| Start Time |
| 8:00 AM | Introductory Remarks |
| 8:20 AM | BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION IN THE TYPE CISURALIAN REGION (LOWER PERMIAN) AND CORRELATION TO WEST TEXAS: SCHIAPPA, Tamra A., Dept. of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, tschiapp@boisestate.edu and WARDLAW, Bruce R., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 |
| 8:40 AM | UPPER PALEOZOIC VOLCANIC ASH BEDS IN SOUTHERN URALS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE GLOBAL TIME-SCALE: DAVYDOV, Vladimir I.1, CHERNYKH, Valery V.2, NORTHRUP, Clyde J.1, and SNYDER, Walter S.1, (1) Department of Geosciences, Boise State Univ, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, vdavydov@boisestate.edu, (2) Laboratory of Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Institute of Geology and Geoshemistry,Uralian Scientific Ctr of Russian Academy of Sciences, Pochtovy Per. 7, Ekaterinburg, 620219, Russia |
| 9:00 AM | AGE OF THE UDDENITES SHALE: BOARDMAN, Darwin R. II, Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, 105 Noble Research Center, Department of Geology OSU, Stillwater, OK 74078, amm0001@okstate.edu. |
| 9:20 AM | KUNGURIAN TO LOPINGIAN CORRELATIONS ALONG WESTERN PANGEA: HENDERSON, Charles M., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada, henderson@geo.ucalgary.ca. |
| 9:40 AM | AMMONOID ZONATION OF THE TYPE GUADALUPIAN (MIDDLE PERMIAN SERIES)—ANALYSES OF ZONAL BOUNDARIES VERSUS CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXTS: LAMBERT, Lance L., Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249, llambert@utsa.edu and GLENISTER, Brian F., Department of Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:20 AM | THE KAZANIAN OF THE VOLGA-URALS REGION: BUROV, B. V. and ESAULOVA, N. K., Faculty of Geology, Kazan State Univ, Kazan, Russia, nataly.esaulova@ksu.ru |
| 10:40 AM | LATEST GUADALUPIAN MICROFAUNAS (CONODONTS, FORAMINIFERS) FROM WEST TEXAS: NESTELL, Merlynd K.1, NESTELL, Galina P.1, WARDLAW, Bruce R.2, and LAMBERT, Lance L.3, (1) Department of Geology, Univ of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, nestell@uta.edu, (2) US Geol Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, (3) Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249 |
| 11:00 AM | EXTINCTION PATTERN OF MAOKOUAN FUSULINACEANS IN SOUTHWEST CHINA: YANG, Xiangning, Dept. of Earth Science, Nanjing Univ, Nanjing 210093 China, xyang@nju.edu.cn. |
| 11:20 AM | THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DISCOVERY OF MESOGONDOLELLA (JINOGONDOLELLA) ASERRATA IN OMAN FOR CORRELATING WEST TEXAS WORDIAN WORLDWIDE: KOZUR, Heinz W., Rezsu u. 83, Budapest, H-1029, Hungary, kozurh@helka.iif.hu and WARDLAW, Bruce R., US Geol Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001 |
| 11:40 AM | REFINED TAXONOMY OF ROBUST NONPLATFORMED CONODONTS IMPROVES CORRELATION OF THE KAZANIAN TO THE WEST TEXAS STANDARD: CHERNYKH, Valery V., Laboratory of Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Institute of Geology and Geoshemistry,Uralian Scientific Ctr of Russian Academy of Sciences, Pochtovy Per. 7, Ekaterinburg 620219 Russia, chernykh@igg.uran.ru. |
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