RUI: Study of Fossils of Terrestrial Arthropods from the Paleozoic

RUI：古生代陆地节肢动物化石的研究

• 批准号: 9508537
• 负责人: William Shear
• 金额: $ 15.93万
• 依托单位: Hampden-Sydney College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-08-01 至 1999-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9508537&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Study; Fossils; Terrestrial; Arthropods

9508537 SHEAR Professor Shear is a recognized leader in the fossil studies of early land dwelling arthropods, including insects, spiders, mites, scorpions, etc.. His previous work, dealing mostly with materials from the Devonian Gilboa formation, has included several important discoveries and shed significant light on the transitions of animal life to a terrestrial existence. This award will provide funding for preparation (by hydroflouric acid maceration techniques), photographic documentation and comparative study of fossil arthropods from two new Devonian sites in New York and New Brunswick. Initiation of work on material from two older Silurian sites is also proposed. Specimens from the Devonian sites are exceptionally well preserved and should provide important paleontological evidence of character conditions in extinct taxa that will be valuable for polarizing characters for phylogenetic analysis of various groups. %%% This project will undoubtedly result in important fossil finds and contribute to our understanding of extinct communities at the important juncture of the transition to dwelling on land. While Professor Shear's scientific contributions are important, equally important is his active involvement of students at a predominantly undergraduate institution in the research process. Such contributions to the training of future scientists are essential and Dr. Shear is one of the few workers with the background specialization to train students in this exciting area. ***

9508537 Shirts教授是早期陆地节肢动物化石研究的公认领导者，包括昆虫，蜘蛛，螨，蝎子等。 他之前的工作主要涉及泥盆纪吉尔博亚地层的材料，包括几个重要的发现，并对动物生活向陆地生活的过渡提供了重要的启示。 该奖项将为纽约和新玩法两个新的泥盆纪遗址的节肢动物化石的准备（通过氢氟酸浸渍技术）、摄影记录和比较研究提供资金。 启动工作的材料从两个老志留纪网站也提出了建议。 泥盆纪遗址的标本保存得非常好，应该提供重要的古生物学证据的字符条件灭绝的类群，将是有价值的极化字符的系统发育分析的各个群体。 这个项目无疑将导致重要的化石发现，并有助于我们在向陆地居住过渡的重要时刻了解灭绝的群落。 虽然教授剪切的科学贡献是重要的，同样重要的是他的学生在一个主要的本科院校在研究过程中的积极参与。 这样的贡献，未来的科学家的培训是必不可少的，剪切博士是少数几个工人的背景专业化，以培养学生在这个令人兴奋的领域之一。 ***