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The
palaeobiology
and
phylogeny
of Metazoa
Research
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(1) Molecular approaches to
palaeobiology
Research focuses on molecular developmental biology of key non-model
organisms, such as
priapulids and onychophorans, to resolve evolutionary patterns within
the Ecdysozoa (arthropods and relatives). This includes
involvement in the Priapulus
genome project  .
People: Graham
Budd, Ralf
Janssen, Linda
Lagebro. |
 
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(2) Palaeozoic diversification of animal life
Main emphasis is to elucidate the stem-groups of
major phyla (Brachiopoda, Molluska, Arthropoda) in order to reconstruct
the
evolutionary origins of modern taxa.
People: Lars
Holmer, John Peel,
Graham
Budd, Michael
Streng, Cecilia
Larsson, Linda
Lagebro, Haizhou Wang, Aodhan
Butler.
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(3) Mesozoic vertebrate macroevolution
The aim is to investigate macroevolutionary trends in various lineages,
with special emphasis on the radiation of reptiles (e.g. turtles,
dinosaurs and marine groups) during the Cretaceous and especially in
polar environments.
People: Benjamin
Kear, Stephen
Poropat, Elisabeth
Einarsson .
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