4 Where Fossils Occur......Page 56 5 Time Before Time......Page 80 6 Where to Look for Fossils......Page 90 7 Practical Field Tripping......Page 127 8 Maps and How to Use Them......Page 144 9 Preparing and Cleaning Fossils......Page 153 10 Special Techniques......Page 190 11 Cataloging and Displaying Fossils......Page 212 12 Microfossils......Page 228 13 Fossils and Their Families......Page 242 Appendix-- fossil locations......Page 298 Index......Page 344