Paleontology
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Paleontology is the study of the developing history of life.
Commander Chakotay of the starship USS Voyager had a passion for paleontology, and considered becoming a paleontologist himself. He was able to use he skills and knowledge of the subject matter at least twice on Voyager; in 2373, while examining the Distant Origin Theory and in 2376 while searching for a lost Mars spacecraft, Ares IV. (VOY: "Distant Origin", "One Small Step")
