2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)
Session No. 162 Tuesday, November 9, 2004
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 108/110/112

Paleontology VIII: Processes of Fossilization

Thomas A. Rothfus and Susan H. Butts, Presiding
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162-11:30 PM POST-MORTEM TRANSPORT OF BLASTOID THECAE: KOVERMAN, Kimberly S., Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, koverman@uchicago.edu and LABARBERA, Michael, Deptartment of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, Univ of Chicago, 1027 East 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637
162-21:45 PM USING BURIAL EXPERIMENTS TO UNSCRAMBLE DINOSAUR EGG TAPHONOMY: SOJA, Constance M.1, SUNDERLIN, David2, and CLOSE, Stephen J.1, (1) Geology, Colgate Univ, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, csoja@mail.colgate.edu, (2) Geophysical Sciences, Univ Chicago, 5734 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-1434
162-32:00 PM EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT ON SHELL PRESERVATION OF AN INTERTIDAL BIVALVE: IMPLICATIONS FOR TAPHONOMY: KLINGER, Mary K., Geological sciences, San Diego State Univ, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, Mary@dfha.com and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R., Department of Geological Sciences and Allison Center for Marine Research, San Diego State Univ, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-1020
162-42:15 PM TAPHONOMIC ALTERATION DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BIVALVES AND BARNACLES FROM TWO TAPHOFACIES: DALEY, Gwen M., Department of Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Winthrop Univ, Rock Hill, SC 29732, daleyg@winthrop.edu, SCHULTZ, Holly, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, MATTHEWS, Bradley W., South Carolina Governor's School for Sci and Math, 306 E. Home Avenue, Hartsville, SC 29550, and GEARY, Dana, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706
162-52:30 PM DIFFERENCES IN TAPHONOMIC SIGNATURE OF MOLLUSC SHELLS FROM SILICICLASTIC AND CARBONATE SEAGRASS BEDS: LEONARD-PINGEL, Jill S., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, jleon13@lsu.edu and ANDERSON, Laurie C., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
162-62:45 PM USE OF SEAGRASS-ASSOCIATED FORAMINIFERA AS AN INDICATOR OF PAST WATER QUALITY: COLLINS, Laurel S., Dept. Earth Sciences, Florida Int'l Univ, Miami, FL 33199, collinsl@fiu.edu, SCHULTZ, Susan, Dept. Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287, suzi.schultz@asu.edu, and FOURQUREAN, James W., Dept. Biological Sciences and Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida Int'l Univ, Miami, FL 33199
162-73:00 PM THE CONTINUING PLIGHT OF MICROFAUNA IN AN URBAN LAGOON: FINGER, Kenneth L.1, PETERSON, Dawn E.1, PEHL, Curtis W.2, and LIPPS, Jere H.3, (1) Museum of Paleontology, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, kfinger@berkeley.edu, (2) Dept. of Integrated Biology, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, (3) Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
162-83:15 PM EFFECTS OF FOSSIL LAG DEPOSITS ON CONODONT DISTRIBUTION IN THE MIDDLE DEVONIAN (GIVETIAN) MILWAUKEE FORMATION: MAYER, Paul S., Geology Section, Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, paul@mpm.edu.
162-93:30 PM A NEW SYSTEM FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF PRESERVATIONAL QUALITY OF FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES: ROTHFUS, Thomas A., Geophysical Sciences, Univ Chicago, 5734 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-1434, tarothfu@uchicago.edu.
162-103:45 PM A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TIME AVERAGING FOR BIVALVES AND BRACHIOPODS FROM A MODERN TROPICAL SHELF: KRAUSE, Richard Jr1, BARBOUR WOOD, Susan1, WEHMILLER, John2, KOWALEWSKI, Michal1, and SIMOES, Marcello3, (1) Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24060, rkrause@vt.edu, (2) Department of Geology, Univ of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (3) Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Distrito de Rubiao Junior, CP. 510, 18.610-000, Botucatu, Brazil
162-114:00 PM TAPHONOMIC STUDY OF TROPICAL FOREST LEAF LITTER FROM QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF FOSSIL LEAF LITTER: ELLIS, Beth1, JOHNSON, Kirk R.1, and CHRISTOPHEL, David C.2, (1) Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, bellis@dmns.org, (2) Department of Biological Science, Denver Univ, 2190 E. Illif Ave, Denver, CO 80210
162-124:15 PM DIGITAL PALEOBIOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY OF AN ORDOVICIAN LAGERSTÄTTE: BEECHER’S TRILOBITE BED: HAGADORN, James W. and BUCK, Martha M., Department of Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, jwhagadorn@amherst.edu
162-134:30 PM SILICA DIAGENESIS IN THE LOWER DEVONIAN HELDERBERG GROUP OF NEW YORK: BUTTS, Susan H., Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale Univ, 170 Whitney Avenue, PO Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, susan.butts@yale.edu.
162-144:45 PM EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED FROGS FROM THE MIOCENE OF LIBROS, NE SPAIN: MCNAMARA, Maria E.1, ORR, Patrick J.1, ALCALÁ, Luis2, ANADÓN, Pere3, and PEÑALVER-MOLLÀ, Enrique4, (1) Department of Geology, Univ College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, maria.mcnamara1@ucd.ie, (2) Edificio Dinópolis, Avda. Sagunto, s/n, Teruel, 44002, Spain, (3) CSIC, Insititut de Cièncias de la Terra "Jaume Almera", Lluís Solé I Sibarís s/n, Barcelona, 08028, Spain, (4) Department of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Nat History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024-5192
162-155:00 PM THE OXYGEN ISOTOPIC INTEGRITY OF FOSSIL TURTLE BONE: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE OF WYOMING: MATSON, Samuel D. and FOX, David L., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, mats0159@umn.edu
162-165:15 PM TIMING OF EMPLACEMENT OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE) IN FOSSIL APATITE, FOSSIL LAKE, OREGON: PATRICK, Doreena, Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, doreena@sas.upenn.edu, MARTIN, James E., Museum of Geology, SD School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, and GRANDSTAFF, David E., Geology, Temple Univ, Philadelphia, 19122

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