Why does a person get interested in paleontology? They are either
→ ignorant of the Bible or
→ they do not believe the Bible
That may seem harsh but it is essentially the truth.
If a person has a knowledge of the Bible they have all the pertinent information about creation, the creator, the human condition, catastrophic geological events as well as the different races, languages and places.
The incentive to try to dig up the past doesn't serve much a purpose for a person who believes what is said in the Bible.
If a person disbelieves the Bible they will likely go in various directions to find alternative answers for the physical universe and life.
The person who is ignorant of the Bible is in the same camp as the one who has knowledge of it but does not believe the accounts. Such run around looking for answers to questions already answered in the Bible.
I will point out that there is no positive gain from such pursuits. Humanity is not the better for it and in most cases, because of speculation posed as fact, it is worse off.