Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE230100305

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE230100305

Funding Status
Declined

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Funded Activity Summary

Revealing the origin and early evolution of spiralian animal body plans. This project aims to reconstruct the early evolutionary history of the Spiralia, a megadiverse animal group that extends back 540 million years. Their oldest fossils represent some of the earliest known animals and can reveal much about the speed and magnitude of evolution during the Cambrian Explosion, when most animal groups rapidly appeared. This project expects to generate new knowledge on the origin and radiation of some of the first animal body plans to better understand the early history of complex life. Anticipated outcomes and benefits include a new macroevolutionary framework for spiralians, novel approaches to studying invertebrate fossils, and highlighting the scientific importance of Australia’s natural heritage.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: Start date not available

End Date: End date not available

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $399,064.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Palaeontology (incl. palynology) | Phylogeny and comparative analysis | Geology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge In the Earth Sciences | Geology | Palaeontology (incl. palynology) | Phylogeny and comparative analysis

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