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

Session No. 129
Tuesday, 9 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Paleontology V: Fossil Gradients and Ecological Landscapes

 

Hermann Pfefferkorn and Dennis Hubbard, Chairs
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8:00 AM
A QUANTITATIVE NULL MODEL OF EXPECTED CHANGES IN ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE FOLLOWING AN EXTINCTION
LAYOU, Karen M. and HOLLAND, Steven M., Geology, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, klayou@uga.edu, klayou@uga.edu
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8:15 AM
ALPHA, BETA, AND GAMMA: DIVERSITY PARTITIONING DURING A MARINE BIOTIC INVASION, UPPER ORDOVICIAN, CINCINNATI ARCH
PATZKOWSKY, Mark E., Pennsylvania State Univ, 539 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2714 and HOLLAND, Steven M., Geology, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, brachio@geosc.psu.edu, brachio@geosc.psu.edu
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8:30 AM
A NEW METHOD FOR COMPARING SPECIES ECOLOGY IN TIME AND SPACE: EVALUATING FAUNAL STABILITY DURING THE LATE ORDOVICIAN, CINCINNATI ARCH
HOLLAND, Steven M., Geology, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 and PATZKOWSKY, Mark E., Pennsylvania State Univ, 539 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2714, stratum@gly.uga.edu, stratum@gly.uga.edu
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8:45 AM
COMMUNITIES FALL APART: MEASURING EXTINCTION POTENTIAL IN PALEOCOMMUNITIES
ROOPNARINE, Peter D.1, CONEL, Erin1 and VERMEIJ, Geerat J.2, (1)Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, (2)Department of Geology, Univ of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, proopnarine@calacademy.org, proopnarine@calacademy.org
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9:00 AM
IMPACT OF AN IMPACT: BENTHIC RECOVERY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE LATE DEVONIAN ALAMO EVENT
TAPANILA, Leif M., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 1460 East, 135 South, Room 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111 and EKDALE, A.A., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 719 WBB, 135 South 1460 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, ltapanila@mines.utah.edu, ltapanila@mines.utah.edu
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9:15 AM
IDENTIFYING THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN PALEOCOMMUNITY STRUCTURE: A CASE-STUDY OF LATERAL VARIATION IN THE IMPERIAL FORMATION OF THE COYOTE MOUNTAINS IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
REDMAN, Cory M., Biology, San Diego State Univ, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, GALE, Christopher N., Geological Sciences, San Diego State Univ, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182 and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R., Department of Geological Sciences and Allison Center for Marine Research, San Diego State Univ, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, redzorro7@yahoo.com, redzorro7@yahoo.com
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9:30 AM
BATHYMETRIC SIGNATURES AND SEQUENCE OVERPRINT OF MOLLUSK ASSOCIATIONS FROM LATE QUATERNARY SEQUENCES OF THE PO PLAIN (ITALY)
KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and SCARPONI, Daniele, Earth Sciences, Univ of Bologna, via Zamboni 67, Bologna, 40126, Italy, michalk@vt.edu, michalk@vt.edu
 
9:45 AM
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10:00 AM
A COMPARISON OF GRADIENTS IN REEF CORAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION BETWEEN LATE PLEISTOCENE AND MODERN CORAL REEFS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
GREENSTEIN, Benjamin J., Department of Geology, Cornell College, 600 First Street West, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314 and PANDOLFI, John M., Centre for Marine Studies and Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia, bgreenstein@cornellcollege.edu, bgreenstein@cornellcollege.edu
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10:15 AM
DEVELOPMENT, DECLINE, AND TRANSITION IN A MID-HOLOCENE FRINGING CORAL REEF COMPLEX, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
CURRAN, H. Allen1, GREER, Lisa2, GLUMAC, Bosiljka1, GUERARD, Gala M.M.1 and SWART, Peter K.3, (1)Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, (3)MGG, RSMAS, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne, FL 33149-1098, acurran@smith.edu, acurran@smith.edu
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10:30 AM
A PRELIMINARY MODEL OF HOLOCENE CORAL-REEF DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENRIQUILLO VALLEY, SW DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HUBBARD, Dennis K.1, RAMIREZ, Wilson2, DAVIS, Allicia3, LAWSON, Gregory R.3, ORAM, Jessica3, PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla3, GREER, Lisa4, CUEVAS, David2 and DEL CORO, Monica5, (1)Dept. of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, (2)Dept. of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681, (3)Dept. of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 West Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, (4)Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, (5)Dept. of Geology, Univ of Puerto Rico, PO Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681, dennis.hubbard@oberlin.edu, dennis.hubbard@oberlin.edu
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10:45 AM
SPATIAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF FOSSILS FROM DIFFUSE SEEPS IN A PLIOCENE SHELF SETTING, CASCADIA CONVERGENT MARGIN
NESBITT, Elizabeth A., Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, Box 351350, Seattle, WA 98195-1350 and CAMPBELL, Kathleen A., Geology, Univ of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, lnesbitt@u.washington.edu, lnesbitt@u.washington.edu
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11:00 AM
PALEOECOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY OF FOUR SEQUENTIAL EARLY PERMIAN FLORAS AND LANDSCAPES FROM INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA
PFEFFERKORN, Hermann W., Univ Pennsylvania, 240 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316 and WANG, Jun, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China, hpfeffer@sas.upenn.edu, hpfeffer@sas.upenn.edu
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11:15 AM
PALEOECOLOGICAL PATTERNS AT THE COAL-ROOF SHALE TRANSITION
STEVANOVIC-WALLS, Ivana M., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, iswalls@sas.upenn.edu, iswalls@sas.upenn.edu
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11:30 AM
GETTING MIXED SIGNALS: EFFECTS OF SEDIMENTARY REWORKING ON SAMPLED DIVERSITY IN THE ORDOVICIAN OF THE BASIN AND RANGE (UTAH AND NEVADA)
FINNEGAN, Seth and DROSER, Mary L., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of California, Riverside, CA 92521, finnes01@ucr.edu, finnes01@ucr.edu
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11:45 AM
USING GRADIENT ANALYSIS TO CHARACTERIZE LITHOLOGICALLY-RELATED VARIABILITY IN THE EXTENT OF TIME-AVERAGING AMONG FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES
WEBBER, Andrew J., Department of Geology, Miami Univ, 1601 University Blvd, Hamilton, OH 45011, webberaj@muohio.edu, webberaj@muohio.edu
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