2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Session No. 806 Tuesday, 7 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 310CF

GC2. Applied Micropaleontology: Tools and Techniques for the 21st Century (Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research; Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies; Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM); Paleontological Research Institute)

Brian J. O'Neill, Alicia C.M. Kahn, Jere H. Lipps and Andrew Bowman, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
806-18:05 AM Petrography and Biostratigraphy of #101 Las Cañas and Mesita #1 cores, Golden Lane/Poza Rica Trend, Mexico: KRUTAK, Paul R., P. Krutak Geoservices Intl, PO Box 369, Rye, CO 81069-0369, pkrutakgeos@hotmail.com
806-28:20 AM Utilizing Abundance Changes of New and Non-Standard Calcareous Nannofossil Taxa to Increase Biostratigraphic Resolution in Expanded Continental Margin Deposits: Examples from the Middle and Lower Miocene of the Gulf of Mexico: DENNE, Richard A., Applied Biostratigraphix, 51 Midday Sun Pl, The Woodlands, TX 77382, radenne@appliedbiostratigraphix.com
806-38:35 AM Comparison of Two Planktonic:Benthonic (P:B) Curves from the Yazoo Clay (Eocene; Priabonian) of Mississippi: FLUEGEMAN, Richard H.1, BALAKRISHNAN, Aneesha1, BANSER, Christopher J.1, MCGUIRE, Kelli A.1, TIEDEMANN, Nicholas S.1, WOLFE, Davina M.2, CRUME, Michelle A.1, THURBER, Daniel C.1, and FUNK, Bradley A.1, (1) Dept. of Geology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, rfluegem@bsu.edu, (2) Dept. of Geology, Ball State University, Dept. of Geology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0475
806-48:50 AM Kerogen and Palynomorph Analyses of the Mid-Cretaceous Bahariya Formation and Abu Roash “G” Member, North Western Desert, Egypt: ZOBAA, Mohamed1, SANCHEZ BOTERO, Carlos1, BROWNE, Cassandra1, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca E.1, and IBRAHIM, Mohamed I.2, (1) Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, mkzb79@mst.edu, (2) Environmental Sciences, Alexandria University, Moharam Bek, Alexandria, 21511, Egypt
806-59:05 AM Permian Radiolarian Faunal Variations Correlated to Stable Carbon and Oxygen Isotopes in the Lamar Limestone, Delaware Basin, West Texas: Implications for Radiolarian Paleoecology: JIN, Yuxi, NOBLE, Paula J., and POULSON, Simon R., Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Mail Stop 172, 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557, yuxij@unr.edu
806-69:20 AM Middle Miocene Biostratigraphy of the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica: The First Diatom Perspective from the ANDRILL Southern McMurdo Sound Project: TUZZI, Eva1, OLNEY, Matthew2, RIESSELMAN, Christina3, and HARWOOD, David M.1, (1) Dept. of Geosciences, University of Nebrska-Lincoln, Bessey Hall, PO Box 880340, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, evatuzzi@libero.it, (2) Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620-8100, (3) Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Braun Hall, Bldg. 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115
 9:35 AM Break
806-710:00 AM High Planktonic Foraminiferal Species Turnover, Enhanced Vertical Ocean Mixing and “Coolhouse” Climatic Conditions across the Aptian-Albian Boundary Interval: HUBER, Brian T., Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, NHB-121, Washington, DC 20013-7012, huberb@si.edu, LECKIE, R. Mark, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, and MACLEOD, Kenneth G., Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
806-810:15 AM From Martyrdom to Resurrection for St. Lucie: Revival of a Meiofauna: JAIN, Sreepat1, HAYEK, Lee-Ann C.2, and BUZAS, Martin A.1, (1) Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560, jains@si.edu, (2) Chief Mathematical Statistician, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, MRC-121, Washington, DC 20560-0121
806-910:30 AM The Last Global Extinction In the Deep Sea: HAYWARD, Bruce W.1, KAWAGATA, Shungo2, GRENFELL, Hugh R.1, SABAA, Ashwaq T.1, and O'NEILL, Tanya3, (1) Geomarine Research, 49 Swainston Rd, St Johns, Auckland, New Zealand, b.hayward@geomarine.org.nz, (2) Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan, (3) Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
806-1010:45 AM Biogeographic Comparisons of Neogene Benthic Foraminifera of Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador: SMITH, Carly J., Department of Earth Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, carly.smith@fiu.edu, COLLINS, Laurel S., Dept. of Earth and Environment, and Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, JARAMILLO, Carlos, Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, and QUIROZ, Luis I., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, S7N 5E2, Canada
806-1111:00 AM Paleo-Hazard recognition in coastal settings—microfossil determinations of the history and precursors of major catastrophic events: SCOTT, David B., Centre for Environmental and Marine Geology, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, dbscott@is.dal.ca and LIPPS, Jere H., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
806-1211:15 AM An Experimental Approach to Understanding the Response of Benthic Foraminifera to Cd, Hg, Pb and Zn: BROUILLETTE, Ellen R., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, ellen.brouillette@gmail.com and GOLDSTEIN, Susan T., Deptartment of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
 11:30 AM Concluding Remarks

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