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Books & Publications on Paleontology and Geology
Fossil Corals by Carl Rominger
Geological Survey of Michigan (1876)
Focuses on corals of Ordovician, Silurian and Devonian age,
primarily Michigan, Falls of the Ohio & Ontario
The Paleontology of Kentucky (1931)
W. R. Jillson's edited this compilation the fossils of Kentucky's geological time periods, each written by the top paleontologists of the day.
Kentucky Fossil Shells
An 1889 publication by Henry Nettelroth illustrating fossil brachiopods and mollusks of the Silurian and Devonian.
James Hall's Brachiopods
Published in 1867 though the New York Geological Survey, this book contains information about brachiopods not only in New York, but across the eastern half of North America (including the Falls of the Ohio).
James Hall's Corals and Bryozoans
Published in 1887 though the New York Geological Survey, it focuses on mostly bryozoans with a few Silurian and Devonian corals, not only in New York, but across the eastern half of North America (including the Falls of the Ohio).
William A. Oliver's Middle Devonian coral beds of central New York
Published in 1951, it describes the Ludlowville coral beds.
James Hall's Trilobites and Crustacea
Published in 1888 though the New York Geological Survey, this book contains information about brachiopods not only in New York, but across the eastern half of North America.
Geology of Kentucky - McFarlan's classic book
Everything about Kentucky's geology from 1943
Kentucky Fossil Corals
An 1885 book of coral photos published by the Kentucky Geological Survey
PaleoParks: The Protection and Conservation of Fossil Sites Worldwide
An on-line book that includes the Falls of the Ohio and nine other sites
Evolution and the Fossil Record
Published in 2001 by the American Geological Institute and the Paleontological Society, this short publication describes how evolution and fossils are inter-related. PDF document.
Sites with Fossils
Museum of Natural History Science & Research
Located in Pittsburgh. Links to invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology - and more!
Indiana State Museum
Has the largest geology exhibit in the state. Exhibits feature Earth's history and the progression of life in Indiana from Cambrian to Pleistocene faunas. (Cambrian is only known from drill cores.)
Public Museum's Virtual Silurian Reef
Explore a 425 million-year old Silurian ecosystem. These reefs are known from Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Museum of the Earth
Formerly the Paleontological Research Institute, located in Ithaca, New York)
Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
In the badlands of Alberta, Canada
Note: the web address changes a lot
Institution: Department of Paleobiology
Largest repository of fossil collections in the world
of California at Berkley: Museum of Paleontology
A lot of information about fossils.
Organizations: Geology and Paleontology
Cincinnati-based, lots of information on Upper Ordovician fossils
Society of America
One of the world's largest organizations of and for geologists.
Based in Lexington, Kentucky
Based in Louisville, Kentucky
World's largest organization of paleontologists
Online Collections with Fossils
Museum of Natural History
Geology collection on-line (Chicago)
The Paleobiology Database
Designed to be used by paleontologists around the world. No images.
University of Kansas Invertebrate Paleontology Images and Database
Fossil photos (~1,500) and database from their extensive collections.
Yale University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection
Photos of fossils of most phyla.
Geology - General
New Madrid Earthquakes
U.S. Geological Survey downloadable publication on the 1810-11 quakes.
Geological Survey (Everything Indiana)
Kentucky Geological Society (Everything Kentucky)
Geological Time Scales and Dating Rocks
These are websites with good charts depicting geological time, some with detailed explanations or extension activities.
American Geological Institute chart
Geological Time Scale Foundation (Based at Purdue University)
The center for the standardization of the geological time scale.
Index Fossils and Geological Time (U.S. Geological Survey)
Includes questions and answers relating to fossils and time.
Time scale comparing the Earth, Mars and the Moon
University of Oregon chart (shows when major events occurred)
Radiometric Dating Rocks
Explains how the ages of rocks are determined.
The largest, most comprehensive website in the world for minerals and mineral locality information.
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Checked or updated January 7, 2017