Evolutionary dynamics in deep time: faunal turnover during the Ediacaran

深层进化动力学：埃迪卡拉纪动物群更替

• 批准号: DP220102772
• 负责人: A/Prof Diego García-Bellido
• 金额: $ 34.87万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-05-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220102772
• 关键词: Evolutionary; dynamics; deep; time; faunal

This project aims to investigate the world’s oldest faunal succession in the fossil record by determining the presence and extent of a sedimentary gap and confirming the role of time in the control of fossil distribution. Significant breakthroughs and capacity building are expected in the areas of palaeontology, evolutionary biology and geology using a hitherto unrecognised hiatus in the rock succession. Project outcomes include enhanced understanding of the first animal communities on Earth – these should provide significant benefits, such as revealing Australia's unique record of oldest complex organisms, while bringing additional tourism to the region, and increasing the strength of the Flinders Ranges UNESCO World Heritage nomination.

该项目旨在通过确定沉积间隙的存在和范围并确认时间在控制化石分布中的作用来研究化石记录中世界上最古老的动物群演替，预计将在古生物学、进化论领域取得重大突破和能力建设。利用迄今为止未被认识的岩石序列间断进行生物学和地质学研究 项目成果包括增强对地球上最早的动物群落的了解——这些应该会带来重大好处，例如揭示澳大利亚最古老的复合体的独特记录。生物，同时为该地区带来更多的旅游业，并增强弗林德斯山脉联合国教科文组织世界遗产提名的实力。