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Here is my list of favorite items for geology and paleontology enthusiasts for 2020. Please feel free to add you own selections; give a specific model that you have used or researched. Estwing Geology Hammer, Estwing E6-24PC - Larger head and weight to partly replace small crack hammer and make it easier to hit your target. One piece construction can last a long time. Write in the Rain waterproof notebook, No. 135 - Take notes on your fossil localities. Fits in pocket. Select a bright color and get a good pen or a mechanical pencil with a large diameter lead. Fischer Bullet Space Pen - Most reliable write-anywhere small pen. Belomo 10X hand lens - Great lens for the price. Makes a great macro lens for smart phone cameras. Best balance between magnification and field of view. Get a bright-colored lanyard to help save it from loss.

The page is a guide to my favorite paleontology resources from TFF, the internet and my collections. This is a work in progress. Consider setting up your own official Paleontology Guide. I will show you how. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link and my Paleontology Guide master list. link Arizona Paleontology Guide link The only guide to Arizona paleontology that you will need. Geology time scales International Chronostratigrapic Chart link The best international chart used as a guide in TFF Collections section. Fossil Collecting Rules & Regulations PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION Sec. 470aaa-11 link US Forest Service 36 CFR § 291 Link Paleontology pamphlet link Petrified wood 36 CFR § 228.62 link BLM Guidance for Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRPA) of 2009 link Fossils, rocks & minerals link Arizona: fossils, petrified wood, rocks & minerals Link link Proposal 81 FR 88173 link Petrified wood in 43 CFR § 3620 link Petrified wood in 43 CFR § 3622.1 link State of Arizona owned land No collecting except by permitted paleontologists. Here is permit to access State for recreational use only, no collecting. Link Utah State owned land Info link Permit link Utah Federal Land Utah Geological Survey link Rock Collecting US Forest Service (2014) Rocks, minerals & fossils link SW Region rocks & minerals link Rocks, minerals & fossils Link Prospecting Link BLM Arizona: rocks, minerals, fossils & petrified wood Link State of Arizona owned land No collecting except by permit. Maps of land owners including the US Forest Service, BLM and the State of Arizona BLM Link State of Arizona Trust Lands Link Topo Quads for USFS Lands link Topo and Satellite Maps Caltopo link Mountainproject AZ map link Stratigraphy Stratigraphic guide link I use this as my best source for biostratigraphic and lithostratigraphic information and is used as guidelines for the Collections section on TFF. North American Stratigraphic Code link Taxonomy Paleobiology Database link Fossilworks link Mindat (enter taxon name into search field) link ICZN Code link ICZN Code synopsis and commentary link Tools & supplies Favorites link How to hammer by Kane link Poetry My favorite self created paleontology poem. link Geology Definition/guides USGS Nomenclature and Description Guide 8th Ed. Draft 2018 link USGS Divisions of Geologic Time Guide link GSA Geologic Time Scale link USGS National Geologic Map Database link Search for geologic units by state and age. State Geological Surveys link

USA Paleontology Guide. Paleontology Guides Master Index link A annotated collection of paleontology information about the USA. Information covers topics that apply to all of, or to a large region of the USA. See link at top of page to go back to the Paleontology Guides Master Index. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link as an example of what a Guide look like. This one of many Paleontology Guides that will be created by TFF members that organize and annotate paleontology information on a single subject. Content and links to that content will come from TFF, the internet and personal collections. The Paleontology Guides will be created and updated by editing TFF members. This index is a near stub and will be expanded in the future. Look for "link" next to subject for a link to a Guide. USA Paleontology Guide Literature Fruitbats pdfs link See Joe's awesome collection of free literature. He is a major inspiration for the Paleontology Guides project. Geology and Paleontology Societies State Geology Surveys link Maps Msc

Paleontology Guides Master Index This is a master index of Paleontology Guides that will be created by TFF members that organize and annotate paleontology information on a single subject. Content and links to that content will come from TFF, the internet and personal collections. The Paleontology Guides will be created and updated by editing TFF members. This index is a near stub and will be expanded in the future. Look for "link" next to subject for a link to a Guide. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide as an example of a Guide link. Paleontology Guide Master Index Universal/Worldwide Fruitbat's Pdf Library link Best organized collection of citations and links to free paleontological literature. Country North America Canada Ontario USA General USA link Arizona link Texas Europe Germany Austria Asia South America Africa Australia (Oceania) Antartica Geological Rock Units Naco Formation Redwall Formation Geological Time Units Taxonomy Dinosaurs Dinosaur Egg Paleontology Guide - Advanced link Eric P’s great guide to identifying real and phony eggs. Dinosaur Egg Paleontology Guide - Basic link Eric P’s guide to fossil eggs. Plants Petrified Wood Mustoe, George E. 2017. Wood Petrifaction: A New View of Permineralization and Replacement. Geosciences 7, 119. Link Great paper about petrified wood formation in layman’s terms. Trilobites Piranha's open access papers link link Trilobites of Ontario, Canada Astrobiology Msc Topics Taphonomy Fossil Prep

Arizona Paleontology Guide Paleontology Guides Master Index link My Favorite Paleontology Resources Guide link This is a guide to the most relevant literature, websites, photos and The Fossil Forum content relating to paleontology in Arizona. This main page is a continually updated and monitored index with links to subpages of paleontology resources. Click on links on this page to see content in the subpages. Click on link in the upper right of every subpage to go back to this main page, the index. This is a modest start for an important resource. I have more to add. Please contact me if you if you have any questions, suggestions or content that I should add. Feel free to send a link to this Guide to anyone that needs information about Arizona Paleontology. Thanks to Fruitbat, Joe, for his inspiration and many of the reference citations. Enjoy, John Arizona Paleontology Literature by Formation & Member etc. link Arizona Paleontology Literature by Geological Age link Arizona Paleontology Literature by Taxonomy link Arizona Paleontology Maps link Arizona Paleontology Photos link Blastoids Brachiopods Bryozoans Corals Crinoids Gastropods Plants Sponges link Stromatolites Trilobites Trace Vertebrates Arizona Paleontology Websites: General link Arizona Paleontology Websites: Museums, School Depts., Parks & Societies link