Introduction
Science in the Hinterland : the Cincinnati School of Paleontology
Naming and classifying organisms
Rocks, fossils, and time
Algae : the base of the food chain
Poriferans and Cnidarians : sponges, corals, and jellyfish
Bryozoans : "twigs" and "bones"
Brachiopods : the other bivalves
Molluscs : hard, but with a soft center
Annelids and worm-like fossils
Arthropods : trilobites and other legged creatures
Echinoderms : a world unto themselves
Graptolites and conodonts : our closest relatives?
Type-cincinnatian trace fossils : tracks, trails, and burrows
Paleogeography and paleoenvironment / by Steven M. Holland
Life in the Cincinnatian sea
Diving in the Cincinnatian sea.
A sea without fish : life in the Ordovician sea of the Cincinnati region by David L. Meyer. ISBN 9780253351982. Published by Indiana University Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.