Lets take it back to when we met Spikey's Dad! Hans Dieter-Sues discovered Spikey Stygimoloch in Wyoming and Montana. Look at that Proud Papa!
It was so great to meet a real paleontologist!
Showing posts with label Paleontology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paleontology. Show all posts
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Friday, July 4, 2014
Dinosaurs 101
We are going to continue learning about the people who discover dinosaurs; Paleontologists. The have to dig through the dirt to find these fossils, but how do they get to these bones that tell us so much about the prehistoric times of dinosaurs?
ROCK PICK - The classic geologist's pick is always the most useful. It has a square and flat end for busting rock and striking chisels and a pointed pick end for digging, turning and splitting rock.
CHISELS - They come in various sizes. The all purpose size has a 1/2 inch wide blade and is about 6 to 9 inches long. Other useful sizes are 1/4 inch for fine work and 1 inch or bigger for heavy work. Another very useful chisel is known as a BRICK SET. It has a wide(2-3") blade and is excellent for
splitting and trimming.
TWEEZERS - A good pair of tweezers will come in handy if you must collect small pieces without disturbing the matrix or dirt around the specimen. A good example would be a specimen that is starting to fall apart and must be collected in pieces for later assembly such as a trilobite.
NOTEBOOK - Keeping good notes is very important. There are all kinds of notebooks to choose from. Anything from a steno-pad to a waterproof surveyor's log. Mainly it should fit in your pack or pocket, be stiff enough to write on while standing and sturdy enough to hold up to the environment.
ROCK PICK - The classic geologist's pick is always the most useful. It has a square and flat end for busting rock and striking chisels and a pointed pick end for digging, turning and splitting rock.
CHISELS - They come in various sizes. The all purpose size has a 1/2 inch wide blade and is about 6 to 9 inches long. Other useful sizes are 1/4 inch for fine work and 1 inch or bigger for heavy work. Another very useful chisel is known as a BRICK SET. It has a wide(2-3") blade and is excellent for
splitting and trimming.
TWEEZERS - A good pair of tweezers will come in handy if you must collect small pieces without disturbing the matrix or dirt around the specimen. A good example would be a specimen that is starting to fall apart and must be collected in pieces for later assembly such as a trilobite.
NOTEBOOK - Keeping good notes is very important. There are all kinds of notebooks to choose from. Anything from a steno-pad to a waterproof surveyor's log. Mainly it should fit in your pack or pocket, be stiff enough to write on while standing and sturdy enough to hold up to the environment.
Friday, June 27, 2014
Dinosaurs 101
We know so much about dinosaurs, but who figured it out?
Paleontologists of course!!
Here are some fun facts about Paleontologists
1. Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life on Earth, going as far back as 3.8 billion years ago and is what you could call a combination of geology (rocks) and biology.
2. The word paleontology is Greek and comes from a combination of palaios and logos, respectively meaning “old or ancient” and “words or study”.
3. For people that are interesting in pursuing a career in paleontology, you generally need a PhD. Some of top schools in the US for paleontology include the University of California, Chicago, Michigan, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio State, Cincinnati, and Texas.
4. Dating the fossils can be challenging as radiometric dating doesn’t work to well with locations that fossils are usually found. Stratigraphy is usually used instead, which is estimating the age of the rocks around the fossil and putting the fossil age somewhere in between.
Maybe someday you could become a Paleontologist!
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