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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT130101329
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Testing our knowledge on the dawn of animal life: evidence from the fossil record against modern ecological and morphological analogues. The Cambrian 'Explosion', half a billion years ago, is regarded as one of the most important events in the history of the Earth, when most major animal groups first appear in the rock record, and for which South Australia has recently become a significant source of spectacular fossils. However, important questions remain regarding their Ediacaran roots, the speed of evolution at the time, and the environments in which the radiation took place. Studying the fossil evidence in the light of present-day ecological frameworks, and in comparison with modern behavioural and morphological analogues, as well as living relatives, can help us better assess our understanding of this first radiation of animals.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2014
End Date: 09-2019
Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships
Funding Amount: $699,355.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Palaeoecology | Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis | Ecology | Animal Structure and Function
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Documentation of Undescribed Flora and Fauna | Conserving Natural Heritage | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
