mikecable Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I've got-- A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas--Charles Finsley The Complete Guide to Fossils & Fossil-collecting --Steve Parker Roadside Geology of Texas by Darwin Spearing Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's Handbook by W. H. Matthews Geologic Atlas of Texas Maps--for the areas I'm likely to collect The complete set of micro-fossil reference cards sold by Kieran Davis I want to buy myself a Christmas present. What essential reference (especially if related to micro-fossils or Texas) do I need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Mike you should be able to find yourself a good holiday gift or 8 right HERE. (It will also help you get a reference on your local oysters. ) The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 A long list of things to track down: http://www.northtexasfossils.com/references-index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Mike you should be able to find yourself a good holiday gift or 8 right HERE. (It will also help you get a reference on your local oysters. ) There will be two dealers at Fossil Fest selling those HGMS publications and many other great books and papers. But the other very useful book, and not just for Texas, would be SHIMER, H. W. AND R. R. SHROCK. 1944. Index Fossils of North America. MIT Press. You can get a new one or search online and snag a used copy for less. It is still one of my first references when making IDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecable Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Lance--I will comb through that list. There is a book dealer in Stephenville, TX that offers a lot of articles like that on Abebooks. I may contact him and see if I can make an appointment to visit. JohnJ--If my budget will handle it I'm tempted to order the complete set of the Texas Paleontology series. Thanks for the link. erose--I do want Index Fossil of North America. Right now the only copies I can find are print on demand, which I don't really trust, or copies for $125 and up. I'll put a standing search on eBay and see if with patience I can snag a copy for less. Another of my hobbies is buying, selling and collecting books. I've had some good luck obtaining expensive bibliographies on the cheap this way. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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