Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160102460]
Researchers:
Dr Gavin Young
(Chief Investigator)
,
John Long
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Michael Lee
(Chief Investigator)
,
Tim Senden
(Chief Investigator)
,
A/Prof Anthony Martin
(Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Resolving evolutionary problems at the fish-tetrapod transition. The project aims to investigate very early Australian tetrapod trackways and conduct fieldwork to resolve the place of origin and timing of the evolution of the first tetrapods. The evolution of fishes to tetrapods was one of the key events in evolution. Studies on Northern Hemisphere fossils place an origin for the group around 380 million years ago. Australian fossils suggest a much older origin. New micro computed tomography data from Australian 3-D fossil fishes, combined with study of rare tetrapod gill arch bones, would enable us to determine the origins of tetrapod air-breathing and its ecological setting. The project may facilitate a rewriting of vertebrate evolution's most significant first step.
Funding Amount $491,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160102460
- ARC : DP160102460