GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 82
Tuesday, 6 November 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Paleontology/Paleobotany (Posters): Non-Marine

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A PLEISTOCENE RODENT FAUNA FROM CURAÇAO, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
MCFARLANE, Donald A., W. M. Keck Science Center, The Claremont Colleges, 925 North Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 and LUNDBERG, Joyce, Carleton Univ, Dept Geography, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, dmcfarla@jsd.claremont.edu, dmcfarla@jsd.claremont.edu
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A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING UNILATERALLY HYPSODONT TEETH WITH EXAMPLES FROM LAGOMORPHA AND RODENTIA
BAIR, Andrea R., University of Nebraska State Museum and Dept. Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, W436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, abair@unlserve.unl.edu, abair@unlserve.unl.edu
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IDENTIFICATION OF FOSSIL "FAKES" USING RARE EARTH ELEMENT(REE) SIGNATURES
PATRICK, Doreena1, TERRY Jr, D. O.2 and GRANDSTAFF, D. E.2, (1)Department of Geology, Temple Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Geology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, dmpc28@aol, dmpc28@aol
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TAPHONOMY OF TWO MIOCENE RHINOCEROS ASSEMBLAGES, DECATUR COUNTY, KANSAS
DEEMER, Danielle L.1, KORTH, William W.2 and ROLLINS, Harold B.1, (1)Geology and Planetary Science, Univ of Pittsburgh, 321 Engineering Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (2)Geology, Buffalo State College, 1300 elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222-1095, dldst59@pitt.edu, dldst59@pitt.edu
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DEPOSITIONAL SETTING AND PALEOECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF A NEW SAUROPOD BONEBED IN THE JAVELINA FORMATION (CRETACEOUS) OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS
MONTGOMERY, Homer, Science Education, Univ of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083 and FIORILLO, Anthony, Paleontology, Dallas Museum of Nat History, P.O. Box 150349, Dallas, TX 75315, mont@utdallas.edu, mont@utdallas.edu
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LATE TERTIARY CLIMATE VARIATIONS INFERRED FROM OSTRACODES, ANZA-BORREGO DESERT REGION, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA
COSMA, Timothy N.1, SMITH, Alison J.2 and PALMER, Donald F.1, (1)Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242, (2)Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, tcosma@kent.edu, tcosma@kent.edu
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SOME ODD THINGS FOUND IN RED ROCKS: SHERMAN CREEK MEMBER
VAN HORN, Katherine J. and ELICK, Jennifer M., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Susquehanna Univ, 514 University Avenue, Fisher Science Building, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, vanhornk@susqu.edu, vanhornk@susqu.edu
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AN UNUSUAL FRESHWATER BIVALVE FROM THE UPPERMOST CRETACEOUS OF MONTANA: A PREVIOUSLY UNEXPLORED ECOLOGICAL NICHE IN THE HELL CREEK FORMATION
HARTMAN, Joseph H., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering and Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota, Box 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202 and BOGAN, Arthur E., Research Laboratory, North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, 4301 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607, joseph_hartman@und.nodak.edu, joseph_hartman@und.nodak.edu
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BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC AGE CONSTRAINTS ON THE MOONSTONE FORMATION, CARBON AND NATRONA COUNTIES, WYOMING: A WINDOW INTO POST-LARAMIDE TECTONISM
SCOTT, Jessica W., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, P. O. Box 3006, Laramie, WY 82071-3006 and CHAMBERLAIN, Kevin R., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, jwscott@uwyo.edu, jwscott@uwyo.edu
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FOSSIL INSECT DAMAGE ON PALEOCENE LEAVES FROM WANNAGAN CREEK, ND
HAIRE, Scott A., Education Department, Sci Museum of Minnesota, 120 Kellogg Blvd. West, St. Paul, MN 55102-1208, HANKS, H. Douglas, Paleontology Dept, Sci Museum of Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55102, TREMAIN, Emily S., Dept of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter, MN 56082, KNAUSS, Georgia E., Dept of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E St. Joesph St, Rapid City, SD 57701, LYSON, Tyler R., Box 5, Marmarth, ND 58643 and KOKES, Jeremiah, Dept of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological Univ, Box 5006, Cookeville, TN 38505, shaire@smm.org, shaire@smm.org
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A REMARKABLE VERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE LANCE FORMATION, NIOBRARA COUNTY, WYOMING
SPENCER, Lee, Earth History Research Center, 4736 Carberry Ck. Rd, Jacksonville, OR 97530, TURNER, Lawrence E., Matbematics and Physical Sciences, Southwestern Adventist Univ, 100 Hillcrest, Keene, TX 76059 and CHADWICK, Arthur V., Geology, Southwestern Adventist Univ, 100 Hillcrest, Keene, TX 76059, lspencer@bco.com, lspencer@bco.com
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EPISODIC DEPOSITION IN THE CRETACEOUS AND PALEOGENE DENVER BASIN: HOW TECTONICS CONTROLS THE CONTINUITY OF THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD
RAYNOLDS, Robert G., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature and Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205-5798, DenverBasin@dmns.org, DenverBasin@dmns.org
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OPALIZED WOOD FROM THE UPPER PLIOCENE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: A COASTAL-PLAIN DEPOSIT ON THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MITCHELL, Darius E., BACKUS, David H. and JOHNSON, Markes E., Geosciences Dept, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, darius.e.mitchell@williams.edu, darius.e.mitchell@williams.edu
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A DIVERSE MEGAFLORA FROM EARLY PALEOCENE SYNOROGENIC STRATA IN THE DENVER BASIN, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
REYNOLDS, Michele L., Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature and Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, JOHNSON, Kirk R., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature and Sci, Denver, CO 80205 and THOMASSON, Joseph R., Fort Hays State Univ, Hays, KS 67601-4099, mlreynolds@dmns.org, mlreynolds@dmns.org
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PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOECOLOGIC RECONSTRUCTIONS IN WESTERN GONDWANA: THE ROLE OF ARBORESCENT LYCOPHYTES
GUERRA-SOMMER, Margot1, MENEGAT, Rualdo1, CAZZULO-KLEPZIG, Miriam1, JASPER, André2 and ALVES, Laureen Sally da Rosa3, (1)Departamento de Estratigrafia e Paleontologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43127, Porto Alegre, RS, 91509-900, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Ciências Exatas e biológicas, UNIVATES - Centro Universitário, Rua Avelino Talini 171, Lajeado, RS, 95900-000, Brazil, (3)Departamento de Paleontologia e Estratigrafia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524/4002-A, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, 20550-013, Brazil, Lara@uerj.br, Lara@uerj.br
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THE EARLIEST KNOWN GYMNOSPERM-DOMINATED SWAMP COMMUNITIES
SLONE, Elizabeth D.J.1, RAYMOND, Anne1, COSTANZA, Suzanne H.2 and LESNIKOWSKA, Alicia D.3, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115, (2)35 Columbia Street, Malden, MA 02148, (3)Biology Department, Georgia Southwestern State Univ, 800 Wheatley Street, Americus, GA 31709, eds2169@geo.tamu.edu, eds2169@geo.tamu.edu
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PATTERNS OF POST K-T BOUNDARY PLANT DIVERSITY AND RATES OF RECOVERY IN THE DENVER BASIN, COLORADO
BARCLAY, Richard S., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, DILCHER, David L., Natural History, Florida Museum of Nat History, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611 and JOHNSON, Kirk R., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature and Sci, Denver, CO 80205, sihetun@hotmail.com, sihetun@hotmail.com
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LATE CRETACEOUS EQUATORIAL COASTAL VEGETATION: NEW MEGAFLORA ASSOCIATED WITH DINOSAUR FINDS IN THE BAHARIYA OASIS, EGYPT
LYON, Mandela A., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Univ of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, JOHNSON, Kirk R., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature and Sci, Denver, CO 80205, WING, Scott L., Smithsonian Inst, NHB-121, Washington, DC 20560-0121, NICHOLS, Douglas J., US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, LACOVARA, Kenneth J., Drexel Univ, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2816 and SMITH, Joshua B., Univ Pennsylvania, 240 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, mlyon@sas.upenn.edu, mlyon@sas.upenn.edu
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TAPHONOMY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF A TYRANNOSAURID LOCALITY FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS (MAASTRICHTIAN) HELL CREEK FORMATION OF EASTERN MONTANA
COOLEY, Joseph B., Department of Paleontology, Museum of the Rockies, 600 Kagy Blvd, Bozeman, MT 59717 and SCHMITT, James G., Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, cooley@montana.edu, cooley@montana.edu
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EARLY PENNSYLVANIAN TETRAPOD ICHNITES OF WARREN CO., INDIANA
MONKS, Joe, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, IN 47907, Dinojoe65@aol.com, Dinojoe65@aol.com
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TAPHONOMY OF FOSSIL TURTLES FROM THE LOWERMOST NAVESINK FORMATION (MAASTRICHTIAN) IN MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
BECKER, Martin A.1, CHAMBERLAIN Jr, John A.2 and EARLEY, Ryan J.1, (1)Dept. of Physics and Geology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, (2)Dept. of Geology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, becker@tcnj.edu, becker@tcnj.edu
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A SPECIES-AREA RELATION FOR LOWER MICHIGAN FISHES
MCELROY, Brandon, SMITH, Gerald and WILKINSON, Bruce, Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063, bmcelroy@umich.edu, bmcelroy@umich.edu
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USING MOLECULAR DATA AND COMPUTERS IN SYSTEMATICS: WHAT THE TORTOISE GEOCHELONE TAUGHT US
HAUSER, K., Institut für Tiermorphologie, Fachhochschule Ansbach, Gottliebstr. 15, Ansbach, 91522, Germany, K_Hauser15@yahoo.com, K_Hauser15@yahoo.com
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ESR DATING THE VILLAFRANCHIAN IN FRANCE AND ELSEWHERE: A "HANDICAPPED" STUDY?
MEI, Tony D.G.1, BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B.2, DELSON, Eric3, FROST, Steve3, BLICKSTEIN, Joel I.B.1 and DIVJAK, Mimi N.1, (1)RFK Research Institute, 7640 Parsons Bvd, Flushing, NY 11366, (2)Dept. of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (3)American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, meitony@hotmail.com, meitony@hotmail.com