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 tools do a paleontologist use?

What technology do paleontologists use?

3-D scanners capture detailed images of surface form. Although paleontologists have used X-rays for decades, the advent of CT-scanning has led to detailed three-dimensional internal imaging of fossil remains, often without removing them from the surrounding matrix.