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
ichthyology - the branch of zoology that studies fishes. 1  zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals. 2  homocercal - possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)