2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 30 Sunday, 28 October 2007
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 506

Paleontology II: Taphonomy and Paleoecology

Mark A. Gorman II and Talia S. Karim, Presiding
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30-11:30 PM CAMBRIAN BURGESS SHALE-TYPE DEPOSITS WORLDWIDE SHARE A COMMON TAPHONOMIC MODE: GAINES, Robert R., Geology Department, Pomona College, 185 E. Sixth St, Claremont, CA 91711, robert.gaines@pomona.edu, BRIGGS, Derek E.G., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, and ZHAO, Yuanlong, Institute of Resources and Environmental Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550003, China
30-21:45 PM TRILOBITE TAPHONOMY OF THE UPPERMOST DYERAN (LOWER CAMBRIAN) RUIN WASH LAGERSTÄTTE, CHIEF RANGE, NEVADA: WEBSTER, Mark, Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, mwebster@geosci.uchicago.edu, HUGHES, Nigel, Earth Sciences, Univ of California, Riverside, 1432 Geology Building, Riverside, CA 92507, and GAINES, Robert, Geology Department, Pomona College, 185 E. Sixth Street, Claremont, CA 91711
30-32:00 PM TRILOBITE SCLERITE RATIOS AS TAPHONOMIC PROXIES: COMPARING HABITATS IN THE ORDOVICIAN OF LAURENTIA: KARIM, Talia S., MCADAMS, Neo E.B., and ADRAIN, Jonathan M., Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, talia-karim@uiowa.edu
30-42:15 PM MULTIVARIATE ORDINATION OF AN OPPORTUNIST-DOMINATED FAUNA FROM THE FRASNIAN OF VIRGINIA: FINDING THE PALEOECOLOGIC GRADIENTS: BUSH, Andrew M., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, andrew.bush@uconn.edu and BRAME, Roderic I., Science, T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 20171
30-52:30 PM PALEOECOLOGY OF THE DYSAEROBIC ZONE PRESERVED IN DEVONIAN BLACK SHALES: BOYER, Diana L., Earth Science, Univ of California, Riverside, Dept. Of Earth Sciences-036, Riverside, CA 92521, diana.boyer@email.ucr.edu and DROSER, Mary L., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521
30-62:45 PM PALEOECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF NEW GREAT VALLEY GROUP HYDROCARBON SEEP LOCALITIES: HEPPER, Kristin, Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Geology Building, Riverside, CA 92521, kristin.hepper@email.ucr.edu and DROSER, Mary L., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521
30-73:00 PM PALEOECOLOGY OF AN EARLY TRIASSIC (DIENERIAN(?)-SMITHIAN) MARGINAL MARINE SYSTEM: ANALYSIS OF THE LOWER MEMBER OF THE LOWER TRIASSIC UNION WASH FORMATION: MATA, Scott Andrew, Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, paraceratherium@yahoo.com and WOODS, Adam, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850
30-83:15 PM MESOZOIC RETURN OF BRACHIOPODS: BRACHIOPOD-DOMINATED SHELL BEDS IN THE MIDDLE TRIASSIC: GREENE, Sarah E.1, BOTTJER, David J.1, and ZONNEVELD, John-Paul2, (1) Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, sgreene@usc.edu, (2) Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada
30-93:30 PM OBSERVING MIDDLE TRIASSIC RECOVERY INTERVALS: BONUSO, Nicole, Geological Sciences, California State Univeristy, Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Department of Geological Sciences Rm-MH553F, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, nbonuso@fullerton.edu
30-103:45 PM A LACUSTRINE LATE JURASSIC FLORA IN THE MORRISON FORMATION: GORMAN, Mark A. II, University of Colorado, 1300 30th St, D5-12, Boulder, CO 80303, mark.gorman@colorado.edu, MILLER, Ian, Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, SMALL, Bryan, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and PARDO, Jason, University of Colorado
30-114:00 PM POLLEN AND SPORE ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE LATE PALEOCENE ALMONT LAGERSTÄTTEN: PIGG, Kathleen B., School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, kpigg@asu.edu, DEVORE, Melanie L., Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, 135 Herty Hall, Milledgeville, GA 31061, FARABEE, Micheal J., Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 N Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85323, and ZETTER, Reinhard, Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, Vienna, A-1090, Austria
30-124:15 PM EARLY EOCENE MACROFLORA FROM THE RED HOT TRUCK STOP MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, USA: DANEHY, Daniel Riley, Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, danehy.dan@gmail.com and WILF, Peter, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
30-134:30 PM PALEOCLIMATIC AND TAPHONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF LATE OLIGOCENE LEAF ASSEMBLAGES FROM NORTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA: JACOBS, Bonnie F. and PAN, Aaron D., Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, bjacobs@smu.edu
30-144:45 PM AFRICA, THE “ODD MAN OUT” OR “MAN OUT OF LUCK”: DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF TROPICAL AFRICAN FORESTS COMPOSITIONAL AND TAXONOMIC PAUCITY TO OTHER TROPICAL REGIONS BY INVESTIGATION OF THE PALEOBOTANICAL RECORD: PAN, Aaron D., Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, apan@smu.edu
30-155:00 PM Paper Withdrawn
30-165:15 PM AFFINITIES OF THE ENIGMATIC HEDERELLOIDS: PHORONID WORMS RATHER THAN BRYOZOANS OR CORALS?: WILSON, Mark A., Department of Geology, College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691-2363, mwilson@wooster.edu and TAYLOR, Paul D., Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom

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