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.