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GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 140
Wednesday, 7 November 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T8. "Traces" of Soil Ecosystems through the Phanerozoic: New Insights into Terrestrial Paleoecology, Paleohydrology, and Paleoclimate

Paleontological Society

 

Stephen T. Hasiotis and Marilyn D. Wegweiser, Advocates
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BARBECUED DINOSAUR BONES: TRACES OF A PALEOWILDFIRE NEAR THE END OF THE CRETACEOUS
WEGWEISER, M. D., Geier Collections and Research Center, Cincinnati Museum Ctr, 301 S. Walnut St., #305, Muncie, IN 47305, isopyre@home.com, isopyre@home.com
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1:45 PM
NEW INSIGHTS INTO PHANEROZOIC TERRESTRIAL PALEOCLIMATE USING PLANT AND ANIMAL TRACES AND ELEMENT TRANSLOCATIONS OBSERVED IN A MODERN VERTISOL CLIMOSEQUENCE
DRIESE, Steven G.1, STILES, Cynthia A.1, MORA, Claudia I.1, NORDT, Lee C.2 and WILDING, Larry P.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, (2)Geology, Baylor Univ, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (3)Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A & M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-2474, sdriese@utk.edu, sdriese@utk.edu
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2:00 PM
A CANON FOR EARLY PALEOZOIC CONTINENTAL ECOSYSTEMS
BEERBOWER, Richard, Department of Geological Scienses and Environmental Studies, State Univ of New York at Binghamton, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, bmf.dc@verizon.net, bmf.dc@verizon.net
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2:15 PM
PEDOGENESIS AND GEOCHEMICAL ALTERATION OF COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT LAVAS
SHELDON, Nathan D., Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272, nsheldon@darkwing.uoregon.edu, nsheldon@darkwing.uoregon.edu
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2:30 PM
PEDOGENESIS AND GLOBAL WARMING: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE ANCIENT
WHITE, Paul D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Howe/Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and SCHIEBOUT, Judith A., Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State Univ, 119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, pwhite1@lsu.edu, pwhite1@lsu.edu
 
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PEDOGENIC SPHAEROSIDERITES AS TRACES OF ANCIENT SATURATED SOILS: NEW INSIGHTS ON CHANGES IN THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE DURING EARTH HISTORY
LUDVIGSON, G. A.1, UFNAR, D. F.2, GONZALEZ, L. A.2, WITZKE, B. J.1 and BRENNER, R. L.2, (1)Iowa DNR Geological Survey, 109 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1319, (2)Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1379, gregory-ludvigson@uiowa.edu, gregory-ludvigson@uiowa.edu
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3:15 PM
SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS IN PALEOCLIMATE AND VEGETATION AS REVEALED BY STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS OF PEDOGENIC CARBONATE NODULES AND SOIL ORGANIC MATTER IN SELECTED CHINESE LOESS PALEOSOLS
VIDIC, Natasa J., Agronomy Department, Univ of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, 1111, Slovenia and MONTANEZ, Isabel P., Dept. of Geology, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616, natasa.vidic@bf.uni-lj.si, natasa.vidic@bf.uni-lj.si
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TETRAPOD ICHNOLOGY OF THE EARLY JURASSIC NAVAJO SANDSTONE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE "VERTEBRATE ICHNOFACIES" CONCEPT
RAINFORTH, Emma C., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Rt. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, emmar@ldeo.columbia.edu, emmar@ldeo.columbia.edu
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PRESERVATIONAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN THEROPOD TRACKS AND TRACKWAYS ON A MIDDLE JURASSIC TIDAL FLAT: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOBIOLOGICAL AND PALEOECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
BREITHAUPT, Brent H.1, SOUTHWELL, Elizabeth H.1, ADAMS, Thomas L.1 and MATTHEWS, Neffra A.2, (1)Geological Museum, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)National Science and Technology Center, USDOI-Bureau of land Mgnt, Denver, CO 80225, uwgeoms@uwyo.edu, uwgeoms@uwyo.edu
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4:00 PM
PHANEROZOIC NON-MARINE ICHNOFACIES AND ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE
RETALLACK, Gregory J., Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272, gregr@darkwing.uoregon.edu, gregr@darkwing.uoregon.edu
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4:15 PM
“TRACES” OF HIDDEN BIODIVERSITY IN PALEOSOLS: EXAMPLES FROM PHANEROZOIC TERRESTRIAL DEPOSITS
HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, The Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, StephenHasiotis@hotmail.com, StephenHasiotis@hotmail.com
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4:30 PM
A RELATIONAL DATABASE SCHEMA FOR MANAGING GEOCHEMICAL AND VISUAL DATA: THE ALEUTIAN ARC DATA SYSTEM (AADS)
MYERS, James D., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 and MCELFRESH, Travis J., Content Development and Delivery Group, Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, magma@uwyo.edu, magma@uwyo.edu
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