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

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。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。研究将由以前比尔德莫尔冰川营地所在地的直升机提供一个野外季节的支持。PIS将准备和研究从该区域一些化石遗址发现的新材料，继续准备和研究从Mt.科克帕特里克在2003-04年的野外季节，并将所有这些化石放在一个精致的地层和时间框架内。该项目将促进对中生代南极生命的了解。对高纬度动物群的研究也将有助于理解生物地理、过去的气候和极地地区的动物群适应。

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.