Paleontology

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This book will be developed for the Wikiversity subject on Paleontology.

Paleontology is the study of past life. The primary way paleontologists learn about past life is through their remains, the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms.

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Introduction

What is Paleontology

Geologic Time

Fossilisation

Plant Fossils

Invertebrate Fossils

Vertebrate Fossils

Putting it Together-Paleoecology

Taphonomy

Field Techniques

Careers in Paleontology

Glossary

References and Further Reading

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