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title: "Palaeontologist"
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# Palaeontologist

You study dinosaurs and other animals from long ago.

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.

Category: Science & Research
Page: https://lightmysky.com/careers/palaeontologist

## Subjects it draws on

- [Science](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science)
- [Mathematics](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics)

## The topics behind it

- [Reconstructing Ancient Ecosystems](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/reconstructing-ancient-ecosystems-mt_8_BxtNDrLZ): You rebuild a whole ancient world from fossil clues.
- [Mass Extinctions in Earth History](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/mass-extinctions-in-earth-history-mt_IP0PTVfTXp): You learn why the dinosaurs suddenly vanished.
- [Reading Cladograms](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/reading-cladograms-mt_cSPtyLF3q1): A cladogram shows which animals are cousins.
- [Birds Evolved from Dinosaurs](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/birds-evolved-from-dinosaurs-mt_T8JGTJ-oNI): You find out that today's birds are tiny dinosaurs.
- [Endangered & Extinct Species](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/endangered-and-extinct-species-mt_5S4byWDX6n): You study animals that are gone or nearly gone.
- [Evidence for Evolution](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/evidence-for-evolution-mt_ohUnzoI_nx): Fossils are the clues that show how life changed.

## Areas it leans on

- Science: Dinosaurs & Paleontology
- Science: Animals of the World
- Science: Ecosystems & Habitats
- Mathematics: Measurement
- Mathematics: Ratio & Proportion