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Laboratory exercises in paleobotany and vertebrate paleontology .
A report some 10-15 pages long is expected as a result of your fieldwork, either from the organized excursion or from your independent observations of fossil plants or vertebrates. Consult bibliographies of geology and biology, such as Biological Abstracts or Science Citation Index, in the Science Library to be sure you have seen the latest published work on your topic. Follow the format of the Journal of Paleontology . Appropriate topics include the following. Describe and identify a piece of fossil wood by making three appropriately oriented petrographic thin sections.