New Research on the Mesozoic Vertebrate Faunas of the Beardmore Glacier Region, Antarctica

该奖项根据 2009 年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法 111-5）提供资金。该项目继续对南极洲比尔德莫尔冰川地区的三叠纪和侏罗纪动物群进行研究。研究将在一个野外季节由直升机从前比尔德莫尔冰川营地现场提供支持。 PI 将准备和研究从该地区多个化石地点回收的新材料，继续准备和研究 2003-04 实地季节期间从柯克帕特里克山收集的恐龙材料，并将所有这些化石置于精确的地层和时间框架中。该项目将增进对中生代南极生命的了解。高古纬度动物群的研究也将有助于了解极地地区的生物地理学、过去的气候和动物群的适应。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This project continues research on Triassic and Jurassic faunas from the Beardmore Glacier region of Antarctica. Research will be supported for one field season by helicopter from the site of the previous Beardmore Glacier camp. The PIs will prepare and study new material recovered from a number of fossil sites in the region, continue preparation and study of dinosaur material collected from Mt. Kirkpatrick during their 2003-04 field season, and place all these fossils in a refined stratigraphic and temporal framework. This project will advance the understanding of Antarctic life during the Mesozoic. Study of high paleolatitude faunas will also contribute to the understanding of biogeography, past climates, and faunal adaptation in polar regions.