Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's Handbook

by William Henry Matthews

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.