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| 122-1 | 8:00 AM | CAN ORGANIC-WALLED MICROFOSSILS SURVIVE HIGH METAMORPHIC HEATING? CHARACTERIZATION OF EXPERIMENTALLY-HEATED ACRITARCHS USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY: SCHIFFBAUER, James D.1, XIAO, Shuhai1, BODNAR, Robert J.1, YIN, Leiming2, YUAN, Xunlai2, MENG, Fanwei2, HU, Jie2, and KAUFMAN, Alan J.3, (1) Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jdschiff@vt.edu, (2) Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China, (3) Geology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 |
| 122-2 | 8:15 AM | 3-D OPTICAL (CLSM) AND CHEMICAL (RAMAN) IMAGERY OF PERMINERALIZED ORGANIC-WALLED FOSSILS: SCHOPF, J. William, Earth & Space Sciences, Molecular Biology Institute, and IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Univ of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E. Young Drive, East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, schopf@ess.ucla.edu, KUDRYAVTSEV, Anatoliy B., IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Univ of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E. Young Drive, East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, TRIPATHI, Abhishek B., Earth & Space Sciences and IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Univ of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, and CZAJA, Andrew D., Earth & Space Sciences and IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Univ of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E. Young Drive, East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567 |
| 122-3 | 8:30 AM | CARBONACEOUS PRESERVATION OF BURGESS SHALE-TYPE FOSSILS FROM THE MIDDLE CAMBRIAN WHEELER AND MARJUM FORMATIONS, UTAH: GAINES, Robert R., Geology Department, Pomona College, 609 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711, robert.gaines@pomona.edu and BRIGGS, Derek E.G., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Kline Geological Laboratory, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 |
| 122-4 | 8:45 AM | SOFT-BODY PRESERVATION OF METACONULARIA: JOHN, Douglas L.1, HUGHES, Nigel C.1, COLLINS, Allen G.2, and COLBERT, Matthew3, (1) Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, johnd01@student.ucr.edu, (2) National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560, (3) Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 |
| 122-5 | 9:00 AM | EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION IN A GULF OF MEXICO BRINE SEEP: LAGERSTÄTTE IN THE MAKING?: PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla, Geology Dept, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, Karla.Hubbard@Oberlin.edu, ASHTON-ALCOX, Kathryn, Haskin Shellfish Research Lab, Rutgers Univ, Port Norris, NJ 08349, CALLENDER, Russell, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, RAYMOND, Anne, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, and STAFF, George, Geology Department, Austin Community College, NRG Campus, 11928 Stone Hollow Drive, Austin, TX 78758 |
| 122-6 | 9:15 AM | BIOTIC COMPOSITION AND TAPHONOMY OF AN UPPER CRETACEOUS KONSERVAT-LAGERSTÄTTE (INGERSOLL SHALE, EUTAW FORMATION, EASTERN ALABAMA): KNIGHT, Terrell K.1, BINGHAM, Patrick Sean2, LEWIS, Ronald D.3, and SAVRDA, Charles E.3, (1) Geography / Geology, Auburn Univ, 101E Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-53051, knightk@auburn.edu, (2) Geography / Geology, Auburn Univ, 101E Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305l, (3) Geography / Geology, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305l |
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| 122-7 | 9:45 AM | PALEOENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CONTROLLING FOSSIL PRESERVATION IN AN UPPER CRETACEOUS KONSERVAT-LAGERSTÄTTE (INGERSOLL SHALE, EUTAW FORMATION, EASTERN ALABAMA): BINGHAM, Patrick Sean, SAVRDA, Charles E., KNIGHT, Terrell K., and LEWIS, Ronald D., Geography / Geology, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305l, binghps@auburn.edu |
| 122-8 | 10:00 AM | TAPHONOMY OF DIPTERA IN THE LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS OF THE FLORISSANT FORMATION (LATE EOCENE), COLORADO: SMITH, Dena M. and MOE-HOFFMAN, Amy P., CU Museum, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0265, dena@colorado.edu |
| 122-9 | 10:15 AM | UPDATES OF THE TAPHONOMY OF DINOSAUR LAKE (AARON SCOTT SITE, MORRISON FORMATION, JURASSIC) OF UTAH: BERTOG, Janet L., Physics and Geology, Northern Kentucky Univ, Highland Hts, KY 41099, bertogj@nku.edu, JEFFERY, David L., Dept Petroleum Eng & Geo, Marietta College, 215 Fifth Street, Marietta, OH 45750, and BISHOP, John R., Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology, Marietta College, 215 Fifth Street, Marietta, OH 45750 |
| 122-10 | 10:30 AM | CLUSTER AND ORDINATION ANALYSES, EXPLORATORY TOOLS IN PROVENANCE AND TAPHONOMY STUDIES: A CASE STUDY USING THE BISSEKTY FORMATION IN THE KYZYLKUM DESERT OF UZBEKISTAN: REDMAN, Cory M., Department of Geology, Texas A&M, College Station, TX 77843-3115, redzorro7@yahoo.com, ARCHIBALD, J. David, San Diego State Univ, Dept Biology, San Diego, CA 92182-4614, and LEIGHTON, Lindsey, Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182 |
| 122-11 | 10:45 AM | TAPHONOMIC INFLUENCE OF CARNIVORES ON THE MACROFAUNA COMPOSITION OF THE POLETA FORMATION, NEVADA: ENGLISH, Adam M., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, english.91@osu.edu, HOLLINGSWORTH, J. Stewart, Geological Consultant, 729 25 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81505, LESLIE, Stephen A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR 72204, and BABCOCK, Loren E., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 |
| 122-12 | 11:00 AM | ASSESSING BIASES IN THE MAMMALIAN FOSSIL RECORD USING LATE PLEISTOCENE MAMMALS FROM NORTH AMERICA: LYONS, S. Kathleen, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, 110 Mills Godwin Building/45th St, Norfolk, VA 23529, lyons@nceas.ucsb.edu and SMITH, Felisa A., Department of Biology, Univ of New Mexico, 167 Castetter Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131 |
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