2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 122 Tuesday, 30 October 2007
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 407

Stratigraphy

Aditya Tyagi and Peter Holterhoff, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
122-18:00 AM TESTING A CARBON ISOTOPIC STRATIGRAPHIC AGE MODEL FOR THE NEOGENE HIGH PLAINS SUCCESSSION IN WESTERN KANSAS: LUDVIGSON, Greg A.1, HAJ, Adel2, MACFARLANE, P. Allen2, MANDEL, Rolfe3, and MURPHY, Laura2, (1) Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, gludvigson@kgs.ku.edu, (2) Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (3) Kansas Geological Survey, Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726
122-28:15 AM TESTING DIFFERENT CALIBRATIONS OF THE EARLY TO MIDDLE EOCENE GEOMAGNETIC POLARITY TIMESCALE: NEW PALEOMAGNETIC RESULTS FROM TUFF DEPOSITS IN THE GREEN RIVER BASIN: TSUKUI, Kaori1, CLYDE, William C.1, and SMITH, M. Elliot2, (1) Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 56 College Road, James Hall, Durham, NH 03824, ktsukui@unh.edu, (2) Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
122-38:30 AM MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND GEOCHEMISTRY FOR THE CENOMANIAN/TURONIAN BOUNDARY GSSP WITH CORRELATION TO TIME EQUIVALENT CORE: ELLWOOD, Brooks B.1, TOMKIN, Jonathan H.2, RATCLIFFE, Kenneth T.3, WRIGHT, Milly3, and KAFAFY, Aziz M.4, (1) Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, ellwood@lsu.edu, (2) School of Earth, Society, and Environment, University of Illinois, 428 Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, (3) Chemostrat Inc, 6700 Portwest Drive, Houston, TX 77024, (4) Geology, Tanta University, Faculty of Science, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
122-48:45 AM ANALYZING THE METHODS USED TO DETERMINE STRATAL ORDER IN THE ROCK RECORD WITH COMPUTER GENERATED STRATIGRAPHIC LAYERS: DEXTER, Troy A., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, tdexter@vt.edu, KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Department of Geoological Sciences, Virginia Poltechnic Institute and State Univ, Blacksburg, VA 24061, and READ, J.F., Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
122-59:00 AM TO CLINOFORM OR NOT TO CLINOFORM? THAT IS A KEY QUESTION FOR CORRELATING IN SHOREFACE-TO-SHELF SYSTEMS: PATTISON, Simon A.J.1, WILLIAMS, Huw2, and DAVIES, Paul2, (1) Department of Geology, Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada, pattison@brandonu.ca, (2) Reservoir Geology Consultants Limited, Plas Newydd, Nant-Y-Bai, Rhandirmwyn, Llandovery, SA20 OPB, United Kingdom
122-69:15 AM COMPARATIVE SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND EUSTASY IN THE SILURIAN OF THE CARNIC ALPS, AUSTRIA, AND EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cinciinnati, OH 45221-0013, carlton.brett@uc.edu, SCHÖNLAUB, Hans Peter, Geological Survey of Austria, Neulinggasse 38, Vienna, A-1030, Austria, HISTON, Kathleen, Mazzini 4, 21039 Valganna, Varese, Italy, and FERRETTI, Annalisa, - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41100, Italy
122-79:30 AM ASSESSING THE INTERACTION OF DISTAL FORELAND TECTONICS AND ICEHOUSE EUSTASY ON SEQUENCE ARCHITECTURE, UPPER DESMOINESIAN - LOWER MISSOURIAN, MID-CONTINENT, NA: HOLTERHOFF, Peter F., Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, 125 Science Bldg, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, peter.holterhoff@ttu.edu
122-89:45 AM THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST: HUGE, INCISED CHANNELS AT THE BASE OF THE TERMINAL CRETACEOUS HELL CREEK FORMATION: NOVAK, Stephanie Ellen, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1169, Saint Louis, MO 63130, snovak@levee.wustl.edu, CAMPBELL, Carl E., Physical Science-Geology, St. Louis Community College-Meramec, 11333 Big Bend Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63122, and KERN, Jamie M., Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717
 10:00 AM Break
122-910:15 AM HIGH-RESOLUTION SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE BLACKSTONE FORMATION, WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN, CANADA- IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERPRETING THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD OF MARINE-SHALE SUCCESSIONS: TYAGI, Aditya, Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, B&G building, London, ON N6A5B7 Canada, atyagi@uwo.ca
122-1010:30 AM SEEING THE FOREST AMIDST THE TREES; ALTERNATING CARBONATE/SILICICLASTIC FACIES FEEDBACK IN PROGRADATIONAL SEQUENCES, DESMOINESIAN OF THE EASTERN PARADOX BASIN, SW COLORADO: GIANNINY, Gary L., Department of Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, gianniny_g@fortlewis.edu and MISKELL-GERHARDT, Kimberlee J., Consulting Geologist, 35 Michael Way, Durango, CO 81301
122-1110:45 AM EVOLVING MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN INNER PLATFORM CARBONATE STACKING ARCHITECTURES, BUG SCUFFLE MEMBER, GOBBLER FORMATION, NEW MEXICO: LAPETER, Danielle and HOLTERHOFF, Peter, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, danielle.lapeter@ttu.edu
122-1211:00 AM PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION IN THE REBECCA BOUNDS CORE, WESTERN KANSAS: JOECKEL, R.M.1, LUDVIGSON, G.A.2, WALLY, K.D.3, and DOVETON, J.H.2, (1) Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, rjoeckel3@unl.edu, (2) Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, (3) Soil Geomorphology Laboratory, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583
122-1311:15 AM PALEOENVIRONMENT AFTER MAIN DECCAN VOLCANISM ENDED AT KT MASS EXTINCTION: EVIDENCE FROM THE KRISHNA-GODAVARI BASIN, SE INDIA: ADATTE, Thierry, Geological Institute, Univ of Neuchatel, Rue Emile Argand, Neuchatel, CH 2007, Switzerland, thierry.adatte@unine.ch, KELLER, Gerta, Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, GARDIN, Silvia, CNRS-UMR 5143 "Paléobiodiversité et Paléoenvironnement", Paris 6 University, 4, Place Jussieu, Paris, 75252, France, BARTOLINI, Anachiara, CNRS-UMR 5143 "Paléobiodiversité et Paléoenvironnements", Université "Pierre et Marie Curie" - Paris VI, Tour 56-46, 5ème étage, case 104, 4, place Jussieu, Paris, 75252, France, and BAJPAI, Sunil, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Uttaranchal, Roorkee, 247667, India
122-1411:30 AM REVISED MIOCENE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PANAMA CANAL BASIN AND ITS BEARING ON THE PENINSULA OF PANAMA: KIRBY, Michael Xavier, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, mkirby@flmnh.ufl.edu, JONES, Douglas S., Florida Museum of Nat History, PO Box 117800, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, and MACFADDEN, Bruce J., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611
122-1511:45 AM SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS AND TECTONIC CONTROL OF THE VALLE DE OAXACA GRABEN MIOCENE CONTINENTAL SUCCESSION, SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO: FERRUSQUÍA-VILLAFRANCA, Ismael, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. del Sendero # 90, Col. Residencial Villa Coapa, México, D.F, 14390, Mexico, kresla@prodigy.net.mx and RUIZ-GONZÁLEZ, José, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, México, 45100, Mexico

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