They also work in universities, offices, museums, or laboratories to analyze and organize fossil research. Among other things, paleontologists use digging tools, such as cramps, chisels, stone hammers, spatulas, protective goggles, and helmets.

What does a paleontologist need?

Paleontology combines biology and geology, and paleontologists need a broad scientific training. In high school, you'll need to take biology, chemistry, physics and math. When you move onto college, there are two possible pathways. Invertebrate paleontologists usually take a B.S.

What tools can you use to find fossils?

To find and extract fossils, you'll need a geologist's hammer, occasionally called a fossil hammer. They have several names including rock picks, picks, fossil hammers, geology hammers, fossil hunting hammers, etc.