Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200100004

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200100004

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The rise of algae and the emergence of animals. This project aims to uncover the environmental changes that transformed the oceans 650 million years ago when complex algal cells started to replace bacteria as the dominant forms of life. Using a groundbreaking combination of molecular fossils and isotopes from ancient sedimentary rocks, the project aims to reveal how the flow of energy changed through Earth’s ecosystems. The expected outcomes include new knowledge about our own origins and the events that led to the emergence of the first animals. Additionally, new insights about the mechanisms that generated the oldest hydrocarbon reserves may lead to a new biomarker tool to aid discovery of major new oil or gas reserves in Australia’s Red Centre.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 06-01-2020

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $415,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Palaeontology (incl. Palynology) | Palaeoecology | Geochemistry | Organic Geochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Oil and Gas Exploration | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Geochemistry | Oil and Gas Exploration | Organic Geochemistry | Palaeoecology | Palaeontology (incl. Palynology)

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