AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A paleontologist is a scientist who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record. Fossils are the evidence of past life on the planet and can include those formed from animal bodies or their imprints (body fossils).

Detailed explanation-2: -Palaeontologists actually study all fossilised past life. That can include everything from corals and shellfish to fishes and mammals. It’s not just animals either, palaeontologists also study ancient plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Paleontology? Paleontology is the study of ancient life, from dinosaurs to prehistoric plants, mammals, fish, insects, fungi, and even microbes. Fossil evidence reveals how organisms changed over time and what our planet was like long ago.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists who study fossils are called paleontologists (Pay-lee-en-TOL-oh-jists). Paleontologists compare fossils to find clues about early organisms and how they lived. Fossils can show how organisms evolved over very long periods of time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Scientists who specifically study fossils are called Paleontologists ("paleo” is the root word for ancient, or old). Many geologists also study fossils ("geo” is the root word for the earth. Geologists study rocks and the earth).