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Collaborative Research: Integrated Late Devonian Earth evolution: Diverse perspectives on — NSF Award to University of Maryland, C

The Devonian Period (419 to 359 million years ago) witnessed some of the most important transformations leading to the habitable planet that we have today. Plants and vertebrate animals first colonized the land surface, oxygen levels rose in the oceans and atmosphere, and the planet cooled significantly. There were als

Award titleCollaborative Research: Integrated Late Devonian Earth evolution: Diverse perspectives on
Award ID2348810
AwardeeUniversity of Maryland, College Park
CityCOLLEGE PARK
StateMD
Amount obligated$99,923
Principal investigatorAlan Kaufman
ProgramSedimentary Geo & Paleobiology
Start date11/01/2024
AbstractThe Devonian Period (419 to 359 million years ago) witnessed some of the most important transformations leading to the habitable planet that we have today. Plants and vertebrate animals first colonized the land surface, oxygen levels rose in the oceans and atmosphere, and the planet cooled significantly. There were also a series of mass extinctions related to a temporary loss of oxygen in the shallow oceans. The funded work seeks to understand the timing, causes, and consequences of these Devoni
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