How Palaeontologists Work

Describe how palaeontologists work in the field and lab: prospecting for exposed fossils, careful excavation with hand tools, plaster jacketing for transport, preparation in the lab, and scientific description and publication

Usually learned at ages 9–11

Builds on: Fossilised Dinosaur Dung (helps), Types of Fossils (helps), How Fossils Form, Reading Dinosaur Trackways (helps)

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On the map from: Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy