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
See also. 1  Paleoclimatology: Study of ancient climates. 2  Paleoecology. 3  Paleontology: Study of ancient life, often involving fossils and pollen (palynology). 4  Paleosol. 5  Physical geography. 6  Plate tectonics: Behavior of plates covering the surface of the Earth.