Paleontologist

Paleontologists (pale-ee-on-tol-o-jists) study ancient life on Earth. They study fossils. They want to learn Earth's history. How has it changed through time? One way Earth has changed is the plants and animals that lived on it. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs lived here. We know this because of fossils. Fossils are any trace of a past life form that has been preserved. Fossils tell scientists about the plants and animals that once lived on Earth. Woolly mammoths once lived here. So did saber toothed tigers. Wood, bones, and shells are the most common fossils. Some fossils, .....


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