Biostratigraphy and Paleobotany of the Beardmore Glacier Region

该奖项支持专注于收集的研究， 二、三叠系孢粉和巨化石分析 南极洲的Beardmore Glacier地区。 研究 将包括生物地层学，相关性和生物学， 植物作为印模、压缩和 渗透作用 将系统收集 样品，目的是回收有助于 更好地将巴克利、弗雷莫和法拉地层（比肯 与南极洲其他地区和其他 冈瓦纳大陆。 这项研究的一个组成部分将 调查对来自不同地区的孢粉形植物的二代作用（例如， 山Achernar），花粉保存在diform附近 门槛 此外，孢粉和巨化石（其中 可用）将在已知脊椎动物附近采集 为了更好地将这些矿床联系起来， 有助于古环境重建。 印模/压缩样本也将与 旨在更好地了解花卉组成及其可能的 用于生物地层学和地理学。

This award supports research that focuses on the collection and analysis of palynomorphs and megafossils of Permian and Triassic age from the Beardmore Glacier region in Antarctica. Research will include the biostratigraphy, correlation, and biology of plants preserved as impressions, compressions and permineralizations. Systematic collections will be made of samples with the aim at recovering palynomorphs that will help to better correlate the Buckley, Fremouw and Falla Formations (Beacon Supergroup) with those in other areas of Antarctica and other Gondwana continents. A component of this research will investigate digenetic effects on palynomorphs from areas (e.g., Mt. Achernar) where pollen is preserved in the vicinity of diabase sills. In addition, palynomorphs and megafossils (where available) will be collected in the vicinity of known vertebrate localities in order to better correlate these deposits and to contribute to paleoenvironment reconstructions. Impression/compression specimens will also be collected with the aim to better understand the floral composition and its possible use in biostratigraphy and biogeography.