| Start Time |
| 8:00 AM | Introductory Remarks |
| 8:15 AM | PENNSYLVANIAN BRACHIOPODS FROM EASTERN GREAT BASIN, NEVADA (U.S.A): EFFECTS OF VARIATIONS ON PALEOECOLOGICAL CONTROLS RELATED TO GLOBAL AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES: PEREZ-HUERTA, Alberto, Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, 324 Cascade Hall, Eugene, OR 97403, aperezhu@darkwing.uoregon.edu. |
| 8:30 AM | PATTERNS OF DIVERSITY IN CENOZOIC MARINE MOLLUSKS FROM THE PERUVIAN PROVINCE: DEVRIES, T. J., The Burke Museum of Nat History and Culture, University of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195, tomdevrie@aol.com. |
| 8:45 AM | SYSTEMATICS AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE VENERID GENUS SECURELLA IN THE NORTH PACIFIC: ANDERSON, Philip, Geophysical Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, andersps@midway.uchicago.edu and ROOPNARINE, Peter D., Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118 |
| 9:00 AM | TIMING, NATURE, AND EXTENT OF EARLY MIDDLE MIOCENE WARMING IN THE HIGH-LATITUDE NORTH PACIFIC: OLEINIK, Anton E., Geography and Geology, Florida Atlantic Univ, 777 Glades Road, Physical Sciences Building 336, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991, aoleinik@fau.edu and MARINCOVICH, Louie, California Academy Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118 |
| 9:15 AM | FOSSIL DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS FROM THE ASTORIA FORMATION, WASHINGTON AND OREGON, U.S.A.: DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT IMPLICATIONS: NYBORG, Torrey G., KSU Geology, 221McGiilvrey Hall, Kent, OH 44242-0001, tnyborg@kent.edu. |
| 9:30 AM | FAUNAL DIVERSITY PATTERNS IN PLIOCENE ASSEMBLAGES, CALIFORNIA: STANTON, Robert J. Jr, Department of Invertebrate Paleontology, Nat History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, robert.stanton@verizon.net and DODD, J. Robert, Department of Geology, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN 47405 |
| 9:45 AM | A TALE OF TWO SEAWAYS: PLIOCENE OCEANOGRAPHIC AND TECTONIC LINKAGE BETWEEN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY AND BERING STRAIT: MARINCOVICH, Louie, Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, lmarincovich@calacademy.org. |
| 10:00 AM | Discussion and Poster Viewing |
| 10:15 AM | CARBONATE PHYTOHERM MOUNDS IN THE MIDDLE MIOCENE BARSTOW FORMATION, MUD HILLS, CALIFORNIA: CACERES, Carmen, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8266, vicki.pedone@csun.edu and PEDONE, Vicki A., Dept Geological Sciences, CSU Northridge, Northridge, CA |
| 10:30 AM | PALEOBIOLOGY OF THERMOPHILIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES PRESERVED IN OPALINE SILICEOUS HYDROTHERMAL SINTER DEPOSITS: OESTREICHER, Zachery W.J., Geology Department, Portland State Univ, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, zwjo@yahoo.com and CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State Univ, 1721 SW Broadway, 17 Cramer Hall, Portland, OR 97201 |
| 10:45 AM | PALEONTOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE PALEOZOIC ROCKS IN THE SIERRA LOS AJOS, NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: BLODGETT, Robert B., Dept. Zoology, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331, blodgetr@bcc.orst.edu, PAGE, William R., USGS, Box 20546, MS 913, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, and GRAY, Floyd, USGS, 520 N. Park, Tucson, AZ 85719 |
| 11:00 AM | FOSSIL DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS FROM THE ASTORIA FORMATION, WASHINGTON AND OREGON, U.S.A.: PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS: NYBORG, Brant O., 4400 S.W. 179th Avenue, Aloha, OR 97007, pactert@yahoo.com and NYBORG, Torrey G., KSU Geology, 221McGiilvrey Hall, Kent, OH 44242-0001 |
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