Asteroid impact 66 million years ago ending the reign of non-avian dinosaurs. 🛠️ Slide 9: Fieldwork and Analytical Tools Demystify how modern paleontologists actually work.

If you’ve ever been tasked with teaching the history of life on Earth, you know that standing in front of a room and saying “Fossils are old bones” just doesn’t cut it. You need visuals. You need timelines. You need that one slide where a T. rex stares down a triceratops.

Your opening slide sets the scientific scope and expectations. Introduction to Paleontology

Clear definitions prevent confusion between related scientific fields.

Low-oxygen conditions to halt microbial decomposition.