Nicholas J. Butterfield
Palaeobiology and Palaeoecology
 La Chandra Bioscience Private Limited
Greece
Biography
He is currently working releted in geology project in greess
Research Interest
My research is focused on the early diversification of eukaryotic life, including the Proterozoic record of major protistan clades and the Ediacaran-Cambrian ‘explosion’ of animals. I am especially interested in exploring the macroecological and macroevolutionary divide that separates the first three billion years of (mostly microbial) life on Earth from the peculiarly macroscopic world of the Phanerozoic. The ability of tissue-/organ-grade animals to drive evolutionary arms races and build multi-trophic food webs undoubtedly lies at the core of this regime change, though reconstruction of the biogeochemical feedbacks and overall dynamics present ongoing multidisciplinary challenges. Exceptionally preserved, organic-walled fossils form the basis of much of my work, with an appreciation of taphonomic processes and delicate acid processing providing a regular flow of new material and palaeobiological insight.
