The molecular record in extraordinarily preserved plants and insects

保存完好的植物和昆虫的分子记录

• 批准号: DP220100051
• 负责人: Prof Kliti Grice
• 金额: $ 34.68万
• 依托单位: Curtin University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-12-14 至 2025-12-13
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220100051
• 关键词: molecular; record; extraordinarily; preserved; plants

This project aims to unlock a hidden record of our planet’s past and the life it supported, using a novel approach with benefits for environment and industry. Fossilised soft tissues of plants and insects preserved in sedimentary concretions will be analysed, extending the traditional inorganic fossil framework of major evolutionary events. Understanding the biofilm entombment and preservation mechanisms responsible for this unique organic fossil archive will extend our knowledge of microbial functionality. Expected outcomes are a new way for interpreting our planet’s past, with improved understanding of extinction, disease, environmental change and consequent adaptation of plants and insects.

该项目旨在利用一种对环境和工业有益的新颖方法，解开地球过去及其所支持的生命的隐藏记录。将分析沉积结核中保存的植物和昆虫的软组织化石，扩展主要进化事件的传统无机化石框架。了解负责这种独特有机化石档案的生物膜埋藏和保存机制将扩展我们对微生物功能的了解。预期结果是一种解释地球过去的新方法，加深对灭绝、疾病、环境变化以及植物和昆虫随之而来的适应的了解。