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To learn about the history of life on this planet. Although there are few (if any) practical uses for this information so far, by learning about Earth's past we may help to prevent repeats of ancient disasters in the future (for example, knowing what happened to life on Earth after periods of climate change offers a warning to us today).
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What do paleontologists study?
fossils/ fossil plants any type of fossilsFossils.
What are some specialists that study prehistory?
Some specialists that study prehistory include archaeologists, paleoanthropologists, and paleontologists. Archaeologists study human history through material remains, paleoanthropologists study human evolution through fossil evidence, and paleontologists study ancient life forms through fossil records.
What does the fossil record provide for paleontologists?
The fossil record provides nothing good for paleontologists.
How do paleontologists study ancient species?
Palaentologists study ancient species by the fossil remains, footprints, by the traces of animals and DNA with comparision with their ancestors
Are paleontologists scientists?
Yes, they are. They study the fossils of thing that were once living (they can't still be living otherwise they couldn't be a fossil).
What are who find fossil called?
paleontologists
What is another word for paleontologists?
fossil hunter
What are people who study dinosaurs called?
Scientists that study dinosaurs are called paleontologists.
The study of dinosaurs is one aspect of this scientific discipline.?
Paleontologists study dinosaurs and their remains.
How do you use paleontologists in a sentence?
Paleontologists are especially interested in the study of fossils.
What three types of jobs do paleontologist do?
Some paleontologists specialize in the study of particular organisms. Invertebrate paleontologists study animals without backbones, whereas vertebrate paleontologists study animals with backbones. Paleobotanists study fossils of plants. Other paleontologists reconstruct past ecosystems, study the traces left behind by animals, and piece together the conditions under which fossils were formed. As you see, the study of past life is as varied and complex as Earth's history itself.
How paleontologists use trilobite fossil as index fossil for various geologic time period?
yeah
