A Firefly Book
"A guide to the identification, understanding and hunting of fossils, which includes all major groups of fossils and an identification key." This book is a 5" x 7 3/4" paperback with 192 pages.Guide to FossilsTable of Contents | |
| Introduction | 4 |
| Geology | 12 |
| Geological time chart | 16 |
| Evolution | 36 |
| Fossil Collecting | 48 |
| Classification guide | 54 |
| IDENTIFICATION GUIDE | |
| Foraminiferans | 58 |
| Sponges | 59 |
| Corals | 62 |
| Tabulata | 64 |
| Rugosa | 66 |
| Scleractinia | 69 |
| Jellyfish | 74 |
| Bryozoans | 75 |
| Cryptostomata | 76 |
| Fenestrata | 76 |
| Trepostomata | 78 |
| Cystoporata | 78 |
| Cyclostomata | 79 |
| Cheilostomata | 80 |
| Brachiopods | 82 |
| 'Inarticulate' | 84 |
| 'Articulate' | 85 |
| Mollusks | 93 |
| Bellerophonts | 94 |
| Gastropods | 94 |
| Cephalopods | 106 |
| Scaphopods | 117 |
| Bivalves | 118 |
| Arthropods | 128 |
| Trilobites | 129 |
| Eurypterids | 137 |
| Crustaceans | 137 |
| Insects | 138 |
| Echinoderms | 139 |
| Sea lilies | 140 |
| Starfishes | 144 |
| Brittle stars | 144 |
| Edrioasteroids | 145 |
| Blastoids | 145 |
| Sea urchins | 146 |
| Graptolites | 150 |
| Vertebrates | 153 |
| Fishes | 154 |
| Reptiles | 158 |
| Birds | 161 |
| Mammals | 162 |
| Fossil land plants | 164 |
| Coal measure plants | 169 |
| Mesozoic and Tertiary plants | 173 |
| Trace fossils | 179 |
| Fossil sites | 180 |
| Glossary | 188 |
| Index | 189 |
