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Aswatha Biju, The Young Paleontologist Wants To Make People Aware Of Paleontology

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Aswatha Biju , the young paleontologist, recently had an exclusive interview with  Global Child Prodigy  under  Prodigy Talks . The renowned Entrepreneur, Educationalist, and Humanitarian,  Mr. Kavin Kumar Kandasamy , hosted the talk. He is also the Managing Director of Mangalam Educational Institutions. Mr. Kavin’s institutions serve more than 7000 students every year. Through this interview, let’s join Aswatha Biju in her inspiring journey to success. Aswatha, Tell Us A Little About Yourself My name is Aswatha Biju, and I am the youngest paleontologist in India. I am 13-years-old, and I am from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. I study in at Sri Chaitanya Techno School Palavakkam, Chennai . What Does A Paleontologist Do? Paleontologists are researchers who research the field of paleontology. Paleontology is a science which comes under both geological and biological branches. In this, we study the earth’s history with the help of fossil evidence. Fossil ev...

Housing 114 Fossil Specimens, India’s Young Paleontologist – Aswatha Biju

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“Nature has a habit of placing some of her most attractive treasures in places where it is difficult to locate and obtain them.”  ― Charles Doolittle Walcott. Can you imagine having fossils as your best friend and living amongst them? However, this girl here prefers them over human beings.  Aswatha Biju  is India’s budding and young  paleontologist . She has a collection of a whopping 114 fossil specimens, including many like vertebrates, invertebrates, chordates & flora.  Her journey began when she was just five years old from just an encyclopedia. Once Aswatha came across the picture of an ammonite and mistook it for a shell and later came to know that it was indeed a fossil.  Aswatha Biju’s Progress The child prodigy has collected many fossils after identifying and recognizing them, based on self-taught research and knowledge . Apart from this, When the young girl was in grade 5 . She called the Head of the Marine Scie...