Determining fossilisation processes of a rare iron-rich Lagerstätte

确定稀有的富含铁的 Lagerstätte 的化石过程

• 批准号: LP210301049
• 负责人: Dr Matthew McCurry
• 金额: $ 27.71万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-05-17 至 2026-05-16
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP210301049
• 关键词: Determining; fossilisation; processes; rare; iron

Most fossil sites only preserve resistant elements such as bones and teeth, leading to questions about how soft animals and structures have evolved over time. The recent discovery of a fossil deposit in New South Wales appears to demonstrate a new set of conditions for the preservation of soft tissues. This project aims to constrain the age of and assess the fossilisation processes that produced this unique fossil site. We will use an integrative approach to reconstruct the formation of this Lagerstätte. The work will provide significant advances in our understanding of the process of fossilisation and guide the discovery of other exceptionally-well preserved fossil deposits, critical in reconstructing the biological history of Australia.

大多数化石部位仅保留抗药性元素，例如骨骼和牙齿，导致有关软动物和结构如何随着时间而发展的问题。最近在新南威尔士州发现的化石沉积物似乎证明了一套新的条件，以保存软组织。该项目旨在限制产生这种独特化石部位的化石过程的年龄和评估。我们将使用一种集成的方法来重建此lagerstätte的形成。这项工作将在我们对化石过程的理解方面取得重大进步，并指导发现其他特殊井层保存的化石沉积物，这对于重建澳大利亚的生物学历史至关重要。