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2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 16
Sunday, 2 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T90. Terrestrial Paleobiology of South America, Cretaceous through Neogene

Paleontological Society

 

Peter Wilf, Robyn J. Burnham, Maria A. Gandolfo and Kirk R. Johnson, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
EARLY CRETACEOUS TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS FROM PATAGONIA: THE BAQUERO GROUP, A CASE STUDY
CUNEO, Nestor Ruben, Paleobotany, MEF, Av. Fontna 140, Trelew, 9100, Argentina, rcuneo@mef.org.ar, rcuneo@mef.org.ar
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8:25 AM
MAASTRICHTIAN TO EARLY MIOCENE PATTERNS OF PLANT DIVERSIFICATION IN THE NEOTROPICS
JARAMILLO, Carlos A., Biostratigraphy, Colombian Petroleum Institute, AA 4185, Bucaramanga, carlos@flmnh.ufl.edu, carlos@flmnh.ufl.edu
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8:45 AM
CENOZOIC ANDEAN GEOCHRONOLOGY, PALEOENVIRONMENTS AND TECTONIC HISTORY: EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH AMERICAN FOSSIL MAMMALS
FLYNN, John J., Geology, Field Museum Nat History, 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, jflynn@fieldmuseum.org, jflynn@fieldmuseum.org
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9:05 AM
MODERNIZATION OF SOUTH AMERICAN FRESHWATER FISHES AND THEIR HABITATS
LUNDBERG, John G., Ichthyology, The Academy of Nat Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103, lundberg@acnatsci.org, lundberg@acnatsci.org
 
9:25 AM
Break
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9:40 AM
THE MESOZOIC MAMMALIAN RECORD IN SOUTH AMERICA: A REAPPRAISAL
ROUGIER, Guillermo W.1, MARTINELLI, Agustín G.2 and FORASIEPI, Analía M.1, (1)Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, Univ of Louisville, 500 S Preston, Louisville, KY 40292, (2)Vertebrate Paleontology, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Angel Gallardo 470, Buenos Aires, 1405, grougier@louisville.edu, grougier@louisville.edu
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9:55 AM
FLORA OF THE LA COLONIA FORMATION (MAASTRICHTIAN, LATE CRETACEOUS), CHUBUT, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
GANDOLFO, Maria A., Department of Plant Biology, Cornell Univ, L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Mann Library, Ithaca, NY 14853 and CUNEO, N. Ruben, Museo Egidio Feruglio, Trelew, Chubut, 9100, Argentina, MAG4@CORNELL.EDU, MAG4@CORNELL.EDU
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10:10 AM
EXTREMELY DIVERSE FOSSIL FLORAS FROM THE PALEOGENE OF PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ORIGINS OF HIGH PLANT AND INSECT DIVERSITY IN SOUTH AMERICA
WILF, Peter, Dept. Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, JOHNSON, Kirk R., Dept. Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, Denver, CO 80205, CUNEO, N. Ruben, Paleobotany, MEF, Av. Fontana 140, Trelew, 9100, Argentina, LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Nat History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560 and GANDOLFO, Maria A., Department of Plant Biology, Cornell Univ, L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Mann Library, Ithaca, NY 14853, pwilf@geosc.psu.edu, pwilf@geosc.psu.edu
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10:25 AM
TERTIARY CLIMATE AND VEGETATION OF SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA
HINOJOSA O, Luis Felipe, Laboratorio de Ecología y Sistemática Vegetal (Palinología), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile and GREGORY-WODZICKI, Kathryn, 3101-1199 Marinaside Crescent, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2Y2, Canada, lhinojos@icaro.dic.uchile.cl, lhinojos@icaro.dic.uchile.cl
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10:40 AM
INVESTIGATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE EOCENE PIEDRA CHAMANA PETRIFIED FOREST, PERU
WOODCOCK, Deborah, Dept. of Geography, Clark Univ, Worcester, MA 01610 and MEYER, Herbert W., Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, P.O. Box 185, Florissant, CO 80816, Herb_Meyer@nps.gov, Herb_Meyer@nps.gov
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10:55 AM
BLOWING IN THE WIND: ABIOTIC DISPERSAL, ECOLOGY, AND PHYLOGENY IN SOUTH AMERICAN TERTIARY FLORAS
BURNHAM, Robyn J., Museum of Paleontology, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, rburnham@umich.edu, rburnham@umich.edu
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11:10 AM
WHEN INVASION AND RADIATION DO NOT COINCIDE: FRESHWATER CORBULID BIVALVES FROM THE NEOGENE OF WESTERN AMAZONIA AND THE PALEOCENE OF NORTH DAKOTA
ANDERSON, Laurie C., Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, E235 Howe-Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4101 and HARTMAN, Joseph H., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Univ of North Dakota, PO Box 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, laurie@geol.lsu.edu, laurie@geol.lsu.edu
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11:25 AM
PATTERNS OF MAMMALIAN COMMUNITY EVOLUTION IN SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA DURING THE LATE NEOGENE IN RELATION TO CLIMATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
BOBE, Rene, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, NHB MRC 121, Washington, DC 20013-7012, ORTIZ JAUREGUIZAR, Edgardo, Museo Paleontologico "Egidio Feruglio", Fontana 140, Trelew, U9100GYO, Argentina and BEHRENSMEYER, Anna K., Smithsonian Inst, NHB-121, Washington, DC 20560-0121, bobe.rene@nmnh.si.edu, bobe.rene@nmnh.si.edu
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11:40 AM
QUATERNARY KARST GEOMORPHOLOGY AND MAMMALIAN PALEOBIOLOGY IN SEMIARID NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL
AULER, Augusto, CPMTC Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, CARTELLE, Castor, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, HARTWIG, Walter, Basic Sciences, Touro Univ College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, CA 94558 and SMART, Peter, School of Geographical Sciences, Univ of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, whartwig@touro.edu, whartwig@touro.edu
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