To work in Texas as a paid fire fighter, you have to earn a Texas basic structure fire suppression certificate. To earn the certificate, you must: 1  Finish a basic fire fighter training program. 2  Show that you can perform basic fire fighting skills.  Pass the state certification test.
Paleontology: Paleontology, scientific study of life of the geologic past that involves the analysis of plant and animal fossils, including those of microscopic size, preserved in rocks. encyclopÃdia britannica
Paleontologists study fossils and attempt to use them to reconstruct the history of the Earth and the life on it. Some paleontologists study the ecology of the past; others work on the evolution of fossil taxa. For additional information on the subdisciplines of paleontology, read our What is paleontology? page.