Palaeontology 🦖

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🦖 About

Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology[a] or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their interactions with each other and their environments (their /c/paleoecology. Read more...

🦖 Rules

1. Don't throw mud. Be kind and remember the human.
2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
3. No spam.

🦖 Resources

• Smithsonian's Paleobiology website
• University of California Museum of Paleontology
• The Paleontological Society
• The Palaeontological Association
• The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
• The Paleontology Portal
• "Geology, Paleontology & Theories of the Earth" – a collection of more than 100 digitised landmark and early books on Earth sciences at the Linda Hall Library

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