I have a class project. What are the duties of a professional paleontologist?
Below are several different areas in which a paleontologist may work. This may give you an idea that the question is not simple to answer. If anything, I hope to provide leads for you to follow regarding each type of work. Paleontologists work for museums to oversee the museum’s collection. Duties include helping with education programs regarding this field. Many paleontologists work at universities. Usually, they are professors in the Department of Geology and teach paleontology, geology or geosciences. Some work in the Department of Biology and teach biology, genetics, zoology. A few paleontologists are found in to the Department of Math or Engineering and Chemistry. Paleontologist also work for oil companies or in affiliated companies that assist with the exploration of oil and gas. These paleontologists work with microfossils (fossils so small that a microscope or even an electron microscope is necessary to view them). Certain fossils (Index Fossils) help paleontologist identify th
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