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Paleontology has numerous applications in various fields, including:

Chart the Cambrian Explosion, the colonization of land, the age of reptiles, and the rise of mammals.

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: Define the Greek roots: palaios (ancient), ontos (being), and logos (study). introduction to paleontology ppt exclusive

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Your Answer: Clarify the limits of organic preservation. DNA has a half-life of roughly 521 years. Under ideal conditions, it completely degrades within a few million years. Because non-avian dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago, retrieving viable DNA is chemically impossible. Instead, paleogeneticists look at much younger specimens, like Pleistocene mammoths. Structure your PPT using these five non-negotiable modules:

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Microbes, stromatolites, and the first complex organisms (Ediacaran biota).

Tracing the lineage of modern species.

: Study of fossils from animals with backbones, from primitive fish to mammals. Invertebrate Paleontology

Show how paleoartists work alongside scientists to turn bone fragments into living, breathing digital animals. Module 5: Conclusion & Q&A (Slides 18–20)