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Paleontology started quite a while ago. Paleontology started and became an official practice in the 1800s. The greeks hypothesized because of the fossilized seashells underwater where the land was supposed to be. It wasn't until the 1700s that people started to realize that fossils were able to give information to people about their history and the environment around the organism. Also, in the 1700s, Paleontologists were able to realize that fossils began to prove that animals were alive long ago and then became extinct. Then, in the 1800s, there were many advancements in Paleontology and they began to put their studies and information into museums for everyone to see. In 1822, Henri Marie Ducrotay decided to name the studies of fossils, Paleontology. Since then, Paleontologists are still continuing to figure out and learning more and more about the earth's history. <ref> Hamilton Jason [http://scienceviews.com/dinosaurs/paleontology.html/ Paleontology] ''ScienceViews''. Web. November 2018. </ref>