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Paleooologist

Shells are the most commonly found part of fossilized eggs. Since fossilized eggshells are fairly abundant, a special field has developed within paleontology focused on the study of eggshells.

These specialists are known as paleooologists.

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Paleooologist Frankie Jackson uses the Scanning Electron Microscope to study eggshells three dimensionally at very high magnification
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