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SUMMARY:Predation In The Cambrian - Stephen Pates (University of Oxford)
DTSTART:20171127T173000Z
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CONTACT:Charlie Eardley
DESCRIPTION:In this talk to the esteemed Sedgwick Club\, we will look at t
 hree ways to understand predators and predator-prey dynamics in the Cambri
 an period. Firstly we will focus on the Radiodonta – large Cambrian pela
 gic predators – and quantify changes in the diversity and disparity (fun
 ctional diversity) of these animals through time. Secondly we will examine
  repaired injuries and potential anti-predatory adaptations\, using case s
 tudies of trilobites from the Cambrian of Nevada (USA) and the Iberian Cha
 ins (Spain). Lastly we will briefly examine the potential of ‘Virtual Pa
 laeontology’\, using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach to as
 sess the relative drag and lift forces generated by bivalved carapaces of 
 different species of Isoxys – a smaller Cambrian pelagic predator.
LOCATION: Harker 1\, Department of Earth Sciences\, Downing Street
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