Joint South-Central and North-Central Sections, both conducting their 41st Annual Meeting (11–13 April 2007)
Session No. 27 Thursday, 12 April 2007
1:20 PM-5:00 PM, Kansas Union, University of Kansas: Big 12

T16. Fossils and Modern Analogs: Using Modern Organisms to Improve Paleontological Interpretations

Daniel I. Hembree, Brian F. Platt and Jon J. Smith, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:20 PM Introductory Remarks
27-11:30 PM NEOICHNOLOGICAL STUDY OF TURTLE STERNOTHERUS ODERATUS TRACKWAYS: LOBUE, David and HASIOTIS, Stephen, Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, lobue222@ku.edu
27-21:50 PM TRACK-MAKING BEHAVIOR OF MODERN ELEPHANTS AS AN ANALOG FOR FOOTPRINT FORMATION BY SAUROPOD DINOSAURS: PLATT, Brian F., Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, bfplatt@ku.edu and HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology and Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045
27-32:10 PM CRUSHING PREDATION AND PATELLIFORM SHELL MORPHOLOGY; ARE ALL RIBS CREATED EQUAL?: TYLER, Carrie L., Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, ctylersa@yahoo.com and YANES, Yurena, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, yyanes@vt.edu
27-42:30 PM SCORPIONS AS EURYPTERID ANALOGS: BRANDT, Danita S. and MCCOY, Victoria E., Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, brandt@msu.edu
27-52:50 PM TRACES AND BURROWING BEHAVIORS OF THE CICADA NYMPH MELAMPSALTA CALLIOPE: NEOICHNOLOGY AND PALEOECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MODERN SOIL-DWELLING INSECTS: SMITH, Jon Jay, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-2124, jjsmith@ku.edu and HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology and Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045
 3:10 PM Break
27-63:30 PM USING MODERN TERRESTRIAL ORGANISMS TO IMPROVE THE INTERPRETATION OF PENNSYLVANIAN PALEOSOLS AND CONTINENTAL ICHNOFOSSILS OF THE APPALACHIAN BASIN: HEMBREE, Daniel I., Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, hembree@ohio.edu
27-73:50 PM NEOICHNOLOGY OF SCARAB BEETLE LARVAE: MODERN ANALOGUES FOR BACKFILLED TRACE FOSSILS: COUNTS, John W., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, jwcounts@gmail.com and HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology and Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045
27-84:10 PM TREE RINGS AS HIGH LATITUDE PALEOCLIMATE PROXIES: RYBERG, Patricia Elizabeth and TAYLOR, Edith L., Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, rybergp@ku.edu
27-94:30 PM EXINE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF POLLEN GRAINS FROM DELEMAYA SPINULOSA, A STRUCTURALLY PRESERVED CYCAD POLLEN CONE FROM THE TRIASSIC OF ANTARCTICA: DOORES, Allison S. and TAYLOR, Thomas N., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Ave, Lawrence, KS 66045, asdoores@ku.edu

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