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
Paleontology is the study and interpretation of fossils. Fossils can be useful in several ways. Paleontologists use fossils to help determine ancient environments and the ages of rock beds. A fossil may be direct remains of a part of an organism, such as teeth, bones, or shells. In addition evidence of past life such as a footprint or a gizzard stone are known as trace fossils.