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

南极洲比尔德莫尔冰川地区中生代脊椎动物群的新研究

• 批准号: 0838762
• 负责人: Christian Sidor
• 金额: $ 12.07万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0838762&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: New; Research; Mesozoic; Vertebrate; Faunas

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.

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。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。研究将支持一个领域的季节直升机从网站的前比尔德摩尔冰川营地。PI将准备和研究从该地区一些化石遗址中发现的新材料，继续准备和研究从Mt.柯克帕特里克在他们2003-04年的野外季节，并把所有这些化石在一个完善的地层和时间框架。该项目将促进对南极中生代生命的了解。对高古纬度动物群的研究也将有助于了解极地地区的地理、过去的气候和动物群的适应。