Paleontology textbooks
There are many textbooks in paleontology, but we restrict the following list to some of the most recent as well as one older, classic work.
Fossil Invertebrates (Boardman et al. 1987)
Principles of Paleontology, 3rd ed. (Foote and Miller 2007)
Invertebrate Fossils (Moore et al. 1952)
Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution, 4th ed. (Clarkson 1998)
Publications of Geological Surveys
Ohio Fossils (La Rocque and Marple 1955)
Fossils of Ohio (Feldmann and Hackathorn 1996)
Exploring the Geology of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Region, 2nd ed. (Potter 2007)
Locally published books
Encyclopedic works
Cincinnati Fossils (Davis 1985, 1992) and its predecessors (Caster et al. 1955, 1961)
Index Fossils of North America (Shimer and Shrock 1944) Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology
Internet websites
R. A. Davis’s “The Type-Cincinnatian,” http://inside.msj.edu/academics/faculty/davisr/cintian/index.htm, The College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio (accessed February 18, 2008).
The Dry Dredgers, http://drydredgers.org/, Dry Dredgers, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (accessed February 18, 2008).
EarthTime, http://www.earth-time.org/about.html (accessed February 18, 2008). “History of Life through Time,” http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/historyoflife.php, University of California Museum of Paleontology (accessed February 18, 2008).
Steven Holland’s “The Stratigraphy and Fossils of the Upper Ordovician near Cincinnati, Ohio,” http://www.uga.edu/~strata/cincy/index.html, The University of Georgia Stratigraphy Lab (accessed February 18, 2008).
Indiana Geological Survey, http://igs.indiana.edu/, Indiana University (accessed February 18, 2008).
International Geological Correlation Programme, IGCP 410, “The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event. Implications for Global Correlation and Resources,” http://www.es.mq.edu.au/MUCEP/igcp410/, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (accessed February 18, 2008).
Kentucky Geological Survey, http://www.uky.edu/KGS/, University of Kentucky (accessed February 18, 2008).
Kentucky Paleontology Society, http://www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/KPS/ (accessed February 18, 2008).
Ohio Geological Survey, http://www.ohiodnr.com/geosurvey/, Division of
Geological Survey, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (accessed February 18, 2008).
University of Cincinnati Department of Geology, http://www.uc.edu/geology/ (accessed February 18, 2008).
Field guides
These are guidebooks to field trips pertaining to the Ordovician geology of the Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky regions. Most contain detailed roadlogs and directions to geological localities, as well as detailed descriptions of exposed stratigraphic sections. Localities listed in older guidebooks may no longer be accessible.
Caster 1961b; Hattin et al. 1961; Pope and Martin 1977; Hay et al. 1981; Meyer et al. 1981; Meyer et al. 1985; Davis 1986; Haneberg et al. 1992; Shrake 1992; Davis and Cuffey 1998; Algeo and Brett 2001; McLaughlin et al. forthcoming.
Museums
Behringer-Crawford Museum, Covington, Kentucky http://www.bcmuseum.org/bcmuseum/default.aspx (accessed February 18, 2008)
Cincinnati Museum Center http://www.cincymuseum.org/ (accessed February 18, 2008)
Limper Geological Museum, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio http://www.cas.muohio.edu/limpermuseum/ (accessed February 18, 2008)
Orton Geological Museum, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/facilities.php (accessed February 18, 2008)
Outdoor education areas
Caesar Creek State Park, near Waynesville, Ohio http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/720/default.aspx/ (accessed February 18, 2008)
At the Visitors’ Center, there is an exhibit about the geology and fossils to be found at the overflow spillway, where fossil collecting is permitted in accordance with certain regulations available at the Visitors’ Center.
Hueston Woods State Park, near Oxford, Ohio http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/tabid/745/Default.aspx (accessed February 18, 2008)
Fossil collecting is permitted in certain areas of the park.
Cincinnati Nature Center, near Milford, Ohio http://www.cincynature.org/index2.asp/ (accessed February 18, 2008)
Although fossil collecting is not permitted, there are good exposures of Cincinnatian strata at several sites on the Nature Center properties.
Sawyer Point Geological Timeline, Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/crc/pages/-5708-/ (accessed February 18, 2008)
This timeline begins with the Late Ordovician and continues through the founding of Cincinnati with each pavement block representing one million years. Important geological events are engraved on blocks at appropriate intervals.
Trammel Fossil Park, Sharonville, Ohio http://www.sharonville.org/fossilpark.aspx (accessed February 18, 2008)
This park is dedicated to education about Ordovician geology and paleontology (see Figure 1.8).
Scientific societies and institutions
Paleontological Society. The Paleontological Society is the largest paleontological organization in the United States. It publishes both the Journal of Paleontology and Paleobiology. A series of educational brochures about fossils can be downloaded from their website http://paleosoc.org/ (accessed February 18, 2008).
Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. PRI publishes both the Bulletins of American Paleontology and Palaeontographica Americana, as well as a popular magazine, American Paleontologist. Their website is http://www.priweb.org/ (accessed February 18, 2008).
Geological Society of America. The GSA is the leading geological organization in North America and it publishes both the Geological Society of America Bulletin and Geology. It sponsors many regional and national scientific meetings and field trips. Their website is http://www.geosociety.org/ (accessed February 18, 2008).