Palaeontology Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)
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How to do citations in Palaeontology style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Palaeontology citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Palaeontology citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Palaeontology.

How do you cite a book in the Palaeontology referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in PalaeontologyHere’s an example book citation in Palaeontology using placeholders:
LAST NAME, F. N. 2000. Title. In EDITOR LAST NAME, E. F. N. (ed.) Publisher, City.
Palaeontology citation:
ANGELOU, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House, New York.
How to reference a journal article in the Palaeontology citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Palaeontology format?
Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Palaeontology citation format.Here’s a Palaeontology journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title. Container, Volume, pages Used.
PETIT, C. and SIEFFERMANN, J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172.
How to cite a website in a paper in Palaeontology style?
Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in Palaeontology? Here’s how to easily cite itHere’s an Palaeontology example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title. Downloaded from https://www.example.com on 28 May 2022. Publisher.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
TRAN, M. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. Downloaded from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 on 28 May 2022. The Guardian.
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How to cite a YouTube video Palaeontology in 2022
Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in PalaeontologyHere’s a Palaeontology citation YouTube video example:
CHANNELNAME. 2000. Title. YouTube. Downloaded from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX on 28 May 2022.
PIXAR. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Downloaded from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ on 28 May 2022.
How to cite a podcast using Palaeontology referencing style
Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in Palaeontology, here’s howIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Palaeontology.
LASTNAME, F. 2000. Title. .
THIS AMERICAN LIFE. 2018. 640: Five Women. .
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Palaeontology referencing style?
Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in PalaeontologyAn example song citation in Palaeontology.
LASTNAME, F. 2000. Song Title. .
THE BEATLES. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. .
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