Tennessee Fossils - Library01

	The UGA Stratigraphy Lab contains a wealth of information about the stratigraphy and fossil fauna of the Upper Ordovician of the Cincinnati arch, which surfaces in the Nashville area. The site is sponsored through the University of Georgia by Steve Holland, who has also written some detail papers on the geology of the Nashville Dome. The UGA also has a link to the Nashville dome. Although this link contains fewer photos, it does contain many species names and links to references.	The Atlas of Ordovician Life contains an exhaustive list of labeled specimens from the Cincinnati Arch that can be an invaluable resource for collectors trying to identify fossils. Since the Cincinnati Arch formation surfaces in the Nashville area, many of these fossils also appear in Tennessee. Funded by the National Science Foundation.
	Sponsored by notable paleontologist Mike Everhart 30 years ago, this amazing website takes us back in time 80 million years to an era when the vast Western Interior Sea covered Kansas, running from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic ocean, splitting the American continent in two. It also is an enjoyable trip back in time to the early days of the internet, when web pages were written by hand, randomly stuffed with pictures, details and links. If you like this page, consider buying Everhart's richly illustrated book on the same subject.	Founded in 1942, The Dry Dredgers Society is the oldest continuously operating Fossil Club in North America. If you happen to live in the Cincinnati area, you can take advantage of collecting trips, meetings and club events. The rest of us can still enjoy their exhaustive set of on-line resources.
,	The Fossil Forum gives you a place where you can post pictures of your finds and favorite sites and search for others in a particular area including places in Tennessee. Organize or join fossil-hunting trips, compare notes, join contests and participate in a world-wide community built especially for amateur paleontologists.	Tennessee's southern neighbor Alabama has a rich fossil history, and an equally distinguished society for fossil fanatics . The Alabama Paleontological Society holds regular meetings featuring talks from experts, and sponsors field trips to interesting collecting sites.