Paleontology question?

Question

I have some Q's if u answer 5 out of 6 then u get BA or 5 out of 6

1. If u were to come across a T-rex fossil how much would it be worth?

2. How fragile are dinosaur bones?

3. Whats the Largest Dinosaur ever found?

4. What is the normal pay check of a paleontologist

5. Can u be a zoologist and a paleontologist?

6. Can u name all the dinosaurs in a list with out putting a link to a site?

Thank u if u answer 5 of my Q's.

Answer 1

1) depends on the exact fossil but anywhere from $15-$10,000 per bone.  the entire "Sue" collection was sold for $7.6 million

2) this also depends on the exact fossil, because fossils can be formed through different processes. many large fossils are so fragile that casts are made, not to "copy" the specimen but to support it for removal

3) Argentinosaurus is largely accepted as the largest dino ever discovered based on available evidence showing approx size of up to 115 ft in length and 80-100 tons for the weight

4) this is a ridiculous question because it depends on your job, in the field, most paleontologists are paid via grants for their work, but the average starting salary with a masters is $30k-$40k

5) yeah, its called a double major

6) no one could possibly do this being that there are several hundred identified species.

Answer 2

1 - How much a fossil is worth depends on the quality and completeness of the skeleton, and also where it is found.

In some areas, such as Western Canada, mineral rights are held by the government, and as such the fossil is considered government property.  This greatly reduces the cost for museums and paleontologists to obtain the fossils in the first place, and has contributed greatly to the gathering of scientific knowledge in areas like Alberta.  It's also illegal for anyone unqualified to excavate or remove the fossils, with some pretty substantial fines for violations.

In other areas, mineral rights are held by the land owner, and they can (theoretically) charge as much as they want for the fossils found on their land, and can also excavate them anytime they want.  This makes it very difficult for paleontologists in these areas, and results in things like the bidding war that ensued over the nearly complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton nicknamed "Sue" that wound up going for several million dollars.

2 - The fragility of dinosaur bones depends on how thick the bones are, and what quality of preservation has occurred.  Some of them are very fragile, and will shatter if you so much as look at them wrong.  Some are fully permineralized, solid stone, and are about as fragile as a giant block of apatite (which is basically what they are).

3 - Largest currently known is Argentinosaurus.

4 - Depends on where you are working.  Paleontology is generally not a path to outrageous fortune, however.  It usually pays about as well as a low-level government job.  Sometimes less.

5 - Yes.

6 - No.  There are way too many described species.  Thousands.  There is not room here to name them all.

Answer 3

<<1. If u were to come across a T-rex fossil how much would it be worth?>>

It's proper value is any new information it brings.  It's monetary value is irrelevant.

<<2. How fragile are dinosaur bones?>>

That's far too variable to generalize about.  Some are rock solid and almost indestructable without explosives.  Others could powder away after a quarter-of.-an hour's exposure to air, unless chemicals are applied to prevent that.  Most are somewhere in between.

<<3. Whats the Largest Dinosaur ever found?>>

There's no clear answer to that.  Anything like complete specimens are rarities.  That leads to attempts to scale up from -sometimes- scraps of bones, and that kind of thing can result in spectacular claims.  Reasonable sounding estimates have /Argentinosaurus/ at around 35 metres long.  Larger sizes have been claimed for others.

<<4. What is the normal pay check of a paleontologist>>

They can be almost as rare as reasonably complete specimens.  Some paleontologists pay the bills by driving taxis or decorating houses in the off-season.  Those who become professors can be paid what might be termed somewhat above the national average.  There's one sure way of making a small fortune from paleontology, and it's been used on a number of occasions.  Start with a large fortune and working your way down towards financial ruination.

<<5. Can u be a zoologist and a paleontologist?>>

Some overlap occurs.  Most living groups have fossil relatives.

<<6. Can u name all the dinosaurs in a list with out putting a link to a site?>>

No.  Hundreds of genera have been named since the first, /Megalosaurus/, which was in the 1820s.  (I've forgotten the precise year.)  Of those, perhaps 500 are considered valid.

<<Thank u if u answer 5 of my Q's.>>

My apologies for failing to restrict myself.

Answer 4

1. Anywhere form 5 to 10 grand for one. For a whole specimen, millions.

2.They are as hard as rocks because there is actually no bone left just the cast.

3.Herbivores-the Brontosaurus, don't mind my spelling. Carnivores-The Gigantosaurus-all they found was the forarm and hand and by their estimation it was much larger than the t-rex

4.Matters where you work and what your work on. About 60 to 75 grand to 200 a year.

5.Yes you can most are zoologists is they are studying Dinosaur bones.

6.That like a million dude

Answer 5

1) alot, you would cell it to a museum

2) fragile enough so that you dont do it yourself call a proffesional.

3) its not named yet http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/349062...

4) that depends on your degree and if you work as a proffesor

5) if they want to go to school for both, but thats alot of school!

6) thats like asking someone to name off all the animals we have today. its impossible.