Information on Fossils and Fossil Collecting

General Interest Publications

USGS Information Services
Box 25286
Denver, CO 80225

• FOSSILS, ROCKS, AND TIME
  Explains the use of fossils and rocks to decipher the geologic history of an area and the development of the relative and radiometric time scales.
  Paper copy -- 24 p. Free
  
  
  
• DINOSAURS: FACTS AND FICTION
  Contains answers to some frequently asked questions about dinosaurs with current ideas and evidence to correct some long-lived popular misconceptions.
  Paper copy -- 10 p. Free.

Selected References on Fossils and Fossil Collecting

Other Fossil and Paleontology Information

• Paleontology at the U.S. Geological Survey
• Fossils of Kentucky
• Welcome to Fossils of New Jersey
• North Carolina Discoveries - Fossil Finder
• Plant Fossils of West Virginia

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