Re: paleonet Looking for fossil maps

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>Hi All,
>A retired colleague of mine thinks he remembers that the
>Survey put out a series of maps by state of fossil
>collecting localities along highways.  I don't remember the
>USGS doing it.  Does anyone out there know if such a thing
>exists, particularly for Texas? Thanks,
>

The regional geologic highway maps, I think from SEPM,
include some information on fossil localities.  These cover
multi-state regions rather than a single state, include a
lot of other geologic information, and defintely do not try
to give exhaustive information about roadcuts with fossils
but only a few notable sites, but they do provide a starting
place and are also fun to have in the car on long trips to
see what you're driving over.



Dr. David Campbell
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