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3. I’m Not Ross (or Indiana Jones)
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PART I. DEEP TIME 1
- 1. Those Who Know the Past 3
- 2. We Have the Best Questions 8
- 3. I’m Not Ross (or Indiana Jones) 17
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PART II. EXPLORING DEEP TIME
- 4. Attending Marvels 27
- 5. Safe Places 50
- 6. Cool Toys 67
- 7. Big Data and the Big Picture 81
- 8. The Ends of the Worlds as We Know Them 95
- 9. Lessons for and from the Li 108
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PART III. EXPLORERS OF DEEP TIME
- 10. The Education of a Paleontologist 127
- 11. Living in the Real World 139
- 12. The Face of Paleontology 150
- 13. The Third Reviewer 167
- 14. Conferring, Conversing, and Otherwise Hob 183
- 15. Fighting Over Scraps 195
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PART IV. DEEP TIME AND THE BROAD WORLD
- 16. This Land Is Your Land, Your Fossil Is My Fossil 209
- 17. For the Love of Fossils 227
- 18. Presenting the Past 234
- 19. Those Who Do Not Know the Past 247
- 20. Drawing on the Past 253
- 21. The World of Paleontology 264
- 22. Last Thoughts: SWOT-ing at Paleontology 278
- Acknowledgments 285
- Notes 287
- Index 321
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PART I. DEEP TIME 1
- 1. Those Who Know the Past 3
- 2. We Have the Best Questions 8
- 3. I’m Not Ross (or Indiana Jones) 17
-
PART II. EXPLORING DEEP TIME
- 4. Attending Marvels 27
- 5. Safe Places 50
- 6. Cool Toys 67
- 7. Big Data and the Big Picture 81
- 8. The Ends of the Worlds as We Know Them 95
- 9. Lessons for and from the Li 108
-
PART III. EXPLORERS OF DEEP TIME
- 10. The Education of a Paleontologist 127
- 11. Living in the Real World 139
- 12. The Face of Paleontology 150
- 13. The Third Reviewer 167
- 14. Conferring, Conversing, and Otherwise Hob 183
- 15. Fighting Over Scraps 195
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PART IV. DEEP TIME AND THE BROAD WORLD
- 16. This Land Is Your Land, Your Fossil Is My Fossil 209
- 17. For the Love of Fossils 227
- 18. Presenting the Past 234
- 19. Those Who Do Not Know the Past 247
- 20. Drawing on the Past 253
- 21. The World of Paleontology 264
- 22. Last Thoughts: SWOT-ing at Paleontology 278
- Acknowledgments 285
- Notes 287
- Index 321