# How to become a palaeontologist [Preview]

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Published: 2026-03-31T02:33:00+00:00
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## Resource

How and when and why do you become a palaeontologist? Biology, Geology, something else? Childhood, undergraduate, PhD? Susie and Rob discuss the different routes and offer their advice and experiences. This is a preview of our first bonus episode. To hear the rest of the episode, support us on our Patreon https://patreon.com/FossilFiles

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