2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 32
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall A (Oregon Convention Center)

Paleontology: Paleoenvironments, Paleocommunities, Biogeography & Biostratigraphy (Posters)

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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LATE PERMIAN PALEOENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS EXPOUNDED THROUGH ANALYSIS OF A FOREST-FLOOR PALEOSOL PROFILE, KAROO BASIN, SOUTH AFRICA
KNIGHT, Cassi1, GASTALDO, Robert A.1 and NEVELING, Johann2, (1)Department of Geology, Colby College, 5807 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901, (2)Council for Geosciences, Private Bag x112, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa, knight.cassi@gmail.com, knight.cassi@gmail.com
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DECIPHERING THE EARLY TRIASSIC RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT: THE SEARCH FOR MUD AGGREGATES IN THE KAROO BASIN, SOUTH AFRICA
PLUDOW, Bryce A.1, GASTALDO, Robert A.1 and NEVELING, Johann2, (1)Department of Geology, Colby College, 5807 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901, (2)Council for Geosciences, Private Bag x112, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa, bapludow@colby.edu, bapludow@colby.edu
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XRD-MINERALOGY OF LAKE BOSUMTWI (GHANA) SEDIMENTS AS A PROXY FOR PAST HYDROLOGIC VARIABILITY OF WEST AFRICA
ABEBE, Nardos T., Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, PECK, John A., Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, SHANAHAN, Timothy M., Department of Marine Chemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, KING, J.W., Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Bay Campus, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882, OVERPECK, Jonathan T., Department of Geosciences and Institute for the Study of Planet Earth, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719 and SCHOLZ, Christopher A., Department of Earth Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070, nta2@uakron.edu, nta2@uakron.edu
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WHAT'S HIDING UNDER THE BED? BED-TO-BED HETEROGENEITY OF A NEWLY EXCAVATED SUCCESSION OF THE EDIACARA MEMBER, RAWNSLEY QUARTZITE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
DZAUGIS, Mary E., Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, DROSER, Mary L., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, GEHLING, James G., Science Centre, South Australian Museum, Morgan Thomas Lane, South Australia, Adelaide, 5000, Australia, DZAUGIS, Matthew P., School of Marine Science, University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373 and SAPPENFIELD, Aaron, Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, mdzaugis@u.rochester.edu, mdzaugis@u.rochester.edu
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PALEOECOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF LATE IBEXIAN (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) TRILOBITES FROM THE SHALLOW BAY FORMATION (COW HEAD GROUP), WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND
KARIM, Talia S., Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, tkarim@ku.edu, tkarim@ku.edu
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MIDDLE DEVONIAN (EMSIAN-EIFELIAN) MIXED TERRESTRIAL, ESTUARINE, AND MARINE-INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE TROUT VALLEY FORMATION, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
CHARSKY, Alyssa, BELTRAN, James, KNIGHT, Cassi, LANPHIER, Henry W., MALICK, Geoffrey T., MATHES, Samuel B., MCCARTHY, Andrew L., OAKES, Jeffery A., SCHWARZ, Jacob J. and GASTALDO, Robert A., Department of Geology, Colby College, 5807 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901, acharsky@colby.edu, acharsky@colby.edu
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THE PALEOECOLOGY OF A MISSISSIPPIAN REEF FROM NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA
LORD, Edwin and WALKER, Sally E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, tedwin04@uga.edu, tedwin04@uga.edu
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PERMINERALIZED ALETHOPTERIS AMBIGUA LESQUEREUX FROM THE PENNSYLVANIAN COALS OF IOWA: PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
WEHNER, Matthew and RAYMOND, Anne, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, matthewwehner@yahoo.com, matthewwehner@yahoo.com
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RELATING PALEOBOTANIC, PALEOECOLOGIC, AND PALEOCLIMATIC VARIATION IN THE PENNSYLVANIAN-PERMIAN MARKLEY FORMATION OF NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
ROMANCHOCK, Charles M., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, DIMICHELE, William A., Department of Paleobiology, NMNH Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560 and CHANEY, Dan S., Deptartment of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, NMNH Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, chrom@sas.upenn.edu, chrom@sas.upenn.edu
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PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF WELLINGTON FORMATION (PERMIAN, OKLAHOMA) PALEOBOTANY
LUPIA, R., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History / School of Geology & Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Ave, Norman, OK 73072, PACK, J.M., Chesapeake Energy, 1516 George St, Edmond, OK 73003, SOREGHAN, M.J., School of Geology & Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019, SOREGHAN, G.S., School of Geology & Geophysics, Univ. of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, Norman, OK 73019 and BURKHALTER, R.J., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Ave, Norman, OK 73072, rlupia@ou.edu, rlupia@ou.edu
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NEW MICROVERTEBRATE FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE UPPER TRIASSIC BLUE MESA MEMBER OF THE PETRIFIED FOREST FORMATION IN THE BLUE HILLS, EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA
NORMAN, Jessica R., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, HECKERT, Andrew B., Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608, KRZYZANOWSKI, Stan E., New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, RINEHART, Larry F., Geoscience, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 and LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104, normanj@mail.usf.edu, normanj@mail.usf.edu
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FOSSIL CHARCOAL IN CHINLE GROUP STRATA (UPPER TRIASSIC), NORTHERN ARIZONA: DISTRIBUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE
TANNER, Lawrence H., Dept. Biological Sciences, Le Moyne College, 1419 Salt Springs Rd, Syracuse, NY 13214 and LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104, tannerlh@lemoyne.edu, tannerlh@lemoyne.edu
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A NEW DINOSAUR ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS (ALBIAN) OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
BONDE, Joshua W.1, VARRICHIO, David J.2 and JACKSON, Frankie D.2, (1)Geoscience Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (2)Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Bozeman, MT 59717, joshua.bonde@unlv.edu, joshua.bonde@unlv.edu
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DELTA PLAIN ENVIRONMENTS AND ECOLOGY OF THE CRETACEOUS (CENOMANIAN) WOODBINE FORMATION AT THE ARLINGTON ARCHOSAUR SITE, NORTH TEXAS
MAIN, Derek J., Geology Dept, The University of Texas, Arlington, TX 76019-0049, maindinos@msn.com, maindinos@msn.com
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TWO DISTINCT FROG DEATH ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE SHEEP PASS FORMATION (MAASTRICHTIAN-EOCENE), EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA
SHIRK, Aubrey M., Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, BONDE, Joshua W., Geoscience Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, DRUSCHKE, Peter A., Exploration, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX 77002 and HILTON, Richard P., Earth Science, Sierra College, 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, CA 95677, shirka2@unlv.nevada.edu, shirka2@unlv.nevada.edu
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FOSSIL PLANTS IN THE EOCENE GREENHOUSE: DECIPHERING AN ALASKAN PALEOCLIMATE WITH PETRIFIED LEAVES
LOOPE, Garrison R., Department of Geology, Oberlin College, 1300 N 37th St, Lincoln, NE 68503, gloope@gmail.com, gloope@gmail.com
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AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE EOCENE REPUBLIC LOCALITY, NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON STATE, USA
VOLKMAN, Karl E., Stonerose Interpretive Center, 15-1 North Kean Street, Republic, WA 99166, PIGG, Kathleen B., School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501 and DEVORE, Melanie L., Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061, srcollections@rcabletv.com, srcollections@rcabletv.com
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TROPICAL PLANT OCCURRENCE IN THE REPUBLIC FLORA
PIGG, Kathleen B.1, DEVORE, Melanie L.2, BENEDICT, John C.1 and TAYLOR, Witt1, (1)School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, (2)Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061, kpigg@asu.edu, kpigg@asu.edu
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USING THE REPUBLIC FLORA TO UNDERSTAND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS OF THE EOCENE
DEVORE, Melanie L., Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, 135 Herty Hall, Milledgeville, GA 31061, PIGG, Kathleen B., School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501 and VOLKMAN, Karl E., Stonerose Interpretive Center, 15-1 North Kean Street, Republic, WA 99166, melanie.devore@gcsu.edu, melanie.devore@gcsu.edu
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PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE FLORAL DIVERSITY IN THE EARLY TERTIARY CHUCKANUT FORMATION, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, USA
BREEDLOVESTROUT, Renee L., Exploration Company, ExxonMobil, 222 Benmar Drive, Houston, TX 77060, breedlovestrout@gmail.com, breedlovestrout@gmail.com
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THE EOCENE MOONLIGHT FLORA, PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AND THE CLARNO CONNECTION
LOVELOCK, Elizabeth Clare, Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and TIFFNEY, Bruce H., Department of Earth Science and College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, lovelock@umail.ucsb.edu, lovelock@umail.ucsb.edu
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FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY IN LEAVES: A POTENTIAL PROXY FOR PALEOELEVATION ?
KOUWENBERG, Lenny, Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 3060 Valley Life Science Building, Berkeley, CA 94720 and PUNYASENA, Surangi W., Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, 505 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, lenny.kouwenberg@berkeley.edu, lenny.kouwenberg@berkeley.edu
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EQUATORIAL PALEOCOMMUNITIES AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE MATMOR FORMATION (LATE CALLOVIAN, MIDDLE JURASSIC) OF SOUTHERN ISRAEL
BELDING, Elyssa1, WILSON, Mark A.2, SHARPE, Meredith2, BOWEN, Jeff2 and LEHMANN, Sophie3, (1)School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Department of Geology, The College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, (3)Geology, Miami University, Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, ebelding09@wooster.edu, ebelding09@wooster.edu
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MIOCENE FORAMINIFERAL BIOFACIES ALONG THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF NORTHWEST PANAMA
GARCIA INGUANTI, Carla1, GUROCAK-ORHUN, Ozlem1, MATTHEWS, Francis Alex1, COLLINS, Laurel S.2 and O'DEA, Aaron3, (1)Dept. of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, (2)Dept. of Earth and Environment, and Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, (3)Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843 - 03092, Panama, 03092, Panama, cgarc003@fiu.edu, cgarc003@fiu.edu
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PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE UPPER MIOCENE TUIRA FORMATION, DARIEN, PANAMA
GUROCAK-ORHUN, Ozlem, Dept. of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199 and COLLINS, Laurel S., Dept. of Earth and Environment, and Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, oguro001@fiu.edu, oguro001@fiu.edu
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CORAL FAUNAL PARTITIONING AND REEF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A MIXED CARBONATE-SILICICLASTIC SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC CONTEXT
KLAUS, James S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, MCNEILL, Donald F., CSL-Center for Carbonate Research, University of Miami-RSMAS, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149 and BUDD, Ann F., Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, North Capitol St, Iowa City, IA 52242, j.klaus@miami.edu, j.klaus@miami.edu
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ASSEMBLAGES OF ATTACHED (ENCRUSTING) FORAMINIFERA ACROSS A SMALL, CARBONATE PLATFORM, SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS
TICHENOR Jr, Hal R., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858 and LEWIS, Ronald D., Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, Tichenorh10@ecu.edu, Tichenorh10@ecu.edu
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BIOGEOGRAPHY OF EXTANT NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS: SPATIAL TURNOVER IN RELATION TO CLIMATIC AND PHYSIOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
CHANG, Lucy, Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, FOX, David L., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219 and BADGLEY, Catherine, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, luchang@berkeley.edu, luchang@berkeley.edu
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FIRST RECORDS OF TWO LARGE LAND MAMMALS IN MIDDLE EOCENE COASTAL PLAIN STRATA OF TEXAS
WESTGATE, James W., Earth & Space Sciences, Lamar University, PO Box 10031, Beaumont, TX 77710, james.westgate@lamar.edu, james.westgate@lamar.edu
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UPPER CRETACEOUS (SANTONIAN) AMBER FROM THE INGERSOLL SHALE (EUTAW FORMATION), EASTERN ALABAMA: MODES OF OCURRENCE, CHARACTER, FOSSIL INCLUSIONS, AND PALEOBOTANICAL AFFINITY
KNIGHT, Terrell K.1, BINGHAM, P. Sean1, GRIMALDI, David A.2, ANDERSON, Ken B.3, LEWIS, Ronald D.1 and SAVRDA, Charles E.1, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, AL 36849, (2)Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, (3)Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, MS 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, scavenger21@gmail.com, scavenger21@gmail.com
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DINOSAURIAN FAUNA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
KING, James L., The University of Alabama, 631 Bozeman Road, Sulligent, AL 35586 and EBERSOLE, Sandy M., Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405, jlking2@bama.ua.edu, jlking2@bama.ua.edu
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LATE ORDOVICIAN THROUGH MIDDLE SILURIAN GASTROPODA OF THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN
FREDERICK Jr, Philip A., Earth and Physical Science, Sul Ross State University, 303 Mulberry St, Alpine, TX 79830 and ROHR, David M., Biology, Geology and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX 79832, pfrederick@sulross.edu, pfrederick@sulross.edu
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DEVONIAN PHACOPID TRILOBITES AND LINGULOID BRACHIOPODS AT THE BASE OF THE KASKASKIA SEQUENCE IN THE MIOGEOCLINAL LIPPINCOTT SANDSTONE, BASAL LOST BURRO FORMATION, NORTHERN NOPAH RANGE, EASTERN CALIFORNIA, USA
LEATHAM, W. Britt and ROBLES, Matthew R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407, bleatham@csusb.edu, bleatham@csusb.edu
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OSTRACODES, ROCK FACIES AND MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE TROIS-FONTAINES / TERRES D'HAURS TRANSITION IN THE TYPE LOCALITY FOR THE GIVETIAN
CASIER, Jean-Georges1, CAMBIER, Geoffrey2, DEVLEESCHOUWER, Xavier3, PETITCLERC, Estelle3 and PRÉAT, Alain R.Y.2, (1)Department of Paleontology, Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences, Vautier street, 29, Brussels, B-1000, Belgium, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Brussels, F. Roosevelt av., 50, Brussels, B-1000, Belgium, (3)Belgian Geological Survey, Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences, Vautier street, 29, Brussels, B-1000, Belgium, casier@naturalsciences.be, casier@naturalsciences.be
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A TRIASSIC TIMESCALE 2009
LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us
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LAND-VERTEBRATE FAUNACHRONS, GIS AND CLADOTAXONOMY: TOWARDS A GLOBAL TRIASSIC TETRAPOD BIOCHRONOLOGY
SPIELMANN, Justin1, LUCAS, Spencer G.2, HECKERT, Andrew B.3, SULLIVAN, Robert4 and JASINSKI, Steve4, (1)New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albquerque, NM 87104-1375, (2)New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (3)Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608, (4)State Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 North St, Harrisburg, PA 17120, justin.spielmann1@state.nm.us, justin.spielmann1@state.nm.us
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STRATIGRAPHIC ILLUMINATION: DIGITIZING THE USGS DENVER INOCERAMID COLLECTION
LEWIS, Caitlin M., Anthropology, University of Denver, 2075 S. Josephine St, #206, Denver, CO 80210, ARNTZEN, Katherine, Anthropology, University of Denver, 2000 E. Asbury Ave, Sturm Hall 146, Denver, CO 80208 and MCKINNEY, Kevin C., USGS, MS 980, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, clewis40@du.edu, clewis40@du.edu
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IDENTIFYING INOCERAMIDS WITH WILLIAM A. COBBAN'S USGS DIGITIZED PRIMER
ARNTZEN, Katherine, Anthropology, University of Denver, 2000 E. Asbury Ave, Sturm Hall 146, Denver, CO 80208, LEWIS, Caitlin M., Anthropology, University of Denver, 2075 S. Josephine St, #206, Denver, CO 80210 and MCKINNEY, Kevin C., USGS, MS 980, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, karntzen@du.edu, karntzen@du.edu
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THE LONG-PROBOSCID POLLINATION SYNDROME IN MID MESOZOIC EURASIA: IMPLICTIONS FOR YIXIAN FORMATION AGE
LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, labandec@si.edu, labandec@si.edu
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DISCOVERY OF LOWER CRETACEOUS RADIOLARIANS FROM THE SPONTANG OPHIOLITE, LADAKH, NW INDIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR NEO-TETHYAN EVOLUTION
BAXTER, Alan T.1, AITCHISON, Jonathan C.2, ZYABREV, Sergey V.3 and ALI, Jason R.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, (2)School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Madsen Blg F09, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (3)Institute for Tectonics & Geophysics, 65 Kim Yu Chen Street, Khabarovsk, 680000, Russia, alantbaxter@gmail.com, alantbaxter@gmail.com
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A LATE CRETACEOUS FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGE AT RANCOCAS, NEW JERSEY: BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS
BRAUDY, Nicole, Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, LANDMAN, Neil H., Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, GARB, Matthew P., Department of Geology and the Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center, Brooklyn, NY 11210 and JOHNSON, Ralph O., Monmouth Amateur Paleontologist's Society, 57 Oceanport Ave, West Long Branch, NJ 07764, nbraudy@gmail.com, nbraudy@gmail.com
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INTEGRATED PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA AND CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSIL BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE UPPER MAASTRICHTIAN-LOWER EOCENE SUCCESSION IN WESTEN SINAI, EGYPT
SHAHIN, Safaa M.1, MOHAMED, Saad A.1, SCOTT, David B.2, AYYAD, Salah N.3, SHAHIN, Abdalla M.3 and FARIS, Mahmoud M.4, (1)Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H3J5, Canada, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, (3)Geology Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt, (4)Geology Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt, shahin_safaa@yahoo.com, shahin_safaa@yahoo.com
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THE AGE OF A THEROPOD DINOSAUR, BASED UPON ASSOCIATED PALYNOASSEMBLAGES, FROM THE SNOW HILL ISLAND FORMATION (MAASTRICHTIAN) AT THE NAZE, JAMES ROSS ISLAND, ANTARCTICA
MARTIN, James E., Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, DI PASQUO, Mercedes, Consejo de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Departamento de Geología, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, (C1428EHA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, CASE, Judd A., College of Science, Health & Engineering, Eastern Washington University, 138 Communications Bldg, Cheney, WA 99004 and SAWYER, J. Foster, Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701, jcase@mail.ewu.edu, jcase@mail.ewu.edu
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MEGA-TSUNAMI HYPOTHESIS TO EXPLAIN PRESENCE OF REWORKED ARABIAN CARBONIFEROUS PALYNOMORPHS IN THE PANNA FORMATION (PALEOCENE-EARLY EOCENE) OF THE MUMBAI OFFSHORE BASIN, INDIA
KUMAR, Arun, Institute of Petroleum and Minerals, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia, arunkumarlko@hotmail.com, arunkumarlko@hotmail.com
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THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE TRANSITION IN THE EASTERN GULF COASTAL PLAIN: PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERAL BIOSTRATIGRAPHY
FLUEGEMAN, Richard, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Main campus, Muncie, IN 47306-0475, rfluegem@bsu.edu, rfluegem@bsu.edu
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A COMPARISON OF THE TAXONOMIC COMPOSITON OF MEDIAL MIOCENE EQUIDS (MAMMALIA: PERISSODACTYLA) FROM THE MISSION PIT, SOUTH DAKOTA AND ASHFALL FOSSIL BEDS, NEBRASKA
FAMOSO, Nicholas A., Department of Geological Sciences and Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97401 and PAGNAC, Darrin, Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E Saint Joesph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, nfamoso2@uoregon.edu, nfamoso2@uoregon.edu
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A PLIOCENE (BLANCAN NALMA) OCCURRENCE OF THE URSAVINE BEAR, AGRIOTHERIUM CF. SCHNEIDERI FROM HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, ID
GENSLER A, Philip, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, P.O. Box 570, 221 N. State Street, Hagerman, ID 83332, SAMUELS, Joshua X., UCLA, 1400 Valley Run, Durham, NC 27707 and MEACHEN-SAMUELS, Julie, NESCENT, 2024 W. Main St, Siute A200, Durham, NC 27705, Phil_Gensler@nps.gov, Phil_Gensler@nps.gov
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MAMMUTHUS AND CAMELOPS FROM PLEISTOCENE STRATA ALONG THE CALTRANS STATE ROUTE 180 WEST PROJECT, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
DUNDAS, Robert G., HARMSEN, Frederika J. and WAKABAYASHI, John, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, rdundas@csufresno.edu, rdundas@csufresno.edu
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LATE PLEISTOCENE BISON CF. B. LATIFRONS FROM FRESNO, CALIFORNIA WITH COMMENTS ON THE AGE OF THE UPPER UNIT OF THE MODESTO FORMATION
IBARRA, Yesenia, DUNDAS, Robert G., HARMSEN, Frederika J. and VAN DE WATER, Peter, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, yese1127@csufresno.edu, yese1127@csufresno.edu