Word: micropaleontologists
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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First commercial micropaleontology was undertaken about 1920 in Houston and Dallas by Humble Oil and Refining Co., Rio Bravo Oil Co., Atlantic Refining Co. In 20 years micropaleontology has become a favorite course of budding geologists because of the jobs it offers. An expert Texas micropaleontologist can diagnose the age and character of 100 underground samples a day, making a geological index of 3,000 to 4,000 feet of drilling. In California, where petroleum signs are more complex, scientists must identify about 100 types of fossils in each sample, and analysis is far slower. All told, some 500 fossil...
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