That's a common scenario for graduates majoring in paleobiology at Peking university.

对北京大学古生物学专业的毕业生来说，这样的情境已经司空见惯。

But thanks to archaeology and paleobiology, we CAN look deep into the past.

但是多亏了考古学和古生物学，我们才能深入了解过去。

Details about an extinct animal's paleobiology are often very tricky to figure out, especially if we only have partial remains and no living analogues to compare it to.

有关已灭绝动物的古生物学细节通常很难弄清楚，特别是如果我们只有部分遗骸并且没有现存的类似物可以与之比较。