A New Insect and Plant Konservat-Lagerstatten from a Tertiary Marr Lake Deposit in the Upper Missouri River Basin, SW Montana

蒙大拿州西南部密苏里河流域第三纪马尔湖沉积物中的一种新昆虫和植物 Konservat-Lagerstatten

• 批准号: 9903098
• 负责人: Michael Ivie
• 金额: $ 22.5万
• 依托单位: Montana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-08-01 至 2004-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9903098&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: New; Insect; Plant; Konservat; Lagerstatten

9903098IvieThis project will begin the excavation of a newly discovered deposit of extraordinarily preserved insect and plant fossils endangered by semi-annual flooding by the waters of a Reservoir on the Upper Missouri River. The age of these fossils from the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene fills a gap in our knowledge of the flora and fauna of this region. This unique quality and age, combined with the high taxonomic diversity represented, will allow insights into the evolution of the flora and fauna of the Northern Rocky Mountain Region during a critical period. During this award, we will 1) excavate the site and preserve the fossils discovered; 2) determine the age, context and extent of the site; 3) identify and describe the insect diversity represented; 4) investigate the conditions under which such outstanding fossils of delicate specimens were deposited; and 5) place the site in a regional context.

9903098Ivie 该项目将开始挖掘新发现的保存极其完好的昆虫和植物化石沉积物，该化石沉积物因密苏里河上游水库水域半年一次的洪水而受到威胁。这些化石的年龄为渐新世晚期至中新世早期，填补了我们对该地区动植物群知识的空白。这种独特的品质和年龄，再加上所代表的高度分类多样性，将有助于深入了解北落基山脉地区动植物群在关键时期的演变。 在这个奖项期间，我们将 1) 挖掘该遗址并保存发现的化石； 2) 确定该地点的历史、背景和范围； 3）识别并描述所代表的昆虫多样性； 4）调查这些精美标本的杰出化石的沉积条件； 5) 将站点置于区域环境中。