Paleontological Techniques and Methods

Radiocarbon dating, potassium-argon dating, and uranium-lead dating are all methods used to study the age of fossils.

Preparation is the process of removing sediment from a fossil.

Restoration is the process of reconstructing a fossil from its fragments.

Conservation is the process of preserving a fossil.

Petrification, carbonization, and permineralization are all types of fossil preservation.

Paleobotany is the process of studying the fossilized remains of plants.

Paleozoology is the process of studying the fossilized remains of animals.

Micropaleontology is the process of studying the fossilized remains of microorganisms.

Paleoecology is the process of studying the relationship between fossils and their environment.

Excavation, preparation, restoration, and conservation are all types of paleontological techniques.

Paleoecology is a type of paleontological method.

Petrification, carbonization, and permineralization are all types of fossil preservation.

Excavation, preparation, restoration, and conservation are all types of paleontological techniques.

Paleoecology is a type of paleontological method.

Petrification, carbonization, and permineralization are all types of fossil preservation.