2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 172
Tuesday, 9 November 2004: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T60. Sedimentary Geology and Earth History: Retrospective and Prospective: In Honor of the Career and Contributions of Robert H. Dott Jr.

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA History of Geology Division

 

Joanne Bourgeois, Marjorie A. Chan and Gary Kocurek, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
SOUTH GEORGIA REVISITED: HOW AND WHY DID IT SEPARATE FROM SOUTH AMERICA?
DALZIEL, Ian W.D., Institute for Geophysics and Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at Austin, 4412 Spicewood Springs Road (Building 600), Austin, TX 78759, ian@utig.ig.utexas.edu, ian@utig.ig.utexas.edu
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2:00 PM
EVOLVING INTERPRETATIONS OF CAMBRO-ORDOVICIAN CRATONIC SHEET SANDSTONES
DRIESE, Steven G., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, Steven_Driese@baylor.edu, Steven_Driese@baylor.edu
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2:15 PM
QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF STRATIGRAPHIC ORDER -- BOB DOTT'S INFLUENCE
KERR, Dennis R., Deparment of Geosciences, The Univ of Tulsa, 600 South College Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104, dennis-kerr@utulsa.edu, dennis-kerr@utulsa.edu
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2:30 PM
FLUCTUATING RATES AND EPISODIC LAKES: A NEW VIEW OF THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION
CARROLL, Alan R.1, PIETRAS, Jeffrey T.2, SMITH, M. Elliot1 and SINGER, Brad1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)BP Exploration Alaska, Inc, 900 E. Benson Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99508, carroll@geology.wisc.edu, carroll@geology.wisc.edu
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2:45 PM
QUANTIFICATION OF THE EFFECTS OF EUSTASY, SUBSIDENCE, AND SEDIMENT SUPPLY ON MIOCENE SEQUENCES, U.S. MID-ATLANTIC MARGIN
BROWNING, James V.1, MILLER, Kenneth G.1, KOMINZ, Michelle A.2, MCLAUGHLIN, Peter P.3, SUGARMAN, Peter J.4 and MONTEVERDE, Donald H.5, (1)Dept. of Geological Sci, Rutgers Univ, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)Geosciences, Western Michigan Univ, 1186 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (3)Delaware Geol Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-7501, (4)New Jersey Geol Survey, P.O. Box 427, Trenton, NJ 08625, (5)New Jersey Geol Survey, PO Box 427, Trenton, NJ 08625, jvb@rci.rutgers.edu, jvb@rci.rutgers.edu
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3:00 PM
FROM OUTCROP TO PALEOGEOGRAPHY – RECONSTRUCTING THE PERMIAN HERMIT FORMATION AND RELATED ROCKS, COLORADO PLATEAU
BLAKEY, Ronald C. and EASTWOOD, Erin Nancy, Department of Geology, Northern Arizona Univ, Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, ronald.blakey@nau.edu, ronald.blakey@nau.edu
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3:15 PM
RED ROCK DIAGENESIS: FROM EARTH TO MARS
CHAN, Marjorie A.1, BEITLER, Brenda1, PARRY, William T.1, ORMÖ, Jens2 and KOMATSU, Goro3, (1)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Room 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Centro de Astrobiología (INTA/CSIC), Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Ctra de Torrejón a Ajalvir, km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, (3)International Research School of Planetary Sciences, Università d’Annunzio, Viale Pindaro 42, 65127, Pescara, Italy, machan@mines.utah.edu, machan@mines.utah.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
TESTING GEOLOGIC HYPOTHESES THROUGH MULTIPLE WORKING CONSTRAINTS
DOE, Thomas W., Golder Associates Inc, 18300 NE Union Hill Road, Redmond, WA 98052, tdoe@golder.com, tdoe@golder.com
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4:00 PM
REDUCTIONISM VERSUS SELF-ORGANIZATION OF EOLIAN BEDFORMS - A PARADIGM SHIFT
KOCUREK, Gary A., Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, garyk@mail.utexas.edu, garyk@mail.utexas.edu
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4:15 PM
ADVANCES IN DETERMINING GEOMETRIES OF SEDIMENTARY BODIES, FROM 1.5 TO 3 DIMENSIONS
LANGFORD, Richard P., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El Paso, TX 79968-0555, langford@geo.utep.edu, langford@geo.utep.edu
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4:30 PM
SECULAR RISE OF BIOTIC SOILS AND DETRITAL CLAY MINERALS AS A CONTROL OF ORGANIC CARBON BURIAL AND THE RISE OF ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN IN THE LATE PRECAMBRIAN
KENNEDY, Martin J.1, DROSER, Mary L.2, MROFKA, David D.1 and PEVEAR, David3, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0423, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of California, Riverside, 1432 Geology Building, U.C. Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, (3)1415 Kipling St, Houston, TX 77009, martink@mail.ucr.edu, martink@mail.ucr.edu
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4:45 PM
THE ORGANIC MEMORY OF SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS AS AN INDICATOR OF THE PAST LIVES OF PARTICLES
LEITHOLD, Elana L., Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695 and BLAIR, Neal E., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695, leithold@ncsu.edu, leithold@ncsu.edu
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5:00 PM
SHAPING GENERATIONS; THE IMPACT OF "EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH "ON HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
GIANNINY, Gary L., Dept Geosciences, FORT LEWIS COLLEGE, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, gianniny_g@fortlewis.edu, gianniny_g@fortlewis.edu
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5:15 PM
THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT IN DINOSAUR PALEONTOLOGY
FASTOVSKY, David E., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Rhode Island, 9 East Alumni Ave, Kingston, RI 02881, defastov@uri.edu, defastov@uri.edu
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