Unravelling early chelicerate evolution and the origin of the sea spiders combining high quality paleontological and genomic data

Project description

New morphological dataset spanning all key arthropod taxa

The first detailed study of fossil pycnogonid morphology will be conducted using cutting edge computed tomography. The EU-funded PhyloPycno project will generate a new morphological dataset spanning all key arthropod taxa. Including insects and centipedes, arthropods comprise most of the animal biodiversity and include model organisms like the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. While Arthropods are a key model system for macroevolution, our understanding of arthropod evolution remains incomplete. The project will test hypotheses of chelicerate and arthropod relationships. With a focus on sea spiders, it will also check the origin and diversification rate of the highly divergent Pycnogonida and estimate an evolutionary timescale for Pycnogonida and Chelicerata.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › biological morphology › comparative morphology
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• natural sciences › biological sciences › zoology › entomology
• natural sciences › biological sciences › zoology › invertebrate zoology

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-CAR - CAR – Career Restart panel

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

Net EU contribution

€ 212 933,76

Address

Beacon House Queens Road
BS8 1QU Bristol
United Kingdom

Region

South West (England) › Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area › Bristol, City of

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

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