40.0604 Paleontology
A program that focuses on the scientific study of extinct life forms and associated fossil remains, and the reconstruction and analysis of ancient life forms, ecosystems, and geologic processes. Includes instruction in sedimentation and fossilization processes, fossil chemistry, evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, trace fossils, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, field research methods, and laboratory research and conservation methods.
Where 40.0604 sits in the CIP 2020 hierarchy
- >40 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
- >>40.06 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- >>>40.0604 Paleontology
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- What is CIP 2020 40.0604?
- CIP 2020 40.0604 is "Paleontology". A program that focuses on the scientific study of extinct life forms and associated fossil remains, and the reconstruction and analysis of ancient life forms, ecosystems, and geologic processes. Includes instruction in sedimentation and fossilization processes, fossil chemistry, evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, trace fossils, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, field research methods, and laboratory research and conservation methods.
- How does CIP 2020 40.0604 map to other classification systems?
- 40.0604 Paleontology has equivalents in SOC 2018 (11-9121, 19-2042, 25-1051); ISCED-F 2013 (0532). These crosswalks let you translate this code between CIP 2020 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 40.0604?
- 40.0604 Paleontology sits under 40.0604 Paleontology in the CIP 2020 hierarchy.
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