Oregon Fossils

by Elizabeth L. Orr, William N. Orr

This revised and expanded edition of Oregon Fossils includes a record of all known fossils in Oregon going back 400 million years, along with collecting localities by county, age, rock formation, and published source. The book also provides a geologic overview of the state, from ocean beaches to the high desert, from the Blue Mountains to the Siskiyous.

Unique among fossil field guides, Oregon Fossils includes both specimen identification and interesting notes about their discovery, naming, and conservation. The narrative is sprinkled with biographical sketches of paleontologists who have contributed to the state’s fossil record, and the text is richly illustrated with photographs, line drawings, charts, and maps. A complete bibliography lists full citations to fossil material.

The only single volume that provides Oregon’s fossil record and history, Oregon Fossils is well-written, well-organized guide. It is an excellent reference for classroom and library use, for researchers, and for private collectors and hobbyists.

Genres: Science, Geology, Biology, History

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[pnutbutterprincess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very comprehensive and interesting compendium of fossils in Oregon State, accompanied by paleoclimate and geological explanations for the conditions during the relevant time periods. The small maps at the end of each chapter show the distribution of the type of fossil (invertebrates, plants, mammals,etc) from each particular period, which I especially appreciate as a visual aid for the locale descriptions. Additionally, many biographic insets of paleontologists who were from Oregon, or who studied Oregon fossils, are included throughout the text, putting faces to many of the names throughout the book.

[Annalida · Rating 5 out of 5]

These two know Oregon! They are also a nice old couple.