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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 8:29:28 PM No.5001296
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Is a degree in biology or geology better for paleontology?
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 8:45:45 PM No.5001297
>>5001296 (OP)
Geobiology or biogeology would be better in this day and age tbqh.
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 8:51:29 PM No.5001301
>>5001296 (OP)
Split the difference and do chemistry.
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 8:49:34 AM No.5001496
>>5001296 (OP)
There isn't a paleontology degree?
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Anonymous
6/17/2025, 1:36:11 AM No.5002440
>>5001296 (OP)
in france one way to do it is to first get a biology or geology degree then you get a master's degree in biodiversity and evolution and from there you can get a doctorate in paleontology
it usually depends on the country
>>5001496
only place I've seen it done is 'straya
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Anonymous
6/17/2025, 8:30:04 PM No.5002779
>>5001296 (OP)
Geology
I don't know anything.
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Anonymous
6/18/2025, 8:07:21 AM No.5003002
>>5001297
>>5001301
>>5002440
>>5002779
What if I'm mainly interested in palaeoanthropology/primate palaeontology?

>>5001496
Not where I live.
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Anonymous
6/18/2025, 8:11:25 AM No.5003003
>>5003002
>Not where I live.
if you're not willing to move for work/education you're not going to make it in any branch of science.
Anonymous
6/18/2025, 11:53:54 PM No.5003243
>>5003002
I'd say do something similar to this >>5002440
but do doctorate in whatever it is you wanna specialize in
Anonymous
6/20/2025, 10:22:00 AM No.5003748
>>5001296 (OP)
Geology pros: you know how and where they tend to fossilize and the changes of the world in a more broad sense
Cons: you know shiy about living beings

Biology pros: you know how the species and evolution works on a deeper level (something crucial for paleontology)
Cons: you know shit about geology

Whatever floats your boat anon. Select based on your preferences.