Diving into deep-time: macroevolutionary patterns of aquatic tetrapods

这个项目的目的是比较和对比水生四足动物（如鲸鱼，企鹅，蛇颈龙）的不同谱系的大规模进化模式。该项目希望通过利用多个领域的尖端方法产生新的知识，例如三维扫描，系统发育比较方法和功能形态学。预期成果包括多个高质量的出版物和发展新的地方和国际合作。这将带来巨大的好处，包括以前所未有的规模揭示水生四足动物的进化，以及更好地了解澳大利亚一些最具代表性的动物如何应对全球变化，帮助为生态旅游和保护政策提供信息。

This project aims to compare and contrast the broad-scale evolutionary patterns of the disparate lineages of aquatic tetrapod (e.g. whales, penguins, plesiosaurs). This project expects to generate new knowledge by utilising cutting-edge methods from several fields, e.g. three-dimensional scans, phylogenetic comparative methods and functional morphology. Expected outcomes include multiple high-quality publications and the development of new local and international collaborations. This will provide significant benefits, including revealing aquatic tetrapod evolution on an unprecedented scale and a better understanding of how some of Australia’s most iconic animals respond to global change, helping inform eco-tourism and conservation policies.