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Paleontology (sometimes spelled palaeontology) is the study of the developing history of life on Earth, including ancient plants and animals based on their fossil record (evidence of their prehistoric existence as typically preserved in sedimentary rocks). This includes the study of body fossils, tracks, burrows, cast-off parts, fossilized feces ("coprolites"), and chemical residues.
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Modern paleontology sets ancient life in its contexts by studying how long-term physical changes of global geography ("paleogeography") and climate ("paleoclimate") have affected the evolution of life, how ecosystems have responded to these changes and have changed the planetary environment in turn, and how these mutual responses have affected today's patterns of biodiversity. Hence, paleontology overlaps with geology, the study of rocks and rock formations, as well as botany, biology, zoology, and ecology – fields concerned with living creatures and how they interact.
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@cspiezio I teach elem so I like to teach through pretend. 4 ex: Dino dig on IWB other students paleontologists taking notes in field guide
ktenkely (ktenkely) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:17:17 -0000
@cspiezio I teach elem so I like to teach through pretend. 4 ex: Dino dig on IWB other students paleontologists taking notes in field guide
http://twitpic.com/wo0p3 - January is dinosaur month! Woo! We are pretending to be paleontologists and finding (milk)bones! :)
catdonmit (Catherine) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:05:12 -0000
http://twitpic.com/wo0p3 - January is dinosaur month! Woo! We are pretending to be paleontologists and finding (milk)bones! :)
@JeanetteWstfall Paleontologists aren't known for their dissectingâ¦nice try though
m0710n (matt westfall) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:32:35 -0000
@JeanetteWstfall Paleontologists aren't known for their dissecting…nice try though
@paigeorloff I got really obsessed with yurts when I watched Dinosaurs of the Gobi on NOVA and crushed on the paleontologists.
JulieKlam (Julie Klam) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:10:23 -0000
@paigeorloff I got really obsessed with yurts when I watched Dinosaurs of the Gobi on NOVA and crushed on the paleontologists.
RT @afrofantasy #10yearsago @GGRukus and I wanted to be paleontologists <<< we still do! Let's go get some grants!
GGRukus (Adrian Young) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:38:58 -0000
RT @afrofantasy #10yearsago @GGRukus and I wanted to be paleontologists <<< we still do! Let's go get some grants!
Where do paleontologists look for information about the earth's past? http://bit.ly/55YTYh
cumlist (vani fread) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:59:32 -0000
Where do paleontologists look for information about the earth's past? http://bit.ly/55YTYh
Directory of Paleontologists of the World - Searchable on-line database listing personal and professional information for paleontologists around the world.
Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette Bone Zone - Short profiles of paleontologists and paleontology authors.
Meta Description: [ The Bone Zone (TM) Paleontologists tell all about how they do it. Exclusive to The Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette!Profile of Mark Norell ]
Personalities in Paleontology - Short biographical profiles of the scientists who built and maintained the American Museum of Natural History fossil collections.
Meta Description: [ The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent institutions for scientific research and education, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts., The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent institutions for scientific resear... ]
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