The World Encyclopedia of Fossils
and Fossil-Collecting
Table of Contents
|
Introduction
|
6
|
Fossils and Fossil-Hunting
|
8
|
|
Fossils Through Time
|
10
|
|
The Geological Time Scale |
12
|
|
Major Fossil Sites - The Americas
|
14
|
|
Major Fossil Sites - Europe, Africa |
16
|
|
Major Fossil Sites - Asia, Australasia
|
18
|
|
What Becomes a Fossil?
|
20
|
|
How Fossils Form |
22
|
|
Fossils in the Sea
|
24
|
|
Fossils in Swamps |
26
|
|
Fossils in Freshwater |
28
|
|
Fossils on Land |
30
|
|
Great Fossil-Hunters
|
32
|
|
Who Owns Fossils?
|
36
|
|
Where to Look for Fossils
|
38
|
|
Planning the Trip
|
40
|
|
Digging Up Fossils
|
42
|
|
Collector's Code and Fossils
|
44
|
|
Cleaning Fossils
|
46
|
|
Identifying and Storing Fossils
|
48
|
|
Displaying Fossils
|
50
|
|
Reconstructing from Fossils
|
52
|
|
Dating Fossils
|
54
|
|
Fossils and Evolution
|
56
|
|
Classification of Fossils
|
58
|
|
Famous Fossils
|
60
|
|
Living Fossils
|
62
|
|
Fossils and Us
|
64
|
Directory of Fossils
|
66
|
|
How to Use the Directory
|
68
|
Microfossils
|
70
|
Plants
|
72
|
|
Early Plants
|
74
|
|
Early Land Plants
|
76
|
|
Rhyniophytes, Horsetails
|
78
|
|
Horsetails, Liverworts and Ferns
|
80
|
|
Ferns, Seed Ferns
|
82
|
|
Clubmosses (Lycopods)
|
88
|
|
Early Trees - Cycads
|
92
|
|
Early Trees - Progymnosperms, Ginkgos
|
94
|
|
Conifers (Gymnosperms)
|
96
|
|
Flowering Plants (Angiosperms)
|
98
|
Animals - Invertebrates
|
106
|
|
Early Invertebrates
|
108
|
|
Sponges
|
110
|
|
Cnidarians - Jellyfish, Corals and Relatives
|
114
|
|
Corals
|
116
|
|
Worms
|
120
|
|
Bryozoans
|
122
|
|
Brachiopods
|
124
|
|
Arthropods - Trilobites
|
128
|
|
Arthropods - Crustaceans
|
134
|
|
Arthropods - Eurypterids, Xiphosurans
|
140
|
|
Arthropods - Spiders, Scorpions |
142
|
|
Arthropods - Insects |
144
|
|
Molluscs |
150
|
|
Molluscs - Bivalves
|
152
|
|
Molluscs - Gastropods |
160
|
|
Molluscs - Goniatites, Ceratites
|
164
|
|
Molluscs - Ammonites
|
166
|
|
Molluscs - Nautiloids
|
174
|
|
Molluscs - Nautiloids, Belemnoids
|
176
|
|
Echinoderms - Crinoids (Sea Lilies, Feather Stars)
|
180
|
|
Echinoderms - Asteroids (Starfish), Ophiuroids (Brittlestars)
|
182
|
|
Echinoderms - Echinoids (Sea Urchins)
|
184
|
|
Other Echinoderms
|
188
|
|
Graptolites
|
190
|
Animals - Vertebrates
|
192
|
|
Fish - Sharks
|
194
|
|
Fish - Lobe-Finned Bony Fish |
196
|
|
Fish - Primitive and Ray-Finned Bony Fish |
198
|
|
Fish - Teleosts |
200
|
|
Tetrapods - Amphibians
|
204
|
|
Reptiles
|
208
|
|
Reptiles - Chelonians, Phytosaurs |
210
|
|
Reptiles - Crocodilians |
212
|
|
Reptiles - Nothosaurs, Lizards and Snakes |
214
|
|
Marine Reptiles - Ichthyosaurs |
216
|
|
Marine Reptiles - Plesiosaurs and Their Kin |
218
|
|
Dinosaurs and Their Kin |
220
|
|
Predatory Dinosaurs |
222
|
|
Ostrich- and Bird-foot Dinosaurs |
224
|
|
Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs |
226
|
|
Birds |
228
|
|
Synapsids (Mammal-like Reptiles)
|
230
|
|
Early Mammals
|
232
|
|
Small Mammals |
234
|
|
Rodents and Creodonts |
236
|
|
Carnivores (Mammalian) |
238
|
|
Herbivorous Mammals |
240
|
|
Primates
|
248
|
|
|
|
Glossary |
250
|
|
Picture Acknowledgements |
251
|
|
Index |
252
|
