Re:The Paleobiology Database
by jweir on Friday April 29, 2016 @07:20PM
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Paleontology is often tied to construction. A locale may require a paleontological survey during construction. So as the earth is dug up someone will be onsite to monitor for fossil remains.
If some are found then construction could be halted while the fossils are removed.
The same is also true of archaeology - you just don't usually need dig as deep to find artifacts.
Re:The Paleobiology Database
by weberc2 on Saturday April 30, 2016 @08:41AM
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Oh, cool. I would have guessed it was inversely related to crop agriculture--the states with productive flat land seemed to have dramatically fewer finds than their rugged neighbors.
If some are found then construction could be halted while the fossils are removed.
The same is also true of archaeology - you just don't usually need dig as deep to find artifacts.