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Rocky Mountain - 54th Annual Meeting (May 7–9, 2002)

Session No. 18
Wednesday, 8 May 2002: 1:00 PM-5:10 PM

T8. Latest Developments in the Paleozoic of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains

 

David K. Elliott, Carol M. Dehler and Russell S. Shapiro, Advocates
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1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:10 PM
A MIDDLE CAMBRIAN ZONED MICROBIALITE REEF, JANGLE LIMESTONE MEMBER OF THE CARRARA FORMATION, EAGLE MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA
ANDERSON, Thomas B., Geology, Sonoma State Univ, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609, tom.anderson@sonoma.edu, tom.anderson@sonoma.edu
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1:25 PM
HIGH-RESOLUTION CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION WITHIN THE MIDDLE CAMBRIAN WHEELER FORMATION
LANGENBURG, E. S.1, LIDDELL, W. D.1, NELSON, S. T.2 and DEHLER, C. M.1, (1)Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, (2)Geology, Brigham Young Univ, S389 ESC, PO BOX 24606, Provo, UT 84602-4606, esl@cc.usu.edu, esl@cc.usu.edu
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1:40 PM
CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY REFINED BY GAMMA RADIATION ANALYSIS: MIDDLE TO LOWER UPPER CAMBRIAN HIGHLAND PEAK FORMATION, EASTERN NEVADA
HOWLEY, Robyn A., Geoscience, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, SHAPIRO, Russell S., Department of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154 and REES, Margaret N., Geoscience, Univ Nevada - Las Vegas, PO Box 451002, Las Vegas, NV 89154-1002, rhowley@unlv.edu, rhowley@unlv.edu
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1:55 PM
SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF LATE CAMBRIAN CYCLIC CARBONATES AND ASTRONOMICAL FORCING
EVANS, Kevin Ray, Geography, Geology, and Planning, Southwest Missouri State Univ, 901 S. National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65804-0087 and BLACK, Ross A., Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, kevans@stratigraphix.com, kevans@stratigraphix.com
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2:10 PM
USING DENDROLITE MORPHOLOGY TO CORRELATE UPPER CAMBRIAN FORMATIONS IN THE DELAMAR AND SPRING MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN NEVADA
BAILLEY, Treasure L., Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and SHAPIRO, Russell S., Department of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, treasurebailley@hotmail.com, treasurebailley@hotmail.com
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2:25 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF A SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE UPPER NOPAH FORMATION (UPPER CAMBRIAN, EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA)
HICKS, Melissa and SHAPIRO, Russell, Geoscience, Unviersity of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, hicksm@unlv.edu, hicksm@unlv.edu
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2:40 PM
CARBONATE SPONGE-ALGAL BUILDUPS IN THE FIRST SEQUENCE OF THE FILLMORE FORMATION (LOWERMOST ORDOVICIAN) OF WESTERN UTAH; A KEY TO UNRAVELLING STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE
DATTILO, Benjamin F., Geosciences Department, Weber State Univ, Ogden, UT 84408, bdattilo@weber.edu, bdattilo@weber.edu
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2:55 PM
SEDIMENTOLOGICAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF CAMBRIAN AND ORDOVICIAN GALLITAN FORMATION, WYOMING AND MONTANA
LAUREN, Tice, Geology, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, MYROW, Paul, Dept. of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, TAYLOR, John, Dept. of Geosciences, Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705, RIPPERDAN, Robert L., Department of Geology, Univ of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PO Box 9107, Mayaguez, PR 00681 and ETHINGTON, Raymond L., Geological Sciences, Univ of Missouri-Columbia, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211, L_Tice@coloradocollege.edu, L_Tice@coloradocollege.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
DEVONIAN VERTEBRATE CORRELATION IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
ELLIOTT, David K., Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, david.elliott@nau.edu, david.elliott@nau.edu
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3:30 PM
MICROVERTEBRATE CORRELATION OF LOWER DEVONIAN STRATA, CENTRAL-EASTERN IDAHO: EXTENDING BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC POTENTIAL TO MARGINAL-MARINE PALEOENVIRONMENTS
DEHLER, Carol M., Department of Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505 and ELLIOTT, David K., Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, chuaria@cc.usu.edu, chuaria@cc.usu.edu
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3:45 PM
LOWER AND MIDDLE DEVONIAN FISH-BEARING ESTUARINE-TO-BIOSTROMAL MARINE DEPOSITS IN THE LOST RIVER RANGE, IDAHO: AN ILLUSTRATION OF WIDESPREAD REGIONAL STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES
OLSON, Maggie1, GRADER, George2 and DEHLER, Carol M.1, (1)Department of Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, (2)Geology, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843, grad9475@uidaho.edu, grad9475@uidaho.edu
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4:00 PM
MIDDLE TO UPPER DEVONIAN BASIN-TO-SHELF CORRELATIONS ACROSS THE PROTO-ANTLER FOREBULGE, CENTRAL NEVADA
SANDBERG, Charles A., Geologist Emeritus, US Geol. Survey, Box 25046, MS 939, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, MORROW, Jared R., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 80639 and POOLE, Forrest G., Geologist Emeritus, US Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, jrmorro@bentley.unco.edu, jrmorro@bentley.unco.edu
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4:15 PM
U-PB ISOTOPIC AGE DATING OF DEVONIAN CONODONTS: A NEW METHOD FOR DATING PALEOZOIC MARINE SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS?
ELRICK, Maya B., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, GETTY, Steve, Department of Geology, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache la Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, EBERT, James R., Earth Sciences Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Pkwy, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015 and ASMEROM, Yemane, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, dolomite@unm.edu, dolomite@unm.edu
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4:30 PM
DEEP-WATER DEPOSITS OF LATE DEVONIAN ALAMO IMPACT BRECCIA, NORTHERN REVEILLE AND SOUTHERN HOT CREEK RANGES, NEVADA
MORROW, Jared R., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 80639, SANDBERG, Charles A., Geologist Emeritus, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 939, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and POOLE, Forrest G., Geologist Emeritus, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jrmorro@bentley.unco.edu, jrmorro@bentley.unco.edu
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4:35 PM
STAGE BY STAGE DEVONIAN PALEOGEOGRAPHY IN EAST-CENTRAL IDAHO WITH A FAMENNIAN FOCUS: CHALLENGES FACING REGIONAL STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION
GRADER, George, Geology, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843, grad9475@uidaho.edu, grad9475@uidaho.edu
 
4:40 PM
Discussion
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