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

Session No. 71
Monday, 3 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T85. Signs of Life: the Role of Paleobiology in the History of Evolutionary Theory and our Attempts to Understand the Changing Nature of the Biosphere

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; Paleontological Society; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; Cushman Foundation; History of Earth Science Society [HESS]

 

Roger D.K. Thomas and Gary D. Rosenberg, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
THE PROPER MEASURE OF MAN: THE ANTHROPOMORPHIC LANDSCAPE IN RENAISSANCE ART AND THE ORIGIN OF PALEOBIOLOGY
ROSENBERG, Gary D., Indiana Univ–Purdue Univ, 723 W Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132, grosenbe@iupui.edu, grosenbe@iupui.edu
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8:30 AM
ISOLATED IDEAS: CRINOID LITERATURE OF THE 16TH CENTURY
LANE, N. Gary, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN 47405 and AUSICH, William I., Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210, lane@indiana.edu, lane@indiana.edu
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8:45 AM
WERE FOSSILS ONCE LIVING? INVESTIGATING A SEVENTEENTH CENTURY CONUNDRUM
SCOTT, Andrew C., Geology Department, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 OEX, United Kingdom, a.scott@gl.rhul.ac.uk, a.scott@gl.rhul.ac.uk
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9:00 AM
THE EARLIEST PALEOBIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS ON TRILOBITES
ST. JOHN, James, Ohio State Univ at Newark, Founders Hall 156A, 1179 University Drive, Newark, OH 43055, stjohn.2@osu.edu, stjohn.2@osu.edu
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9:15 AM
PALEOBIOLOGY OF TRILOBITES- C. D. WALCOTT'S STUDIES: 1875–1881
YOCHELSON, Ellis L., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Nat History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and WHITELEY, T.E., 105 White Village Drive, Rochester, NY 14625-1405, yochelson.ellis@nmnh.si.edu, yochelson.ellis@nmnh.si.edu
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9:30 AM
THE ROLES OF BRITISH AND GERMAN WOMEN IN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PALEONTOLOGY: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT
KÖLBL-EBERT, Martina, Jura-Museum Eichstätt, Willibaldsburg, Eichstätt, 85072, Germany, Koelbl-Ebert@jura-museum.de, Koelbl-Ebert@jura-museum.de
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
LAGERSTÄTTE AND LUCK: THE ROLE OF THE TYPE CINCINNATIAN IN SHAPING PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN NORTH AMERICA [1838-1961]
BRANDT, Danita S., Geological Sciences, Michigan State Univ, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, brandt@msu.edu, brandt@msu.edu
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10:20 AM
RUDOLF RICHTER AND TODAY’S ACTUALISTIC PALEONTOLOGY
LEWIS, Ronald D., Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, lewisrd@auburn.edu, lewisrd@auburn.edu
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10:35 AM
RUSSIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ADVANCE OF PALEOBIOLOGY
MCMENAMIN, Mark A.S., Department of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, mmcmenam@mtholyoke.edu, mmcmenam@mtholyoke.edu
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10:55 AM
SPECIES, STASIS, AND STRATIGRAPHY: GETTING IT WRONG FOR THE RIGHT REASON
KAESLER, Roger L., Department of Geology, Paleontological Institute, and Natural History Museum, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 121, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, kaesler@ku.edu, kaesler@ku.edu
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11:10 AM
EVOLUTIONARY PALEOBIOLOGY AND THE SCIENCE OF FORM (REVISITED)
MACLEOD, N., Department of Palaeontology, The Nat History Museum, London, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk, N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk
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11:30 AM
THE ROLE OF PALEONTOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW FIELD OF ASTROBIOLOGY
WARD, Peter D., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Washington, Geology; Mailstop 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, ward@geology.washington.edu, ward@geology.washington.edu
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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