Paleontology Passion

There are a lot of misconceptions while talking about fossils. Fossils are not limited to the remains of a once living thing, but rather the evidence of life that existed in the past. This means that a fossil can be a dinosaur footprint, the form of a body on dry mud, bones, etc.

When I was six years old my mother asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I told her with a straight face “a paleontologist” at that age I knew how to spell and pronounce all the scientific names for almost every known species of dinosaur at the time and I also knew their feeding habits, habitats, period they inhabited. Fast Forward five years later my career goal had changed to a herpetologist, I envisioned myself treating amphibians and reptiles while performing zoonotic as well as conservative research. From an early age I was fascinated with animals and knew I wanted my future occupation to be involved with them but it wasn’t until I was a sophomore in high school that I was introduced to the possibility of veterinary medicine.

We use fossils to compare and contrast how and organism has evolved over a long period of time and how it has adapted to new changes.

Forensics also fit in my standards since I’m intelligent, passionate about biological science, and quite sociable which allows me to work well with others, Through my analytical study of the show Bones, which revolves around the life of forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, and this

Fossils grant us opportunity of understanding about species which no longer exist on Earth- that are extinct. The prehistoric remains inform us about plants and

In the following space, explain the role of fossils in developing the Geologic column. Your explanation must be between 200 and 300 words.

Paleontology or paleobiology is the study of plant, animal, and microorganism fossils found on the earth. Paleobotany focuses on algae, fungi, mosses, ferns, seed plants

The first chapter of the book discusses the way we can use fossil records to study the biological world. Fossils are one of the major lines of evidence we use to understand ourselves. Surprisingly, we are able to discover them with a high amount of precision and predictability. In particular, field paleontologists have it easier than it has ever been before due to the current information age. The physical hunt for important fossils, however, is much like it has always been. Three factors limiting the number of useful fossil sites include rock age, type (whether or not it can preserve fossils), and number of exposed rocks. So, it takes a bit of luck to reliably find fossils. Thankfully, rock

Layers of soil are laid down on dead animals or plants embalming them. The minerals replace the organic matter creating the fossil.

Paleontology is associated with geology. Paleontology is the result of the development of the Geologic Time Scale. There are many feature that deals with the period of Geologic Time Scale.

Stensen wrote his paper in 1667 about his findings in the teeth of a shark head and compared that to the fossil teeth. In the reading, it provided us six hypotheses explaining the formation of fossils. Which led to the foundation of paleontology.

Because dinosaurs are animals that lived millions of years ago, we are entirely dependent on the fossils that they have left behind for any understanding that we hope to gain. As any paleontologist will tell you, fossil hunting is difficult. There are no certainties, no guarantees. A certain amount of luck is as valuable as any scientific knowledge.

Paleontology is the branch of science concerned with animal and plant fossil. Paleontologist travel all over the globe to dig up fossil to show the world. Paleontology has always fascinated me since I was a child. I decided to should this career path because I am passionate about the career path. Paleontology is a great fir for me academically, socially, and financially.

: Fossils are the remains or traces of ancient organisms which have been preserved. For example, a fossil can exist as skeletal remains or even as a footprint. Such organisms are subjected to a slow rate of decaying since they have been rapidly buried under conditions that facilitate this. It is common for fossils to occur as hard-bodied organisms as these are more resistant to environmental influences. Fossils are usually found embedded in rock. The layers of rock are of different age and makeup. Hence fossils found in one layer would vary in characteristics from those found in another layer. They can be observed and analyzed through visual as well as radiometric means so that the age and morphology can be determined. These features indicate

The first fossil was found in 1960 when a team led by scientists Louis and Mary Leakey uncovered the fossilized remains of a unique early human at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.