Session No. 9
	Friday, 12 April 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
	
	
	S2.  The Permian of the Southwest I
	
	
	
		
	
	
	
 
	
	
	
		
	
    
	
		
			David M. Rohr, Bruce R. Wardlaw and Lance L. Lambert, Conveners
		
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	 
	
		
	
		
	
	
		8:20 AM 
		
		
	
	
		
			
				BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION IN THE TYPE CISURALIAN REGION (LOWER PERMIAN) AND CORRELATION TO WEST TEXAS
			
			
				
					SCHIAPPA, Tamra A., Dept. of Geosciences, Boise State Univ, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 and WARDLAW, Bruce R., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, tschiapp@boisestate.edu, tschiapp@boisestate.edu
 
			
			
				
			
		
	 
 
	
		
	
	
		8:40 AM 
		
		
	
	
		
			
				UPPER PALEOZOIC VOLCANIC ASH BEDS IN SOUTHERN URALS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE GLOBAL TIME-SCALE
			
			
				
					DAVYDOV, Vladimir I.1, CHERNYKH, Valery V.
2, NORTHRUP, Clyde J.
1 and SNYDER, Walter S.
1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Boise State Univ, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, (2)Laboratory of Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Institute of Geology and Geoshemistry,Uralian Scientific Ctr of Russian Academy of Sciences, Pochtovy Per. 7, Ekaterinburg,  620219, Russia, vdavydov@boisestate.edu, vdavydov@boisestate.edu
 
			
			
				
			
		
	 
 
	
		
	
		
	
	
		9:20 AM 
		
		
	
	
		
			
				KUNGURIAN TO LOPINGIAN CORRELATIONS ALONG WESTERN PANGEA
			
			
				
					HENDERSON, Charles M., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, henderson@geo.ucalgary.ca, henderson@geo.ucalgary.ca
 
			
			
				
			
		
	 
 
	
		
	
	
		9:40 AM 
		
		
	
	
		
			
				AMMONOID ZONATION OF THE TYPE GUADALUPIAN (MIDDLE PERMIAN SERIES)—ANALYSES OF ZONAL BOUNDARIES VERSUS CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXTS
			
			
				
					LAMBERT, Lance L., Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249 and GLENISTER, Brian F., Department of Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, llambert@utsa.edu, llambert@utsa.edu
 
			
			
				
			
		
	 
 
	
		
	
		
	
		
	
	
		10:40 AM 
		
		
	
	
		
			
				LATEST GUADALUPIAN MICROFAUNAS (CONODONTS, FORAMINIFERS) FROM WEST TEXAS
			
			
				
					NESTELL, Merlynd K.1, NESTELL, Galina P.
1, WARDLAW, Bruce R.
2 and LAMBERT, Lance L.
3, (1)Department of Geology, Univ of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, (2)US Geol Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, (3)Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249, nestell@uta.edu, nestell@uta.edu
 
			
			
				
			
		
	 
 
	
		
	
		
	
	
		11:20 AM 
		
		
	
	
		
			
				THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DISCOVERY OF MESOGONDOLELLA (JINOGONDOLELLA) ASERRATA IN OMAN FOR CORRELATING WEST TEXAS WORDIAN WORLDWIDE
			
			
				
					KOZUR, Heinz W., Rezsu u. 83, Budapest,  H-1029, Hungary and WARDLAW, Bruce R., US Geol Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, kozurh@helka.iif.hu, kozurh@helka.iif.hu
 
			
			
				
			
		
	 
 
	
		
	
	
		11:40 AM 
		
		
	
	
		
			
				REFINED TAXONOMY OF ROBUST NONPLATFORMED CONODONTS IMPROVES CORRELATION OF THE KAZANIAN TO THE WEST TEXAS STANDARD
			
			
				
					CHERNYKH, Valery V., Laboratory of Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Institute of Geology and Geoshemistry,Uralian Scientific Ctr of Russian Academy of Sciences, Pochtovy Per. 7, Ekaterinburg,  620219, Russia, chernykh@igg.uran.ru, chernykh@igg.uran.ru