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Proposed Q&A site for paleontologists, other experts in natural history, and anyone who is passionate about the study of ancient life.
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29 Example Questions (4 closed)

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How do we determine the sex of a specimen based on its bones?
added by Jorge Castro Oct 15 '10 at 18:52
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What are some physical differences between Tarbosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex?
added by Jorge Castro Oct 15 '10 at 18:48
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What is the difference between a dinosaur and other ancient reptiles?
added by Jorge Castro Oct 15 '10 at 18:53
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Which Dinosaurs species could cross-breed?
added by Marco Ceppi Oct 15 '10 at 22:44
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What are the practical uses of paleontology?
added by Jay Riggs Oct 15 '10 at 23:55
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How can I find out how much this fossil is worth?
added by Jay Riggs Oct 15 '10 at 23:56
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Why were terrestrial invertebrates much larger during the Carboniferous than today?
added by Jaime Soto Oct 18 '10 at 21:47
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Why are fossils that have preserved the texture of dinosaur skin so rare?
added by jgbelacqua Feb 6 '11 at 23:19
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Why is the name Brontosaurus considered obsolete?
added by Jaime Soto Oct 18 '10 at 21:37
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What Tyrannosaurus Rex skeletons are available for public display and where are they?
added by Jorge Castro Oct 15 '10 at 18:51
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Where are some great spots for collecting [this type of fossil] in [this geographic area]?
added by Jay Riggs Oct 15 '10 at 23:57
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What did the Jurassic Park movies get wrong?
added by Jaime Soto Oct 18 '10 at 21:39
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How do you differentiate between herbivore and omnivore teeth?
added by Roland Taylor Jan 4 '11 at 2:17
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What effect did the splitting of Pangea have on species lineation?
added by PaulRein Feb 12 '11 at 19:32
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At what point did protosauropods become sauropods?
added by Jorge Castro Oct 15 '10 at 19:01
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Did evolution really happen? [closed]
added by Wikis Oct 21 '10 at 13:34
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closed as off topic by Jorge Castro, bigown, Ullallulloo, Jaime Soto, Jay Riggs Dec 17 '10 at 17:49

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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Intended to be off-topic. – Wikis Oct 21 '10 at 13:34
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How can I cheaply do radiometric dating at home?
added by Stefano Palazzo Feb 6 '11 at 20:02
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Brachiopods used to be much more common than bivalves. Now the reverse is true. Why?
added by winwaed May 12 '11 at 14:24
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I'm forming a team to go digging for micro-fossils in [Somalia]. Are you interested? [closed]
added by Wikis Oct 29 '10 at 17:35
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closed as off topic by Jorge Castro, bigown, Jaime Soto, Roland Taylor, Jan Hlavacek Jan 28 '11 at 21:47

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Don't know if this is on or off topic, helps to define border. Do you want recruitment here? – Wikis Oct 29 '10 at 17:36
Recruitment does not belong here. The questions here should be of a permanent nature. A question like this would become useless after the expedition takes place. – Jan Hlavacek Jan 28 '11 at 21:47
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Are there any paleontologist characters in fiction, apart from Ross from Friends? [closed]
added by Wikis Oct 29 '10 at 17:36
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closed as off topic by Jorge Castro, bigown, Ullallulloo, Jaime Soto, Roland Taylor Jan 17 '11 at 21:33

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Off-topic, I presume? – Wikis Oct 29 '10 at 17:36
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Are there dinosaur fossils in the Caribbean?
added by Roland Taylor Jan 17 '11 at 20:53
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Is age for sedimentary rock (limestone, shale, etc.) still estimated by getting the radiometric age of surrounding igneous rock?
added by jgbelacqua Feb 6 '11 at 23:15
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This might be off topic? It is angling towards biostratigraphy (which would be on topic) but it doesn't mention life, fossils, or biostratigraphy. – winwaed Oct 11 '11 at 12:52
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Why is most of the world's coal found in the Carboniferous (/Penn.)? Too early & there wouldn't have been any plants. But why not later as well?
added by winwaed Apr 13 '11 at 13:51
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Where in the world is the largest Paleontology museum?
added by VMAtm Jun 20 '11 at 8:24
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What were the effects of the water canopy on pre-noahic flood on early life.
added by user179700 Aug 3 '11 at 11:20
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Meant to be off-topic. – user179700 Aug 3 '11 at 11:20
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Is there a way to tell the difference between fossils from sea plants and land plants?
added by AI4QR Jan 4 at 14:35
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How complete is the holotype of [specific species]?
added by RSid Jan 30 at 23:55
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Is it true that birds could be classified as dinosaurs?
added by Jaime Soto Oct 18 '10 at 21:38
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Dinosaurs and the origin of birds (Wikipedia) – Jaime Soto Nov 2 '10 at 21:21
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Do creationism and palaeontology go hand in hand? [closed]
added by Roland Taylor Jan 17 '11 at 20:55
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closed as off topic by DJClayworth, George Edison, Jorge Castro, jgbelacqua, PaulRein Feb 12 '11 at 19:26

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Definitely off-topic, but still a good example... this very well may come up in a question. – George Edison Feb 6 '11 at 20:00

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