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Palaeontologist
Fossils are clues left behind by animals that lived millions of years ago, and you get to piece the story back together. The more you learn about life today, the better you can picture life back then.
The 26 headline skills a palaeontologist is built on. Tap a + node to open the 147 building blocks underneath, or tap any star to see how it connects.
What it leans on most
Reconstructing Ancient EcosystemsYou rebuild a whole ancient world from fossil clues.ScienceMass Extinctions in Earth HistoryYou learn why the dinosaurs suddenly vanished.ScienceReading CladogramsA cladogram shows which animals are cousins.ScienceBirds Evolved from DinosaursYou find out that today's birds are tiny dinosaurs.ScienceEndangered & Extinct SpeciesYou study animals that are gone or nearly gone.ScienceEvidence for EvolutionFossils are the clues that show how life changed.Science
The subjects behind it
Dinosaurs & PaleontologyScience
Dinosaurs and fossils are what you dig up.
Animals of the WorldScience
You learn how species live and die out.
Ecosystems & HabitatsScience
You work out how ancient animals fitted together.
MeasurementMathematics
You measure fossil bones to work out how big the animal was.
Ratio & ProportionMathematics
You scale up from one bone to guess the size of the whole dinosaur.