Evolutionary dynamics in deep time: faunal turnover during the Ediacaran

深层进化动力学：埃迪卡拉纪动物群更替

• 批准号: DP220102772
• 负责人: A/Prof Diego García-Bellido
• 金额: $ 34.87万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 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: 2022-05-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220102772
• 关键词: Evolutionary; dynamics; deep; time; faunal

This project aims to investigate the world’s oldest faunal succession in the fossil record by determining the presence and extent of a sedimentary gap and confirming the role of time in the control of fossil distribution. Significant breakthroughs and capacity building are expected in the areas of palaeontology, evolutionary biology and geology using a hitherto unrecognised hiatus in the rock succession. Project outcomes include enhanced understanding of the first animal communities on Earth – these should provide significant benefits, such as revealing Australia's unique record of oldest complex organisms, while bringing additional tourism to the region, and increasing the strength of the Flinders Ranges UNESCO World Heritage nomination.

该项目旨在通过确定沉积间隙的存在和范围，并确认时间在控制化石分布方面的作用，调查化石记录中世界上最古老的动物群演替。在古生物学、进化生物学和地质学领域，利用迄今为止尚未认识到的岩石演替间隙，预计将取得重大突破和能力建设。项目成果包括增进了对地球上第一批动物群落的了解--这些成果将带来显著的效益，例如揭示澳大利亚独特的最古老复杂生物记录，同时为该地区带来更多的旅游业，并增加弗林德斯山脉联合国教科文组织世界遗产提名的实力。