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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE220101558
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Exploring the nexus between global palaeogeography and the rise of animals. The Ediacaran–Cambrian periods (635–485 million years ago) capture one of the most critical events in the history of life, but are rarely the focus of global-scale palaeogeographic modelling. By employing a holistic, multi-proxy approach that synthesises vast fossil and geological datasets, this project aims to reconstruct continental positions to determine how shifting landmasses influenced the evolution of the first complex animals. Expected outcomes and benefits include a new, animated global model of continental evolution that can be used across a broad range of fields, particularly for studies investigating the development of Earth System processes and the biosphere in deep time, with potential applications in resource exploration.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2022
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $386,762.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Palaeontology (incl. Palynology) | Geology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
