Fields
Paleontology
Paleontology studies the history of life through fossils, reconstructing extinct organisms and ancient ecosystems. It illuminates evolutionary patterns, mass extinctions, and the deep-time context for present-day biodiversity and climate change.
Details
- Avg Funding
- $250K
- Key Technologies
- CT ScanningStable Isotope AnalysisSynchrotron ImagingAncient Protein SequencingGeochronological Dating
- Subfields
- Vertebrate PaleontologyPaleobotanyMicropaleontologyTaphonomyPaleoecology
- Top Institutions
- University of ChicagoNatural History Museum LondonChinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of BristolAmerican Museum of Natural History