Paleontology

  1. Paleontological Methods
    1. Fieldwork
      1. Prospecting and Site Discovery
        1. Identifying Fossil-Bearing Strata
          1. Use of Maps and Remote Sensing
          2. Mapping and Surveying
            1. Site Mapping Techniques
              1. GPS and GIS Applications
              2. Excavation Techniques
                1. Gridding a Site
                  1. Removing Overburden
                    1. Pedestaling and Jacketing
                      1. Use of Tools
                        1. Brushes
                          1. Picks
                            1. Dental Tools
                            2. Field Safety and Ethics
                            3. Documentation and Data Collection
                              1. Field Notes
                                1. Photography and Sketching
                                  1. Cataloging Specimens
                                2. Laboratory Techniques
                                  1. Fossil Preparation
                                    1. Mechanical Preparation
                                      1. Air Scribes
                                        1. Needles
                                        2. Chemical Preparation
                                          1. Acid Maceration
                                          2. Consolidation and Stabilization
                                          3. Fossil Conservation and Curation
                                            1. Storage Conditions
                                              1. Cataloging and Databasing
                                                1. Preventing Deterioration
                                                2. Casting and Molding
                                                  1. Making Replicas
                                                    1. Silicone Techniques
                                                      1. Plaster Techniques
                                                    2. Analytical Techniques
                                                      1. Comparative Anatomy
                                                        1. Homology and Analogy
                                                          1. Identifying Diagnostic Features
                                                          2. Morphometrics
                                                            1. Quantitative Shape Analysis
                                                              1. Geometric Morphometrics
                                                              2. Histology
                                                                1. Thin Sectioning
                                                                  1. Growth Patterns
                                                                  2. Imaging Technologies
                                                                    1. CT Scanning
                                                                      1. Scanning Electron Microscopy
                                                                        1. Synchrotron Scanning
                                                                          1. 3D Modeling and Visualization
                                                                          2. Isotope Analysis
                                                                            1. Stable Isotopes
                                                                              1. Diet Analysis
                                                                                1. Climate Analysis
                                                                                2. Radiogenic Isotopes
                                                                                  1. Dating Applications
                                                                                    1. Provenance Studies
                                                                                    2. Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes
                                                                                      1. Strontium Isotopes

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                                                                                  5. History of Life: Major Groups