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Paleontologists come up with hypotheses about the fossil life found in rock from observations of bone, claws, teeth, size, footprints, etc. These hypotheses can be tested through observation and camparison, microscopic analysis, chemical analysis, kind of formation they're found in and so on. When a consensus of opinion is achieved on a hypothesis, it is considered a theory, until a better provable hypothesis comes along. It's the scientific method. Paleontologists are considered scientists in research of the fossil life record.

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What branch of science includes the study of rocks and fossils?

Geology is the branch of science that includes the study of rocks, while paleontology is the branch that focuses on the study of fossils.


When was Bulletins of American Paleontology created?

Bulletins of American Paleontology was created in 1895.


The paleontology belongs to which branch of science?

Any aspect of biology is attributable to paleontology. From my point of view, a paleontologist is really just a biologist who looks at rocks. Since all of the major extant taxa can trace their lineage back to the Cambrian radiation, modern biology is extremely useful when trying to reconstruct the ecology of extinct organisms. The rocks and fossils can only tell us so much, so often modern organisms are used to draw analogies to extinct organisms. The "type" of biology you would use for paleontological study really depends on the organisms you are looking at. Most paleontologists deal with invertebrate fossils, and as a result they usually have a pretty good handle on invertebrate biology. Conversely, if you want to study dinosaurs, you would need a good background in vertebrate zoology and probably anatomy as well. Evolutionary biology and systematics are also incredibly helpful to the paleontologist, too.


Differences between evolution and paleontology?

Evolution is the process by which species change and adapt over time, while paleontology is the study of prehistoric life through the analysis of fossils. Evolution examines how species develop and diversify, while paleontology focuses on reconstructing the history of life on Earth by studying ancient organisms and their environments. Both fields are closely related, as paleontological discoveries provide crucial evidence for evolutionary theories.


The study of fossils?

paleontology