Palaeontology Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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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.
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.

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How do you cite a book in the Palaeontology referencing style? (2024 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Palaeontology

Here’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.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Palaeontology citation:
ANGELOU, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House, New York.
And an in-text citation book citation in Palaeontology looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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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.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Palaeontology:
PETIT, C. and SIEFFERMANN, J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann 2007)


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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 it

Here’s an Palaeontology example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title. Downloaded from https://www.example.com on 28 March 2024. Publisher.
To reference the article located at this link:
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 March 2024. The Guardian.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Palaeontology in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Palaeontology

Here’s a Palaeontology citation YouTube video example:
CHANNELNAME. 2000. Title. YouTube. Downloaded from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX on 28 March 2024.
So how to cite a video Palaeontology?
PIXAR. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Downloaded from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ on 28 March 2024.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

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 how

It 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. .
Podcast referencing example in Palaeontology using “This American Life” episode 640:
THIS AMERICAN LIFE. 2018. 640: Five Women. .
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life 2018)

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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 Palaeontology

An example song citation in Palaeontology.
LASTNAME, F. 2000. Song Title. .
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Palaeontology:
THE BEATLES. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. .
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)


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