PALEONTOLOGIST:
pay-lee-unh-tol-o-gist
noun
a scientist who studies forms of life existing in former geologic periods as represented by their fossils. Tools
of the trade include a Pith Helmet, a magnifying glass, a shovel, a trowel, a paint brush, a screen, and much patience!
Paleontologists study fossils and attempt to use them
to reconstruct the history of the Earth and the life on it.
Some study the ecology of the past; others work on the evolution of the species in which formed the fossil.
The science of paleontology
encompasses all life, from bacteria to whales. Paleontology
does not usually deal with artifacts made by humans.
What does a paleontologist do? A paleontologist might identify fossil animal
bones associated with an archaeological site,
to find out what the people who lived there ate; or a paleontologist
might be called on to analyze the climate at the time a particular
archaeological site was inhabited.
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