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

Session No. 195
Tuesday, 4 November 2003: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T88. The Hunt for Precambrian Life: An Integrated Approach (Posters)

Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Precambrian [at large]

Authors will be present from .

 

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DETERMINING THE BIOGENICITY OF RESIDUAL CARBON WITHIN THE APEX CHERT
SHARP, Thomas G. and DE GREGORIO, Bradley T., Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, P.O Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, degregorio@asu.edu, degregorio@asu.edu
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PALEOSOL EVIDENCE FOR THE PHOSPHORUS BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE IN THE PRECAMBRIAN
SHELDON, Nathan D., Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, nsheldon@darkwing.uoregon.edu, nsheldon@darkwing.uoregon.edu
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EVIDENCE FOR BIOALTERATION IN PILLOW LAVAS OF PRECAMBRIAN OPHIOLITES
FURNES, H., Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Allegt. 41, Bergen, 5007, Norway, BANERJEE, N.R., Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Allegt. 41, Bergen, 5007, MUEHLENBACHS, K., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, STAUDIGEL, H., Scripps Insitution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, CA 92093-0225, DE WIT, M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700, South Africa and KONTINEN, A., Geological Survey of Finland, P. O. Box 1237, Kuopio, FIN-70211, Finland, harald.furnes@geol.uib.no, harald.furnes@geol.uib.no
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IDENTIFICATION OF FENESTRATE MICROBIALITES FROM THE NEOARCHEAN CARAWINE FORMATION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
MURPHY, Megan A., Geology, Univ of California, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616-5270 and SUMNER, Dawn Y., Univ of California - Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616-5270, megmurphy@geology.ucdavis.edu, megmurphy@geology.ucdavis.edu
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GEOCHEMISTRY OF MOLAR TOOTH STRUCTURE MICROSPAR FROM THE NEOARCHEAN MONTEVILLE FORMATION, SOUTH AFRICA
BISHOP, James W. and SUMNER, Dawn, Geology Department, Univ of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, bishop@geology.ucdavis.edu, bishop@geology.ucdavis.edu
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LOW SULFATE AND ANOXIA IN A MID-PROTEROZOIC MARINE BASIN
SHEN, Yanan, Botanical Museum, Harvard Univ, 26 Oxford Street, cambridge, MA 02138, KNOLL, Andrew, Botanical Museum, Harvard Univ, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 and WALTER, Malcolm, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie Univ, NSW 2109, Australia, yshen@oeb.harvard.edu, yshen@oeb.harvard.edu
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THE HUNT FOR EARLY EUKARYOTES IN ARCHEAN AND PROTEROZOIC OCEANS
JAVAUX, Emmanuelle J.1, KNOLL, Andrew H.1, MARSHALL, Craig P.2 and WALTER, Malcolm R.2, (1)Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard Univ, 26 Oxford street, Cambridge, MA 02138, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Macquarie Univ, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia, ejavaux@aol.com, ejavaux@aol.com
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DIVERSITY OF ANIMAL LIFE IN THE DOUSHANTUO FORMATION OF SOUTHWEST CHINA
OLIVERI, Paola1, GAO, Feng1, DORNBOS, Stephen Q.2, CHEN, Jun-Yuan3, LI, Chia-Wei4, BOTTJER, David5 and DAVIDSON, Eric H.1, (1)Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, (3)Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Nanjing, 210008, China, (4)Life Science, National Tsing Hua Univ, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, (5)Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, poliveri@its.caltech.edu, poliveri@its.caltech.edu
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PRESERVATION OF NEOPROTEROZOIC DOUSHANTUO PHOSPHATIZED MICROFOSSILS FROM SOUTHWESTERN CHINA
GAO, Feng1, DORNBOS, Stephen Q.2, OLIVERI, Paola3, DAVIDSON, Eric H.3, LI, C.-W.4, CHEN, J.Y.1 and BOTTJER, David5, (1)Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontolgy, Nanjing, 210008, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, (4)Department of Life Science, Tsing Hua Univ, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Zumberge Hall 117, Los Angeles, CA 90254, gaofeng@its.caltech.edu, gaofeng@its.caltech.edu
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MARINE CHEMISTRY OF THE TERMINAL PROTEROZOIC DOUSHANTUO FORMATION: ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE PHOSPHATIZED EMBRYOS
KIMURA, Hiroto1, BOTTJER, David2, CHEN, Jun-Yuan3, DORNBOS, Stephen Q.2, GAO, Feng4, OLIVERI, Paola4, DAVIDSON, Eric H.4 and EILER, John M.1, (1)Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 100-23, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, (3)Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Nanjing, 210008, China, (4)Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, hkimura@gps.caltech.edu, hkimura@gps.caltech.edu
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STUDY OF THE OLDEST ANIMAL FOSSILS WITH COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY
TSAPIN, Alexandre, Earth and Space Science, Jet Propulsion Lab, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109 and BOTTJER, David, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Zumberge Hall 117, Los Angeles, CA 90254, tsapin@jpl.nasa.gov, tsapin@jpl.nasa.gov
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LOSSLESS COMPRESSION AS A COMPLEXITY INDEX IN PALEOGEOBIOLOGY: ICHNOFABRICS AND STROMATOLITES AS TWO EXAMPLES
STORRIE-LOMBARDI, Michael C.1, CORSETTI, Frank A.2 and BOTTJER, David2, (1)Kinohi Institute, Pasadena, CA 91101, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, mike@kinohi.org, mike@kinohi.org
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MICROBIALLY INDUCED SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES – A NEW WINDOW FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE AND LIFE CONDITIONS IN THE PRECAMBRIAN
NOFFKE, Nora, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion Univ, 4600, Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, nnoffke@odu.edu, nnoffke@odu.edu
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MICROBIAL SIGNATURES IN PRECAMBRIAN STROMATOLITES
BOSAK, Tanja, GEOLOGICAL AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MC 100-23, 1200 E.CALIFORNIA BLVD, Pasadena, CA 91125 and NEWMAN, Dianne K., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Mail Code 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, tanja@its.caltech.edu, tanja@its.caltech.edu
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LIPID BIOMARKERS AND THEIR CARBON ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES FOR A HYPERSALINE MICROBIAL MAT COMMUNITY
JAHNKE, Linda L.1, ORPHAN, Victoria F.1, EMBAYE, Tsegereda2, TURK, Kendra A.3, KUBO, Mike2 and SUMMONS, Roger E.4, (1)Exobiology Branch, NASA Ames Rsch Ctr, M/S 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (2)SETI Institute, Mtn. View, CA 94043, (3)Univ of California, Santa Cruz, CA, (4)Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, E34, 42-44 Carleton St, Cambridge, MA 02139, linda.l.jahnke@nasa.gov, linda.l.jahnke@nasa.gov
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ENVIRONMENTS OF PREFERENTIAL, ABIOTIC CARBONATE PRECIPITATION IN HOLOCENE STROMATOLITES, A MODEL TO GUIDE THE SEARCH FOR PRECAMBRIAN MICROFOSSILS
GINSBURG, Robert N., Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu, rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu
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PRESERVATION OF BIOORGANIC MOLECULES IN AMORPHOUS SILICA IN NATURE
PERRY, Randall Stewart, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Mail stop 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310 and KOLB, Vera M., Chemistry, Univ of Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Rd, Kenosha, WI 53141-2000, rsp@u.washington.edu, rsp@u.washington.edu
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