Lila Blake
- Email: rpvp6207@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: The longest delay: the slow recovery from the Hangenberg mass extinction
- Supervisors: Professor Paul Wignall, Dr Alex Dunhill
Profile
I am a first year PhD student within the School of Earth and Environment, funded by the NERC Panorama DTP. I competed a Master’s in Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford and have a research background in geology and palaeoecology. My current project will investigate the protracted recovery and radiation of marine faunas after the Hangenberg mass extinction (~359 million years ago), with the aim to address the larger-scale question, what controls global biodiversity. To do this, I will be combining a study of select fossil groups with paleoenvironmental data, e.g., seafloor oxygen levels. As part of my project, I will be undertaking fieldwork in a variety of locations including Belgium, southern Ireland, and South Wales.
Research interests
- Palaeontology
- Palaeoecology
- Volcanology
- Sedimentary Geology
Qualifications
- MEarthSci, Earth Science - University of Oxford