Paleontology

Type: Book

As of November 2026, Paleontology has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Morbid | Podcast (Aug 2025). Whitney identifies as a PhD student in paleontology, adding personal background and credibility to her narrative.

Paleontology or palaeontology is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure geologic time, and assess the interactions between prehistoric organisms and their natural environment. While paleontological observations are known from at least the 6th century BC, the foundation of paleontology as a science dates back to the work of Georges Cuvier in 1796. Cuvier demonstrat