Collecting Fossil Plants and Animals
in the Pennsylvanian Deposits of the Will County, Illinois Coal Measures
The Field Notes of George Langford, Sr. in the Years 1937-1960.
Prepared and organized by George Langford, Jr., 1973.
Copyright George Langford, III, 2010
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Table of Contents
- Book IV (1973)
Title page - Book IV - Reminiscences by George Langford, Jr.
Page
Topic
Page
Topic
119-120
Prologue
133
Stuck car.
121
1911 - My initial involvement.
134
The Lost & Found pocket watch.
121
1937 - The thrill of discovery.
134
The Europteris Locality.
122
Site No. 11 - Big and barren.
135
Wounds & Contusions.
123
Our first animal find.
136
"Caught in a downpour."
123
Site No. 3 - The good "Pig Pen" site.
137
My swim in "Long Pond."
124
"Collect them all" policy.
138
Our dietary arrangements.
125
Get all the pieces.
139
The Dragonfly Site.
126
The Quiet Spot - Site No. 8.
140
Our biggest crab.
126
Bird life.
140
Our biggest nodule - The Fifteen Pounder.
127
Plant colors.
141
First plant identification work.
127
Frost-split nodules.
142
Falls and similar mishaps.
128
Exploring for new sites.
142
Our 22-mile strip mine trip.
129
Site No. 8 - The Lepidodendron Grove.
143
Our collecting kits & pails.
130
My "Picture Book" collection.
144
Abandoned strip mine areas in Will County.
131
The "Roman Coin" nodule.
145
The Tree Trunk specimen.
132
Heavy loads and long hauls. 146-147
Epilogue.