Continued Research on the Jurassic Vertebrate Fauna from the Beardmore Glacier Region of Antarctica

南极洲比尔德莫尔冰川地区侏罗纪脊椎动物群的持续研究

• 批准号: 0634619
• 负责人: William Hammer
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Augustana College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2010-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0634619&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Continued; Research; Jurassic; Vertebrate; Fauna

AbstractThis award supports preparation and study of fossil dinosaurs discovered on Mt. Kirkpatrick, Antarctica, during the 2003-04 field season. The 4,000 pounds of bone bearing matrix to be processed includes new pieces of Cryolophosaurus, a 22 foot long meat eating theropod, as well as a new unnamed sauropod dinosaur and other yet to be identified taxa. This project advances our understanding of dinosaur evolution and adaptation at the beginning of the reign of the dinosaurs, the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic. This period is poorly understood due to lack of fossils, which makes these fossils from Antarctica particularly unique. Also, since these fossils are from high paleolatitudes they will contribute to our understanding of past climates and the physiologic adaptations of dinosaurs to lengthy periods of darkness. The broader impacts include outreach to the general public through museum exhibits and presentations.

摘要这一奖项支持在2003-04野外季节，在南极洲的柯克帕特里克山上发现的化石恐龙的准备和研究。要处理的4,000磅的骨轴承矩阵包括新的冻生龙，22英尺长的肉类食用兽脚​​架，以及新的未命名的索罗龙恐龙和其他尚未确定的分类群。该项目在恐龙统治时期，已故的三叠纪和早期侏罗纪的统治开始之初就了解了我们对恐龙进化和适应的理解。由于缺乏化石，因此对这个时期的了解很少，这使得来自南极洲的这些化石特别独特。同样，由于这些化石来自高呈伟大的化石，因此它们将有助于我们对过去的气候的理解以及恐龙对漫长的黑暗时期的生理适应性。更广泛的影响包括通过博物馆的展览和演讲向公众推广。