2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 239
Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 314 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T46. Using Digitized Data in Geological and Paleontological Research I

Paleontological Society; Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections; GSA Geoinformatics Division; EarthCube C4P; iSamples
Talia S. Karim and Gil Nelson, Session Chairs
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Start Time
1:30 PM
THE FOSSIL PROJECT: ENGAGING AMATEUR FOSSIL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES AS DOWNSTREAM USERS OF DIGITIZED DATA
MACFADDEN, Bruce J., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu
1:45 PM
ARE PRINTED FOSSIL REPLICAS AN EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL USE OF 3D DATA SETS? EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF FOSSIL REPLICAS IN THE CLASSROOM
CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 1705, Mississippi State, MS 39762, rclary@geosci.msstate.edu
2:00 PM
PALEOTEACH: USE OF PALEONTOLOGICAL 3D DATA FOR K-12 EDUCATION
GRANT, Claudia, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611 and PHILLIPS, Molly, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio, GAINESVILLE, FL 32611, cgrant@flmnh.ufl.edu
2:15 PM
THE DIGITAL QUARRY AT DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT: AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR RESEARCHERS AND INTERPRETERS
JIMENEZ, Marie, Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, BOODHOO, Thea, Biology, Merritt College, Oakland, CA 94619, STIRLING, Trinity, Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Chico, CA 95929, SMITH, Elliott, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84098 and CHURE, Daniel J., Dinosaur National Monument, National Park Service, Box 128, Jensen, UT 84035, marieyjimenez@gmail.com
2:30 PM
INTERDISCIPLINARY SHARING & USE OF DIGITAL FOSSIL DATA  
DEMOUTHE, Jean F., California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, jdemouthe@calacademy.org
2:45 PM
REDESIGNING THE WEBSITE DATABASE OF FLORISSANT FOSSIL SPECIMENS FROM MULTIPLE MUSEUMS:  SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN REPOSITORIES, RESEARCHERS, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES
MEYER, Herbert W., National Park Service, P.O. Box 185, Florissant, CO 80816, SMITH, Dena M., STEPPE- Geological Society of America, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301 and KARIM, Talia S., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, Herb_Meyer@nps.gov
3:00 PM
BISON, GBIF AND FOSSIL INSECTS: RECONSTRUCTING PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE WITH DIGITIZED DATA
LUBKIN, Sara H., Northern Virginia Community College, Geospatial Studies, 1831 Wiehle Avenue, Room 345, Reston, VA 20190; University of Mary Washington, Earth and Environmental Science, 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, sara.lubkin@gmail.com
 
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
PALEOBIOLOGY DATABASE: USING DATA FROM THE PAST TO EXPAND RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE
UHEN, Mark, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, MS 6E2, Fairfax, VA 22030, muhen@gmu.edu
3:45 PM
PALEODEEPDIVE: TOWARDS AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR PALEONTOLOGICAL DATA DISCOVERY AND RETRIEVAL FROM THE PUBLISHED LITERATURE
PETERS, Shanan E.1, ZHANG, Ce2, ROSS, Ian2 and LIVNY, Miron2, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, peters@geology.wisc.edu
4:00 PM
DIGITAL FOSSILS: THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT
LIEBERMAN, Bruce S., Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd, Dyche Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, HENDRICKS, Jonathan R., Department of Geology, San José State University, Duncan Hall 321, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192, STIGALL, Alycia L., Department of Geological Sciences and Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Lab, Athens, OH 45701, FARRELL, Úna C., Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045 and BEACH, James H., Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, blieber@ku.edu
4:15 PM
THE EPANDDA PROJECT: INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY TO DIGITIZED DATA FROM THE PALEONTOLOGICAL AND NEONTOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
SMITH, Dena M.1, BUTTS, Susan H.2, GALL, Lawrence3, KARIM, Talia S.4, LANDMAN, Neil H.5, NELSON, Gil6, NORRIS, Christopher A.7, SESSA, Jocelyn A.5 and UHEN, Mark8, (1)STEPPE- Geological Society of America, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301, (2)Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, (3)Peabody Museum of Natural History - Entomology, Yale University, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520, (4)University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, (5)Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, (6)iDigBio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, (7)Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, (8)Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, MS 6E2, Fairfax, VA 22030, dsmith@geosociety.org
4:30 PM
THE USE OF DIGITIZED DATA IN PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF MACROEVOLUTION
MYERS, Corinne, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87108, SAUPE, Erin E., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 and STIGALL, Alycia L., Department of Geological Sciences and Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Lab, Athens, OH 45701, cemyers@unm.edu
4:45 PM
THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF ‘SLUGGISH’ EVOLUTION: THE IMPACT OF GEOGRAPHIC RANGE SIZE ON EXTINCTION SELECTIVITY IN PENNSYLVANIAN BRACHIOPODS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MIDCONTINENT
CASEY, Michelle M., Geosciences, Murray State University, 334 Blackburn Hall, Murray, KY 42071, SAUPE, Erin E., Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 and LIEBERMAN, Bruce S., Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd, Dyche Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, shellecasey@gmail.com
5:00 PM
PALEOECOLOGY OF MARINE MOLLUSC ASSEMBLAGES IN LOS ANGELES BASIN DURING THE QUATERNARY: DARK DATA SEE THE LIGHT
HENDY, Austin J.W., Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 900007, ahendy@nhm.org
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