Session: Paleontology (Posters) III: Diversity, Extinction, Origination (2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7

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MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NEOPROTEROZOIC CARBONACEOUS FOSSILS CHUARIA AND TAWUIA

DONG, Lin, Department of Geoological Sciences, Virginia Poltechnic Institute and State Univ, Blacksburg, VA 24061, lindong@vt.edu, lindong@vt.edu

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UPPER MARJUMAN (UPPER CAMBRIAN) SHALLOW WATER TRILOBITE FAUNAS, GREAT BASIN, WESTERN USA

NG, Tin-Wai, Department of Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 and ADRAIN, Jonathan M., Department of Geoscience, The University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, tin-wai-ng@uiowa.edu, tin-wai-ng@uiowa.edu

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LOWER ORDOVICIAN TRILOBITES OF THE COW HEAD GROUP, WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

KARIM, Talia S., Department of Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 and ADRAIN, Jonathan M., Department of Geoscience, The University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, talia-karim@uiowa.edu, talia-karim@uiowa.edu

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DEVELOPMENT OF A CONODONT ELEMENT MORPHOSPACE AND A METRIC THAT CAN BE USED TO ANALYZE PATTERNS IN THE EVOLUTION OF CONODONT COMPLEXITY AT TWO LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

UNTERMAN, Matthew B., Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, matthew_unterman@alumni.fandm.edu, matthew_unterman@alumni.fandm.edu

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BOTTOM DWELLING BLASTOIDS

WATERS, Johnny A., Geology, Appalachian State Univ, Boone, NC 28608, WatersJA@appstate.edu, WatersJA@appstate.edu

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THE “AGE OF CRINOIDS”: A MISSISSIPPIAN BIODIVERSITY SPIKE COINCIDENT WITH WIDESPREAD CARBONATE RAMPS

KAMMER, Thomas, Geology and Geography, West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 and AUSICH, William I., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, tkammer@wvu.edu, tkammer@wvu.edu

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UTILIZING THE FOSSIL RECORD OF RUGOSE AND SCLERACTINIAN CORALS AS INDICATORS FOR MODERN REEF EXTINCTIONS

FALL, Leigh M, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, lefall@indiana.edu, lefall@indiana.edu

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MOLECULAR DATA AND COMPUTERS IN SYSTEMATICS: AN EXAMINATION OF GEOCHELONE (TESTUDINATA)

HAUSER, K., Institut für Tiermorphologie, Fachhochschule Ansbach, Gottliebstr. 15, Ansbach, 91522, k_hauser_2004@yahoo.de, k_hauser_2004@yahoo.de

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COMPARISON OF ANTHILL MICROFOSSILS BETWEEN THE UPPER HELL CREEK FORMATION AND TULLOCK MEMBER OF THE FORT UNION FORMATION OF EASTERN MONTANA

NEWMAN, Kristen E., Paleoecologist, PaleoWorld Rsch Foundation, 200 South Hedges #706, Bozeman, MT 59715 and HATCHER, Joseph, Curator of Paleontology, PaleoWorld Rsch Foundation, 7442 Claypool Street, Englewood, FL 34224, trailkris@yahoo.com, trailkris@yahoo.com

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TURTLE GRAVEYARD: A NEW DIVERSE BIRD FAUNA FROM THE EARLY EOCENE WASATCH FORMATION, WYOMING

STIDHAM, Thomas A., Department of Biology, Texas A&M Univ, 3258 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3258 and HOLROYD, Patricia A., Univ California - Berkeley, 1101 VLSB, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, furcula@mail.bio.tamu.edu, furcula@mail.bio.tamu.edu

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TAXONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY EOCENE MAMMALIAN FAUNA OF THE BIG HORN BASIN

SMITH, Michael R., Department of Geology, Indiana Univ~Purdue Univ, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, okami@aol.com, okami@aol.com

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SEM IMAGING STUDY OF RARE ARTHROPODS FROM THE BARSTOW FORMATION, CALICO MTS., CALIFORNIA

THORPE, Amanda and WAGGONER, Ben, Department of Biology, Univ of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72035-5003, mandythorpe@hotmail.com, mandythorpe@hotmail.com

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SEA-LEVEL CONTROL OF MOLLUSCAN DIVERSITY AND EXTINCTION IN THE PLIOCENE SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

BOWERSOX, J. Richard, Geology Department, Univ of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620-5201, rickbsox@deloro.net, rickbsox@deloro.net

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EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MOLLUSK COMMUNITY CHANGE AND THE TEMPO AND MODE OF SPECIATION IN THE UPPER GURABO FORMATION (NEOGENE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

HARVEY, Maria¹, NEHM, Ross H.² and JARRETT, Novia¹, (1)Biology, City Univ of New York, The City College, Convent Avenue at 138th street, Marshak Science J524, New York, NY 10031, (2)Biology and Secondary Education, City Univ of New York, The City College, Convent Avenue at 138th Street, Marshak Science J525, New York, NY 10031, mariaharvey01@hotmail.com, mariaharvey01@hotmail.com

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QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF SAMPLING METHOD AND EFFORT ON ESTIMATES OF SPECIES RICHNESS AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF NEOGENE BENTHIC MARINE MOLLUSKS (CIBAO VALLEY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

JARRETT, Novia¹, NEHM, Ross H.², HIDALGO, Yulissa³ and CABRERA, Isamara³, (1)Biology, City Univ of New York, The City College, Convent Avenue at 138th street, Marshak Science J524, New York, NY 10031, (2)Biology and Secondary Education, City Univ of New York, The City College, Convent Avenue at 138th Street, Marshak Science J525, New York, NY 10031, (3)Mott Hall School, 71 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10027, NOVIAJ111@aol.com, NOVIAJ111@aol.com

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

Paleontology (Posters) III: Diversity, Extinction, Origination