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La Brea Tars Pits. Bio- Medical My Career… Paleontology. Rheanna Lawrence Period 3. C areer field and Technology field. Bio- Medical study of animal activity in the past recovery and analysis of material culture. Types of Paleontology. Micro paleontologist microscopic fossils - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
La Brea Tars Pits
Rheanna Lawrence
Period 3
Bio- MedicalMy Career… Paleontology
Bio- Medicalstudy of animal activity in the past recovery and analysis of material culture
Career field and Technology field
Types of PaleontologyMicro paleontologist
microscopic fossils
Vertebrate and Invertebrate Paleontologists primitive fishes to mammals mollusks and echinoderms
Taphonomist processes of decay, preservation
and how fossils are formed
Paleoecologist ecology and climate of the past
Ichnologist fossil tracks
Paleobotanist fossil plants
Palynologist living and fossilized pollen and
spores
Paleoanthropologist prehistoric human
High Schoolbasic skills like Math, Science, English, and History
Collegestudy for a double major
biology and geology
a year of physics, chemistry and mathematics An interest in the past history of lifevast knowledge of computer modeling, data analysis
and integration Geographic Information Systemscommunication skills and good interpersonal skillsfluent in a second language
To Prepare
Yale UniversityUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of California, BerkeleyHarvard UniversityVirginia TechBrown Mackie College - Phoenix
Colleges
Teaching Highly competitive generally more qualified
applicants available jobs. Museums positions rare and often difficult to
obtain. $44.57 per hour
$92,710 per yearincrease 21 percent
from 33,800 to 40,900 by 2020
The future of the field
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"Archaeology Jobs." Archaeology Jobs. JobMonkey. Web. 31 May 2013. <http://www.jobmonkey.com/archaeology/>. http://www.prospects.ac.uk/archaeologist_job_description.htm
"What is Paleontology." What is Paleontology. N.p.. Web. 31 May 2013. <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/paleo/paleowhat.html>.
Paleontology. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 31 May 2013. <http://www.briegull.com/waldren/images/2PIF.jpg>. htfossil leaf. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 31 May 2013. <http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/research/coal/fossil-forest/images/26_neuropteris_2_riola.JPG>. tp://www.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/user13/harvard_shield_wreath.png
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