The evolution of the early tetrapod feeding apparatus

• Applicant: Dr. Daniel Schwarz
• Subject Area: Systematics and Morphology (Zoology) ; Evolutionary Cell and Developmental Biology (Zoology) ; Palaeontology
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 468618938

The proposed research project aims to reconstruct and model the morphology (i.e., the form) of the feeding apparatus of selected groups of fossil tetrapods (terrestrial four-limbed vertebrates) to conclude their feeding behaviour and the evolution of feeding within the early tetrapods. These conclusions should be based on form-function relationships derived from my studies on the feeding behaviour of recent salamanders and published data on amniotes' feeding behaviour and taking into account the respective group's lifestyle and development.

• DFG Programme: WBP Position