GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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Paleontologists
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Fossil Scientists
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Geologists
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Meteorologists
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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: -A paleontologist is a scientist who studies fossils.
Detailed explanation-5: -paleontology, also spelled palaeontology, scientific study of life of the geologic past that involves the analysis of plant and animal fossils, including those of microscopic size, preserved in rocks.