References for Rockhounds Fossils and Paleontology

Crusin' The Fossil Freeway follows the most unusual travels of a paleontologist and an artist as they drive across the American West in search of fossils. Throughout their journey, they encounter "paleonerds" like themselves, men and women dedicated to finding everything from suburban T. rex to killer Eocence pigs to ancient fossilized forests.

Chapters include: 1 Suburban Rex, 2 On the Road, 3 Bones Galore, 4 This Cabin Walked, 5 The Dead Eds, 6 Dinosaur Tracks at 65 MPH, 7 Out in the Gumbo, 8 40,000 Mammals Can Be Wrong, 9 Dr. Love's Lost Bone Bed, 10 Surf and Turf, 11 The Raging Uintatheres of Vernal, 12 Ammonite Spawning Grounds, 13 The Dinosaur Diamond, 14 The Mormon Trilobite Choir, and 15 Three Handshakes from Darwin.

A fascinating travelogue, Crusin' The Fossil Freeway shows us that fossils are everywhere if you learn to look for them - even at 65 miles per hour. This book is packed solid with information regarding fossil bearing formations, their occurrences and the location of exposures in the western United States - a must have for the library of every rockhound with an interest in fossils and collecting them.

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Bob Keller