An authoritative compass for echinoid scholarship. A specialist paleontology reference book. Compiled by Norman E. Weisbord and issued as Bulletins of American Paleontology, Volume 59 No. 263, this scientific bibliography collection organises the literature on Cenozoic Echinoidea while signposting related mesozoic and paleozoic studies. Framed as a fossil echinoidea guide, the work functions as an invertebrate paleontology resource for a broad readership: amateur collectors finding their way among cenozoic marine fossils, postgraduate students beginning echinoid fossil research, and laboratory and museum staff requiring professional fossil identification leads. The arrangement highlights taxonomic, regional and methodological threads so readers may follow lines of enquiry back to the primary literature; its concise, scholarly focus makes it equally useful as an academic reference for paleontologists and a sturdy companion for any university library collection. Bibliographers and historians of science will also find value here: the compilation reveals citation patterns and the shifting emphases of twentieth-century paleontology, and it provides a practical starting point for comparative or bibliometric work across eras. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. As one entry in the paleontological bulletins series, Weisbord's bibliography offers a compact record of twentieth-century paleontology, showing how successive studies shaped nomenclature, distributional knowledge and identification practice. Casual readers with a curiosity about fossils will find sensible pathways through references to cenozoic marine fossils; classic-literature collectors will appreciate a restored scientific volume that sits comfortably beside other historical works. Curators and field researchers will value a dependable guide when tracing older taxonomic names or compiling regional faunal lists. Practical, archival and quietly authoritative, this bibliographic resource reconnects contemporary study to the source literature and remains a measured, reliable tool for research in invertebrate paleontology.