Paleontology Quiz: questions and answers
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1. What is paleontology?
The study of ancient life
2. Which science does paleontology differ from?
Archaeology
3. What are the major elements of paleontology?
Both
4. What is the main source of evidence in the paleontology?
Body fossils
5. What is the subdivision of paleontology that studies pollen and spores?
Palynology
6. What focuses on the study of fossil plants?
Paleobotany
7. What are the most common types of fossils?
All are correct
8. When was paleontology established?
1800
9. What does consist mainly of tracks and burrows, but also include coprolites?
Trace fossils
10. What is the person who studies paleontology called?
Paleontologist