Understanding geology is critical to studying paleontology because fossils ... Mudstone, shale, and limestone are examples of sedimentary rock likely to contain fossils. As the layers of sediment ...

The topic naturally includes study of the important chemical and isotopic components that went into the formation of the singular example we have of a habitable planet, Earth. Both Cosmochemistry and ...

It's been called the most important scientific book ever. A stunning claim, but certainly Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, published in 1830, shook prevailing views of how Earth had been formed.