a: ecologist or a paleontologist or a biologist
2007-01-26 07:26:53 · 6 answers · asked by chasity f 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
palaeontologist
2007-01-26 09:22:04 · answer #1 · answered by Geo06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientist That Studies Fossils
2016-11-18 04:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a scientist who studies fossils is called a paleontologist
2007-01-26 14:25:03 · answer #3 · answered by amber g 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paleontology or palaeontology (see spelling differences) is the study of the history and development of life on Earth, including that of ancient plants and animals, based on the fossil record (evidence of their prehistoric existence as typically preserved in sedimentary rocks). This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilized feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues.so person studying fossils will be PALEONTOLOGIST.
2007-01-26 21:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by rajeev_iit2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what size and type of fossil. Paleontology is probably the most common discipline. However, one who studies microscopic fossils such as spores, pollins, and ect. uses a slightly different name. Sadly the proper spelling escapes me just now, but I worked along side them for years in the petroleum geology business.
2007-01-26 08:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by trucktrout 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trucktrout - do you mean a paleobotanist? One who specializes in fossil plants, spores and little tiny things?
There are also vertebrate and invertebrate paleontologists, but overall, a geologist who specializes in fossils is a paleontologist.
2007-01-26 09:13:41 · answer #6 · answered by Tom-PG 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
paleontologist
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2007-01-26 09:21:56 · answer #7 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paleontologist
It is derived from the word "ontology" which is a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being. Adding the prefix "paleo" which means old or ancient, it becomes "paleo" + "ontology" = "paleontolgy" and one who studies it is a paleontologist.
2007-01-26 12:00:35 · answer #8 · answered by B.O. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A palaeontologist.
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http://www.bbm.me.uk/portsdown/PH_210_Fossils_Study.htm
2007-01-26 07:36:45 · answer #9 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
paleontologist, although i prefer the more archaic-looking spelling of palaeontologist.
2007-01-26 07:41:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋