Who is Palaeontologist?

Paleontology is more than just dinosaurs! A paleontologist is a scientist who studies the fossilized remains of all kinds of organisms (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and other single-celled living things), and is interested in knowing the history of organic life on earth. Specific work will vary depending on the scope of research or discoveries, and may involve working closely with archeology teams.

A paleontologist works out the relationships between extinct plants and animals and their living relatives today. They study fossils, using them to put together pieces of history that made up the earth and life on it. Fossils are defined as any trace of a past life form, and most fossils are several thousands to several millions or billions of years old. In trying to understand extinction events of the past, they hope to apply their scientific conclusions to extinction in the modern world as environments and global climates change.

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