Do paleontologists actually dig up fossils? - General

I have a question about paleontology, do paleontologists actually dig up dinosaur fossils and what-not? Or do they spend like 95% of their time behind a desk? Or do they spend most of their time out in the field digging and what not?

You can Google it.

[QUOTE=TheSporeGA;28720706]You can Google it.[/QUOTE] I'm not sure what results it would yield though.

No, they don't dig and find fossils, they participate in wet T-shirt contests and eat liverwurst out of a dead cow's hernia. Yes of course they dig. They find a site, dig, find stuff, bring it to the lab for examination and dating, go behind a desk and catalog it. One person does not necessarily do these things but to be a paleontologist I believe you have to be able to.

[QUOTE=samusaran253;28721931]I'm not sure what results it would yield though.[/QUOTE] That's why you google it.

Yes they do.

does op want to be a palaeontologist or what

if you want to dig up stuff become an archaeologist. if you actually have a big interest in prehistoric life then be a palaeontologist, but you'll spend more time behind a desk than an archaeologist.

[QUOTE=Autumn;28730126]if you want to dig up stuff become an archaeologist. if you actually have a big interest in prehistoric life then be a palaeontologist, but you'll spend more time behind a desk than an archaeologist.[/QUOTE] This. Cousin is archaeologist, was in Bulgaria and and Israel digging up stuff last year.

Dad's an archaeologist :) spent a lot of time in the field when he was younger, but for the last 20 or so years he's been doing the more investigative side of things - his choice, digging is tough work for very little rewards, you have to really love it.

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what is that?

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Haven't you read the bible fossils don't exist

[QUOTE=samusaran253;28730527]fail[/QUOTE] yeah, tiny url is failing

[QUOTE=cjone2;28730538]Haven't you read the bible fossils don't exist[/QUOTE] they do but god placed them to trick us

[QUOTE=Contag;28730568]they do but god placed them to trick us[/QUOTE] and man placed god to trick us

he is testing us

[QUOTE=Autumn;28730612]he is testing us[/QUOTE] If "he" is, Im getting an F-

[QUOTE=Autumn;28730612]he is testing us[/QUOTE] *She God is a woman

[QUOTE=samusaran253;28730639]*She God is a woman[/QUOTE] no, god is a man goddess is a woman

[QUOTE=jesse194;28730668]no, god is a man goddess is a woman[/QUOTE] The Christian god(dess) is female.

[QUOTE=samusaran253;28730639]*She God is a woman[/QUOTE] God can't be a woman, then we would all be sandwiches.

I can't help but think OP is a troll.

[QUOTE=samusaran253;28730685]The Christian god(dess) is female.[/QUOTE] Negative. God made man in his image. God made women from one of man's ribs. So arguably, if the Christian god had ribs, one of them would be female.

[QUOTE=koeniginator;28730783]I can't help but think OP is a troll.[/QUOTE] This is like the 5th thread he's made this past few days, all but one have been shit.

[QUOTE=koeniginator;28730783]I can't help but think OP is a troll.[/QUOTE] he/she is

[QUOTE=Autumn;28730915]he/she is[/QUOTE] Isn't trolling a bannable offense?

when it's more direct/offensive trolling then it's bannable, but when it's posting (albeit) questionable opinions, for the mean time it can pass.