REFERENCE WORKS
Arnold, C. A. (1947) An introduction to paleobotany, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.
College-level textbook.
Beerbower, J. R. (1960) Search for the past, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N. J.
Good background text. Well illustrated. Has section on vertebrates.
Colbert, E. H. (1955) [Evolution] of the vertebrates, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Comprehensive and technical treatment of [vertebrate] fossils.
Cushman, J. A. (1948) Foraminifera, their classification and economic use, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass.
College-level text containing large numbers of descriptions and illustrations of foraminifera.
Easton, W. H. (1960) Invertebrate paleontology, Harper & Bros., Inc., New York.
College-level text. Good illustrations, useful for identification.
Fenton, C. L., and Fenton, M. A. (1958) The [fossil] book, Doubleday and Co., New York.
Comprehensive, easy-to-read, beautifully illustrated treatment of all types of fossils.
Jones, D. J. (1956) Introduction to microfossils, Harper and Brothers, New York.
College-level textbook with considerable information on collection, preparation, and the types of microfossils.
Moore, R. C., et al. (1953-1959) Treatise on invertebrate paleontology, Geological Society of America and University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
A technical reference for the more advanced collector. It is issued in several parts and contains latest classification.
Moore, R. C., Lalicker, C. G., and Fisher, A. G. (1953) Invertebrate fossils, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.
College-level reference with fine illustrations. Of value for purposes of identification.
Romer, A. S. (1945) [Vertebrate] paleontology, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
A college-level textbook with numerous illustrations.
Shimer, H. W. (1933) Introduction to the study of fossils, The Macmillan Company, New York.
A relatively simple college-level presentation of plant and animal fossils.
Shimer, H. W., and Shrock, R. R. (1944) Index fossils of North America, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Comprehensive survey of the more common fossils of North America. Useful to the advanced collector and a most useful aid for [fossil] identification.
Shrock, R. R., and Twenhofel, W. H. (1953) Principles of invertebrate paleontology, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.
Useful college-level reference for advanced collectors.
SELECTED REFERENCES ON TEXAS FOSSILS[2]
*Adkins, W. S. (1920) The Weno and Pawpaw formations of the Texas Comanchean: Univ. Texas Bull. 1856.
Descriptions and illustrations of many common [Cretaceous] fossils.
*Adkins, W. S. (1928) Handbook of Texas [Cretaceous] fossils: Univ. Texas Bull. 2838.
Lists all fossils described from the Texas [Cretaceous] prior to 1928, with many useful illustrations.
*Adkins, W. S., and Winton, W. M. (1919) Paleontological [correlation] of the Fredericksburg and Washita formations of north-central Texas: Univ. Texas Bull. 1945.
Contains descriptions and illustrations of many common Lower [Cretaceous] fossils of north-central Texas.
Clarke, W. B., and Twitchell, M. W. (1915) The [Mesozoic] and [Cenozoic] Echinodermata of the United States: U. S. Geological Survey Monograph 54, Washington, D. C.
A valuable guide to the [Mesozoic] and [Cenozoic] echinoderms of Texas.
*Frizzell, D. L. (1954) Handbook of [Cretaceous] Foraminifera of Texas: Univ. Texas, Bureau Econ. Geol. Rept. Inves. No. 22.
A technical, but invaluable aid in the study of Texas [Cretaceous] microfossils.
*Girard, R. M. (1959) Bibliography and index of Texas geology, 1933-1950: Univ. Texas Pub. 5910.
This valuable reference guide contains many references to Texas fossils. Note especially entries under Paleontology in the index.
Heuer, Edward (1958) Comments on the nomenclature revision of the Strawn and Canyon megafossil plates, in A guide to the Strawn and Canyon [Series] of the [Pennsylvanian] [System] in Palo Pinto County, Texas, An Occasional Publication of the North Texas Geological Society, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Contains illustrations and latest name changes of many of the more common [Pennsylvanian] fossils of north Texas.
*King, R. E. (1930) Geology of the Glass Mountains, Part II, Faunal summary and [correlation] of the [Permian] formations with description of Brachiopoda: Univ. Texas Bull. 3042.
Contains descriptions and illustrations of numerous brachiopods from the Glass Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas.
*Lee, Wallace, et al. (1939) Stratigraphic and paleontologic studies of the [Pennsylvanian] and [Permian] rocks of north-central Texas: Univ. Texas Pub. 3801.
Contains an extensive faunal list and important collecting localities for [Pennsylvanian] invertebrates.
*Moore, R. C., and Jeffords, R. M. (1944) Description of lower [Pennsylvanian] corals from Texas and adjacent states: Univ. Texas Pub. 4401, pp. 77-208.
Describes and illustrates many of the more common [Pennsylvanian] corals.
*Plummer, F. B. (1943) The Carboniferous rocks of the Llano region of central Texas: Univ. Texas Pub. 4329.
Contains [geologic map], locality data, and illustrations of many Carboniferous fossils.
*Plummer, F. B., and Moore, R. C. (1921) Stratigraphy of the [Pennsylvanian] formations of north-central Texas: Univ. Texas Bull. 2132.
Describes and illustrates many of the more common [Pennsylvanian] fossils of north-central Texas.
*Plummer, F. B., and Scott, Gayle (1937) Upper [Paleozoic] ammonites in Texas: Univ. Texas Bull. 3701, pt. 1.
*Renick, B. C., and Stenzel, H. B. (1931) The lower Claiborne of the Brazos River, Texas: Univ. Texas Bull. 3101, pp. 73-108.
Contains discussion and illustrations of many common [Tertiary] fossils.
Sellards, E. H. (1955) Texas through 250 million years: Museum Notes No. 4, Texas Memorial Museum, Austin.
This little booklet provides a short geologic history of Texas along with a review of oil in Texas.
*Sellards, E. H., Adkins, W. S., and Plummer, F. B. (1933) The geology of Texas, Vol. I, Stratigraphy: Univ. Texas Bull. 3232 (August 22, 1932).
This important publication will give the advanced collector much valuable information on the distribution of the rocks of Texas. Complete with [geologic map].
Stanton, T. W. (1947) Studies of some Comanche pelecypods and gastropods: U. S. Geological Survey Prof. Paper 211, Washington, D. C.
Describes and illustrates most of the more common Lower [Cretaceous] pelecypods and gastropods of the State.
*Stenzel, H. B., Krause, E. K., and Twining, J. T. (1957) Pelecypoda from the type locality of the Stone City beds ([Eocene]) of Texas: Univ. Texas Pub. 5704.
Descriptions and illustrations of many of the more common [Tertiary] clams and oysters.
*Stephenson, L. W. (1941) The larger invertebrate fossils of the Navarro group of Texas: Univ. Texas Pub. 4101.
Contains descriptions of many common Upper [Cretaceous] invertebrates (exclusive of corals and crustaceans).
Stephenson, L. W. (1952) Larger invertebrate fossils of the Woodbine [formation] (Cenomanian) of Texas: U. S. Geological Survey Prof. Paper 242, Washington, D. C.
*Winton, W. M. (1925) The geology of Denton County: Univ. Texas Bull. 2544.
Illustrates and discusses the occurrence of many [Cretaceous] fossils.
*Winton, W. M., and Adkins, W. S. (1920) The geology of Tarrant County: Univ. Texas Bull. 1931.
Contains many illustrations of common north Texas [Cretaceous] fossils.