Contents Include:
 Collecting Mazon Creek Fossils  History of Coal Mining in Northeastern Illinois  Geologic Setting of the Mazon Creek Area Fossil Deposit  Fossil Distribution and Relative Abundance  Paleoenvironmental Setting  Cnidaria  Worms and Wormlike Animals (I know some of these; ed)  Mollusca  Introduction to Arthropods  Xiphosura (Horseshoe Crabs)  Arachnida  Crustacea  Myriapods and Arthropleurids  Insecta  Brachiopoda  Cartilaginous Fishes  Tetrapods (Amphibians and Reptiles)  Problematica  Corprolites and Trace Fossils  Appendices  Geologic Calendar  Names of Mazon Creek Fossils Honoring Collectors