A multidisciplinary study of the Karoo Basin: chronology of a mass extinction, configuration of a supercontinent [ 2010-05-05 - 2013-12-31 ]

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Researchers: Dr Eric Tohver (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Geoffrey Batt (Chief Investigator) ,  Fred Jourdan (Chief Investigator) ,  Peter Cawood (Chief Investigator) ,  Brent McInnes (Partner Investigator)
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Brief description A multidisciplinary study of the Karoo Basin: chronology of a mass extinction, configuration of a supercontinent. Development plans for Australia's North-West (NW) shelf will expand the existing supply of natural gas and help manage greenhouse gas emissions through an innovative carbon sequestration project. A better understanding of well-exposed geology of the Karoo Basin will help evaluate the submarine deposits of Australia's NW shelf, essential for both improving yield from the new Gorgon gas fields and understanding subterranean reservoir capabilities for carbon dioxide injection This study will also improve our scientific understanding of the timing and mechanisms of the end-Paleozoic mass extinction, the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.

Funding Amount $510,000

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