Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's HandbookMatthews, William Henry
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Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's Handbook
Matthews, William Henry
Paleontology -- Texas
Colbert, E. H. (1945) The dinosaur book, American Museum of Natural
History, New York.
A classic among “popular” dinosaur books. For all age levels.
Colbert, E. H. (1957) Dinosaurs, American Museum of Natural History, New
York.
This little booklet provides a well-illustrated introduction to the
dinosaurs. For high school and adult-level readers.
Dickinson, Alice (1954) First book of prehistoric animals, Franklin
Watts, Inc., New York.
Easy to read, well-illustrated book for grade-school age.
Dunkle, D. H. (1957) The world of the dinosaurs, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D. C.
An easy to understand, amply illustrated introduction to the dinosaurs
(high school-adult level).
Fenton, C. L. (1937) Life long ago, The John Day Co., New York.
Very good for advanced grade and high-school age.
Heal, Edith (1930) How the world began, Thomas S. Rockwell Co., Chicago.
An account of the beginnings of life. For upper grade through
high-school age.
Markman, H. C. (1954) Fossils, Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver,
Colo.
A well-illustrated general survey of fossils. For adult-level readers.
Matthews III, W. H. (1962) Fossils: An introduction to prehistoric life,
Barnes and Noble, Inc., New York, [“In preparation” at time of first
printing of Guidebook No. 2.]
This publication contains many collecting aids and much background
material for amateur collectors. Contains also a brief review of earth
history.
Matthews III, W. H. (1963) Wonders of the dinosaur world, Dodd, Mead &
Co., New York.
Well illustrated, non-technical presentation of dinosaurs. For
junior-high and high-school teachers.
Parker, B. M. (1942) Stories read from the rocks, Basic Science
Education Series, Row, Peterson and Co., Evanston, Ill.
Well written and colorfully illustrated. For advanced grades and
junior high.
Parker, B. M. (1948) Animals of yesterday, Basic Science Education
Series, Row, Peterson, and Co., Evanston, Ill.
Well written and colorfully illustrated. For advanced grades and
junior high.
Shaver, R. H. (1959) Adventures with fossils, Geological Survey, Indiana
Department of Conservation, Bloomington, Ind.
Collection hints and general information on fossils. Particularly for
the lower grades.
Shuttlesworth, D. E. (1957) Real book of prehistoric life, Garden City
Books, Garden City, N. Y.
Survey of prehistoric life. For grade and junior-high levels.
COLLECTING HELPS
Brown, Vinson (1954) How to make a home nature museum, Little, Brown and
Co., Boston.
Contains suggestions for collecting, mounting, and displaying fossils
and other objects of nature.
Camp, C. L., and Hanna, G. D. (1937) Methods in paleontology, University
of California Press, Berkeley.
Excellent discussion of collecting and preparation techniques.
Casanova, Richard (1957) An illustrated guide to fossil collecting,
Natureograph Co., San Martin, Calif.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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