Session No. 244 Wednesday, October 30, 2002

1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: Exhibit Hall
T108. The Green River Formation Revisited: Crucible for New Concepts and Advances in Paleoclimatology, Tectonics, Chronostratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy, Isotope Geochemistry, and Paleontology (Posters)
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244-1127VARVES AND VARVE-DERIVED CLIMATE CYCLES? EVIDENCE FROM EOCENE FOSSIL LAKE, GREEN RIVER FORMATION: CHURCH, Meredith and BUCHHEIM, H. Paul, Laboratory of Limnogeology, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, mchurch99g@ns.llu.edu
244-2128CLIMATE CHANGE, SALINITY GRADIENT OR MARGINAL FRESHWATER LAGOON? THE STORY BEHIND A UNIQUE FOSSILIFEROUS UNIT OF THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION IN FOSSIL BASIN, WYOMING: AMATO, Thomas J. Jr1, BUCHHEIM, H. Paul1, CUSHMAN, Robert A. Jr2, and BIAGGI, Roberto E.3, (1) Laboratory of Limnogeology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, tamato99x@univ.llu.edu, (2) Laboratory of Paleopalynology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, (3) Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Adventista del Plata, Libertador San Martin, Entre Rios, 03103, Argentina
244-3129GREEN RIVER ANTIPODE: PALEOCLIMATIC SIGNIFICANCE OF A DIVERSE MACROFLORA FROM THE EARLY EOCENE CLIMATIC OPTIMUM IN SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: WILF, Peter1, CUNEO, N. Ruben2, HICKS, Jason F.3, JOHNSON, Kirk R.3, WING, Scott L.4, and OBRADOVICH, John D.5, (1) Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, pwilf@geosc.psu.edu, (2) Museo Egidio Feruglio, Trelew, Chubut, 9100, Argentina, (3) Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, Denver, CO 80205, (4) Smithsonian Inst, NHB-121, Washington, DC 20560-0121, (5) US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225
244-4130THROUGH THE QUATERNARY LOOKING GLASS: THE MIDDLE EOCENE REPUBLIC FLORA OVER SHORT TIMESCALES: PASSMORE, Susan M., JOHNSON, Kirk R., REYNOLDS, Michele, SCOTT, Michon, and MEADE-HUNTER, Dena, Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, smpass@aol.com
244-5131COMPARISON OF PLANT MACRO- AND MICROFOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE MIDDLE EOCENE BITTER CREEK DELTA, WYOMING: SCOTT, D. Jason and CUSHMAN, Robert A. Jr, Laboratory of Paleopalynology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, dscott01x@univ.llu.edu
244-6132THE BIRDS AND THE BEES: INSECT AND VERTEBRATE ICHNOFOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR FLUCTUATING GROUNDWATER TABLE AND LAKE LEVEL, GREEN RIVER AND WASATCH FORMATIONS, EOCENE, WYOMING: BOHACS, Kevin M.1, HASIOTIS, Stephen T.2, and DEMKO, Timothy M.1, (1) ExxonMobil Upstream Rsch Co, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252-2189, Timothy.M.Demko@exxonmobil.com, (2) Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613
244-7133A PRELIMINARY INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF ICHNOFOSSILS FROM THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION: JENNINGS, Debra S., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3506, Laramie, WY 82071, debra_hawkins@hotmail.com, SANTUCCI, Vincent L., National Park Service, P.O. Box 592, Kemmerer, WY 83101, BUCHHEIM, H. Paul, Department of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda Univ, Graduate School, Loma Linda, CA 92350, and HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, The Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KY 66045-7613
244-8134IMPLICATIONS OF MODERN FISH TAPHONOMY FOR THE PRESERVATION STATES AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS OF FOSSIL FISH, FOSSIL BUTTE MEMBER, GREEN RIVER FORMATION, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING: WHITMORE, John H.1, BRAND, Leonard1, and BUCHHEIM, H. Paul2, (1) Department of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, whitjohn@cedarville.edu, (2) Laboratory of Limnogeology, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350
244-9135BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONENVIRONMENTAL UTILITY OF LAMBDOTHERIUM: TYING DOWN THE LAGERSTÄTTEN OF THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION: FROEHLICH, David J., Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Texas Memorial Museum, J. J. Pickle Research Campus, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, eohippus@mail.utexas.edu and BREITHAUPT, Brent H., Geological Museum, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82072
244-10136STRATIGRAPHY, VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, AND PALEOECOLOGY OF THE WASATCH FORMATION, FOSSIL BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, WYOMING: GUNNELL, G.F., Museum of Paleontology, The Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, ggunnell@umich.edu, BARTELS, W.S., Geology Department, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224, and ZONNEVELD, J.-P., Geol Survey of Canada, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada
244-11137LAKE MARGIN AVIAN AND CROCODILLIAN NESTING SITES FROM THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER, WASATCH AND DEBEQUE FORMATIONS: WYOMING, COLORADO AND UTAH: LEGGITT, V. Leroy, Department of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, lleggitt@sd.llu.edu.
244-12138STROMATOLITES OF THE LACLEDE BED, GREEN RIVER FORMATION (EOCENE): AN ARCHIVE OF PALEOENVIRONMENTS AND CLIMATE: SHULTZ, Carol S.1, BUCHHEIM, H. Paul1, and AWRAMIK, Stanley M.2, (1) Laboratory of Limnogeology, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, cshultz02g@ns.llu.edu, (2) Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
244-13139PALEOECOLOGY AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS DURING THE EARLY DEPOSITIONAL PHASE OF FOSSIL LAKE, GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING: BIAGGI, Roberto E., Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Adventista del Plata, Libertador San Martin, Entre Rios, 03103, Argentina, biaggire@uapar.edu, BUCHHEIM, H. Paul, Laboratory of Limnogeology, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, and CUSHMAN, Robert A. Jr, Laboratory of Paleopalynology, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350
244-14140SEDIMENTARY FACIES AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE LUMAN TONGUE OF THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING: SWANSON, Brooke A.1, CARLSON, Anders E.2, and CARROLL, Alan R.1, (1) Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W. Dayton, Madison, WI 53706, brooke@geology.wisc.edu, (2) Department of Geosciences, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331
244-15141LACUSTRINE DEPOSITION IN THE BRIDGER FORMATION: LAKE GOSIUTE EXTENDED!: BRAND, Leonard R., Loma Linda Univ, Dept Natural Sciences, Loma Linda, CA 92350, lbrand@ns.llu.edu.
244-16142MINERALOGIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION, GREEN RIVER AND WASHAKIE BASINS, WYOMING, USA: MASON, Glenn M., Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Rd, New Albany, IN 47150-2158, gmason@ius.edu.
244-17143LACUSTRINE SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC EXPRESSION WITHIN THE BALANCED FILL TO OVERFILLED LANEY MEMBER OF THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION: RHODES, Meredith K., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, mert@geology.wisc.edu and CARROLL, Alan R., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706
244-18144STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION OF THE EARLY CENOZOIC INTERMONTANE LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING, COLORADO, AND UTAH: KESTER, Paul R. Sr, Geology and Paleontology Division, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Univ of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195-3010, pkester@u.washington.edu and AASE, Arvid K., Fossil Butte National Monument, P.O. Box 592, Kemmerer, WY 83101, arvid_aase@nps.gov
244-1914540AR/39AR AGES OF SELECTED TUFFS OF THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERBASIN AND INTRABASIN CORRELATIONS: MACHLUS, Malka, HEMMING, Sidney R., OLSEN, Paul E., and CHRISTIE-BLICK, Nicholas, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia Univ, Palisades, NY 10964, machlus@ldeo.columbia.edu

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