Super-traits of Ediacaran organisms ~ (580-560 Ma)

埃迪卡拉生物的超级特征 ~ (580-560 Ma)

• 批准号: 2889755
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2889755
• 关键词: Super; traits; Ediacaran; organisms; 580

It is currently not clear which biological characters or traits are key to influencing taxon interactions in the Ediacaran. This project will focus on the Ediacaran clade Rangeomorpha, which exhibit a "fractal-like" anatomy unique to the Ediacaran, which maximise their surface areas. Since specimen height and population height distributions do not govern community dynamics, contrary to prior hypotheses (Mitchell and Kenchington 2018) other metrics need to be considered. This project will investigate which morphological traits, such as branching characters, correlate with their ecological dynamics to determine what are the key traits of Ediacaran organisms.

目前尚不清楚哪些生物学性状或特征是影响埃迪卡拉纪分类群相互作用的关键。该项目将重点关注埃迪卡拉系的进化支Rangeomorpha，它展示了埃迪卡拉系独特的“分形”解剖结构，使其表面积最大化。由于标本高度和种群高度分布不影响群落动态，与先前的假设相反（Mitchell and Kenchington 2018），需要考虑其他指标。该项目将研究哪些形态特征，如分支特征，与它们的生态动态相关，以确定埃迪卡拉纪生物的关键特征。