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Research Paper Contents:
   Title Page
   Abstract
   Introduction
   Methods
   Results & Analysis
   Conclusions
   Acknowledgements
   Bibliography

Other Items:
   Approach & Organization
   Citation Format
   Footnote Format

You should make liberal use of figures (e.g., graphs, charts, sketches, photos, maps) and tables in your paper. There is nothing that makes more tedious reading, than a paper lacking well conceived and well executed illustrations. In addition, a figure or table is often crucial in conveying a complicated relationship or the actual appearance of a fossil, or other object. When incorporating figures into your paper, you should adhere to the following guidelines for figure usage common in the geological literature:

1. All figures must be numbered sequentially from the beginning of the paper (Fig.1, 2, 3, etc.).

2. A figure caption explaining the figure must be appended immediately below the bottom border of the figure.

3. All figures must be referred to in the text.

4. Figures should appear in the text at the place where they are first referenced. Ideally, figures should be computer drawn, and integrated into the text. Alternatively, figures can be inserted into the text using the "cut & paste" method, or figures can be placed on a blank page, facing the page of text in which a figure is first referenced.

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Tables should arranged in the text using the same approach as for figures, namely: all tables should be numbered sequentially from the beginning of the paper; tables should be referred to in the text; and located in the text at the place where they are first referenced. A caption explaining the table should appear along the top border of the table. Table numbering is separate from figure numbering.