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How to get Involved with the Field of Palaeontology. (Or something)

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Now, A fair amount of you on this site, Have always wondered what it'd be like to discover a new Dinosaur, or uncover a fossil...

 

But, Did you know you can do that right now? 

 

At your age.

 

(Or any age)

 

Anything, Is acheivable if you start somewhere.

 

I present a Theoretical Guide for Becomeing a Paleontologist:

 

Find your local dinosaur Museum.

 

Ask about a summer job.

 

Move up from summer job to Part time job.

 

Stay at part time job until you know some of the Museums Paleontoligsts fairly well.

 

Ask if you can go on a dig with them.

 

Ask if you can go on antoher. 

 

Start Routinely And Activley participating in digs.

 

Go to college, Get your degree in that field.

 

Return to your musuem.

 

Go get some Sponsors to fund your dig.

 

Go dig.

 

 

Repeat all steps in a new town. Become ultimate troll.

 

I kid on that last part, But sometimes It is as simple as that. Just like many things in life, You need to know someone who knows what their doing, to get into it. Hence why you need to go on multiple digs. 

 

I know Renknown Paleos. Such as Horner and  Backer Have been in Drumheller for times working on the sites up here. They tend to take what they find back to the states though.

 

Anyways, if you get a Renknown Paleo to suggest you for a dig, Your golden.

 

(I posted this Because It's currently only been me and Dinosteve on the forums for the past two hours... This site is too addictive... "It's like internet cocaine." COming from someone who doesn't do drugs... That kinda sums it up...)

 

 

 

Well... Folks I'm out for today I guess...

 

 

Guess I'll go cook some food or something...
 
 
Sure is lonely...
 
 
I'm gettin' outta here.
 
Peace. 

 

 

Life cannot be contained, it breaks walls, crashes through barriers sometimes painfully, but uh... Life uh, finds a way

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If we thought before we posted...

 

There woiuld be a lot more deaths and grammar nazis.

 

Life cannot be contained, it breaks walls, crashes through barriers sometimes painfully, but uh... Life uh, finds a way

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Vondem Furher!

Jack of all trades. Master of none

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Sie sind es falsche Eingabe Deutsch Knospe ...

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Great topic. My dream job is a Paleontologist, so thanks.y

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway.

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I have no idea what is going on here...

 

IT'S TIME TO DU-DU-DU-DU-DUEL!!!

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I'm with you Raptor.

Shall the almighty Banana protect us from the Nazis.

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Was meinst du mit Raptor, Wir sind aber im Gespräch in der Zunge des Vaters Land.

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Wow. I never though it was this easy.

“Banana oil.”- George Takei, Gigantis: The Fire Monster

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To anyone who can't figure out how to use google translate, Mr. Happy attempted to speak german, then paden called him out on it. Then raptor and dino steve said something about dankey kang and his banana protecting them from the nazis, to which paden replied that raptor is silly, and that he was speaking in the tongue of the father land. 

Here, have a waffle (-'.')-#

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oh, in that case, the Nazi comment was directed towards MrHappy.

Hope I didn't offense you in any way Paden. I know this can become offensive, so sorry.

Though, the almighty Banana really helps!

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i went right to google translator :P

Nature doesn't deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

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I should've.

“Banana oil.”- George Takei, Gigantis: The Fire Monster

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@Dinosteve

 

It's alright.

 

My family left Germany before the Great war broke out. Moved over to canada. 

 

One of my Grandfathers Fought against the Nazis. 

 

I do embrace my German heritage, Even though I've never presonally been to germany. 

 

I take no offense to it.

 

(I used google translate aswell, I'm still learning german... It's a rather interesting language)

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So you are German? Never knew that, thought you were "full" Canadian.

http://i.imgur.com/eDrJXKL.jpg

IT'S TIME TO DU-DU-DU-DU-DUEL!!!

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Already a paleontological assistant. Just spent 3 weeks helping prepare and remove a huge Utahn Torvosaur.

"If you can't see it... It's already too late."

-Jurassic Apocalypse (by Paden)

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@Raptor 401

 

There is no Such thing as a  "Full canadian"

 

There is also no such thing as a "Full american."

 

Now, Canada is basically a Multi-cultural blender, Which through the generations becomes a Born Canadain. 

 

We are very distant from our german past. My grandparents, were most likely german, My grandparents are not. Most everyone I know either has a German, French, Or another Country from that Central Eroupean area, Due to the Creation of Canada being by Immigrants coming here for a new life.

 

Because I don't feel like Gorgin you on a class we are taught repeditavly... I won't go too far.

 

Same tends to go for our Southern neighbor. Both countries were built off of Immigrants, (America tends to rely more on them, And not admit it or accept it as much as they should.) 

 

I stand and Salute the Maple leaf.

 

But I will never forget, Nor stop honouring, The roots that allowed me to salute that flag. 

Life cannot be contained, it breaks walls, crashes through barriers sometimes painfully, but uh... Life uh, finds a way

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On a different Note, This is one of the biggest turn outs I've had in a long time for one of My Disscusions..

 

I might do this again, But with another Field Relevant to Dinosaurs.

Life cannot be contained, it breaks walls, crashes through barriers sometimes painfully, but uh... Life uh, finds a way

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No one noticed my reply.

"If you can't see it... It's already too late."

-Jurassic Apocalypse (by Paden)

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i did PK, im glad you are doing what you love

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Giant utah torvosaur? how big exactly based on field estimates?

Nature doesn't deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

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