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T-PEKC In reply to ebelesaurus [2010-08-22 16:33:13 +0000 UTC]

Of course there are theories and ideas but it's sort of complicated. I don't know much about the subject but while I was working on the reconstructions for the "Evolution of Proboscidea" poster, I had to read a couple of scientific papers about it. The fact is that the Indian elephant share more morphological characteristics (that means resemblance in the shape of the bones) with the Mammoth than with the African elephant. But here comes the strange thing... studies of Mammoth's DNA show the Mammoth is genetic closer to the African elephant than to the Indian. This is exactly the opposite of what the bones show us. As for the mating I don't think it's possible. Both types of modern elephants are not just different species, they are different genus!

What's the income of a paleontologist. Well, it entirely depends of the salary he/she gets. As a paleontologist you're working either in University or in Museum. That means the paleontologist gets his money from the institution he/she is working for. Now, there is the problem how much a paleontologist could get for his work but everything depends on how much money are given for science by the government or by private sponsors. If in your country the government give good amount of money for science then paleontologist should be well paid.

The road to become a paleontologist is long and hard, so ask yourself twice do you really want it. If you're gonna become a scientist the money shouldn't be a driving force for you. But that's just my opinion.

P.S. Sorry for the late reply.

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PonchoFirewalker01 In reply to T-PEKC [2011-05-20 03:31:50 +0000 UTC]

They did got a Asian/African Elephant named Molly, I think. But it died of an infection of some sort.

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