Journal Znanie-sila No. 7. 2022
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Reading the stone chronicle
Paleontology is a science that allows us to at least partially imagine what the appearance of our planet was in the distant past, which animals inhabited the oceans and land.
Looking at the world around us, we often ask ourselves the question What happened before, in the previous eras? Curious is inherent in a person. This is exactly what makes some go to unknown places in search of new, not opened by ancient civilizations, others - to storm the bastions of historical chronicles in an effort to get to the bottom of the truth, and some to participate in expeditions aimed at finding facts from the geological annals of the Earth.
Paleontology is a science addressed to the distant past. It allows us to at least partially imagine what the appearance of our planet was hundreds of thousands, millions and even billions of years ago, what animals inhabited then the oceans and land. It enables researchers to identify patterns and connections in climate change and natural environment in different eras. At the same time, paleontology allows you to look into the future: to make assumptions how the fauna and flora can change.
Modern paleontology uses a rich arsenal of the most modern research methods: from computed tomography, which allows you to learn the internally structure of the petrified skull of a dinosaur, to studying the isotopic composition of the enamel of the teeth, which makes it possible to find out what this or that animal fut on, from the research of the Paleo-DNA Before computer modeling and use of Big Data, which allows you to look at the story of the fauna in a new way.
But the methods of classical paleontology also do not lose their relevance. And, in any case, without new material collected during expeditions, further development is impossible (Although it should be noted that sometimes very interesting finds are made in museum storages when analyzing long -standing collections)
However, do not forget the scientific heritage of previous generations of paleontologists, which has a great influence on modern research. It is not only about the collections collected decades and centuries ago, but also about theoretical constructions and assumptions confirmed by modern work.
What is Tafonomy? What paleontological consequences had a tragically ending journey to the North Pole in a balloon? What do we know about the early life history on Earth? You will receive answers to these and other questions by reading the materials of the main topic of the number
Paleontology is a science that allows us to at least partially imagine what the appearance of our planet was in the distant past, which animals inhabited the oceans and land.
Looking at the world around us, we often ask ourselves the question What happened before, in the previous eras? Curious is inherent in a person. This is exactly what makes some go to unknown places in search of new, not opened by ancient civilizations, others - to storm the bastions of historical chronicles in an effort to get to the bottom of the truth, and some to participate in expeditions aimed at finding facts from the geological annals of the Earth.
Paleontology is a science addressed to the distant past. It allows us to at least partially imagine what the appearance of our planet was hundreds of thousands, millions and even billions of years ago, what animals inhabited then the oceans and land. It enables researchers to identify patterns and connections in climate change and natural environment in different eras. At the same time, paleontology allows you to look into the future: to make assumptions how the fauna and flora can change.
Modern paleontology uses a rich arsenal of the most modern research methods: from computed tomography, which allows you to learn the internally structure of the petrified skull of a dinosaur, to studying the isotopic composition of the enamel of the teeth, which makes it possible to find out what this or that animal fut on, from the research of the Paleo-DNA Before computer modeling and use of Big Data, which allows you to look at the story of the fauna in a new way.
But the methods of classical paleontology also do not lose their relevance. And, in any case, without new material collected during expeditions, further development is impossible (Although it should be noted that sometimes very interesting finds are made in museum storages when analyzing long -standing collections)
However, do not forget the scientific heritage of previous generations of paleontologists, which has a great influence on modern research. It is not only about the collections collected decades and centuries ago, but also about theoretical constructions and assumptions confirmed by modern work.
What is Tafonomy? What paleontological consequences had a tragically ending journey to the North Pole in a balloon? What do we know about the early life history on Earth? You will receive answers to these and other questions by reading the materials of the main topic of the number
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Cover:Soft
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- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:Magazines & Encyclopedia
ISBN:
ISBN:869598
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