Virginia and West Virginia Fossil Collecting

Here’s another interesting book that features fossil sites in Virginia. Some of the sites are already listed in Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, but they are more precisely described in this book. The author lists the latitude and longitude coordinates, whether the site is in private or public land, whether it’s safe for kids, and what you can realistically expect to find. Also, there are lots of nice full-color photos. It’s more of a rockhounding book than a fossil hunting book so only some of the sites relate to fossils. But a lot of the other sites sound really cool and I think I’ll check them out too. The Civil War era furnaces in particular sound like fun day trips. 

This book isn’t as essential as Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, but you might want to check it out.