"Morphology, Homology, Phylogeny, and Biogeography of Early Vertebrates and Fossil Fishes"

“早期脊椎动物和化石鱼类的形态学、同源性、系统发育和生物地理学”

• 批准号: 9180-2012
• 负责人: Wilson, Mark
• 金额: $ 2.91万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=521232
• 关键词: Morphology; Homology; Phylogeny; Biogeography; Early

Complete skeletons of fossil fishes found in exceptional fossil deposits yield a wealth of information. In my lab we focus on these deposits to learn about the origins, relationships, mode of life, and anatomical features of species that lived during Silurian and Early Devonian time (400 to 430 million years ago), when early vertebrates with jaws and their jawless relatives were abundant and diverse. These exceptional fossil deposits are in the Mackenzie Mountains, NWT and elswhere in northern Canada.

在特殊的化石沉积物中发现的化石鱼的完整骨骼提供了丰富的信息。在我的实验室里，我们专注于这些沉积物，以了解志留纪和泥盆纪早期（4亿至4.3亿年前）物种的起源，关系，生活方式和解剖特征，当时早期有颌骨的脊椎动物及其无颌亲属丰富多样。这些特殊的化石沉积在麦肯齐山脉，西北地区和加拿大北方的其他地方。