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.

该项目旨在使用一种对环境和工业有益的新方法，解开我们星球过去及其所支持的生命的隐藏记录。将分析保存在沉积结核中的植物和昆虫的化石软组织，扩展主要进化事件的传统无机化石框架。了解生物膜埋藏和保存机制负责这个独特的有机化石档案将扩大我们的知识微生物的功能。预期成果是解释我们星球过去的一种新方式，提高了对物种灭绝、疾病、环境变化以及植物和昆虫随之而来的适应性的认识。