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

Session No. 22
Sunday, 7 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Paleontology (Posters) I: Paleoecology

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LOWER-MIDDLE CAMBRIAN THROMBOLITES FROM THE CARRARA FORMATION, SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN, CALIFORNIA: PALEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS RELATIVE TO BIOMERES
JAMET, Catherine M., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740 and CORSETTI, Frank A., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, jamet@usc.edu, jamet@usc.edu
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A PALEOECOLOGICAL STUDY OF EARLY CAMBRIAN STROMATOLITIC, THROMBOLITIC, AND ARCHAEOCYATHAN REEFS ON THE YANGTZE PLATFORM, SOUTHERN SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA: CYCLES, TRENDS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
HICKS, Melissa and ROWLAND, Stephen, Department of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, hicksm@unlv.nevada.edu, hicksm@unlv.nevada.edu
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INVESTIGATIONS BY CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY ON MODERN MICROBIAL MATS, AND COMPARISON WITH 2.9 GA OLD BACTERIAL TEXTURES FROM THE PONGOLA SUPERGROUP, SOUTH AFRICA
BOWER, Dina M., Department of Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion Univ, 4600 Elkhorn Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23529 and NOFFKE, Nora, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion Univ, 4600, Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, dbower@odu.edu, dbower@odu.edu
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LITHOFACIES AND TRILOBITE BIOFACIES ON A LATE ORDOVICIAN CARBONATE RAMP: BROMIDE FORMATION, SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
AMATI, Lisa, Department of Geology, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY 13676 and WESTROP, Stephen R., Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and School of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, lamati@potsdam.edu, lamati@potsdam.edu
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FINE-SCALE VERSUS COARSE SAMPLING EFFECTS ON DEVONIAN ENCRUSTED BRACHIOPOD ASSEMBLAGES: CEDAR VALLEY FORMATION, IOWA
WEBB, Amelinda and SCHNEIDER, Chris L., Geology, Cornell College, Mt Vernon, IA 52314, a-webb@cornellcollege.edu, a-webb@cornellcollege.edu
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AMMONOID ASSEMBLAGES ASSOCIATED WITH RAYONNOCERAS SOLIDIFORME CRONEIS, LOWER FAYETTEVILLE SHALE (CHESTERIAN-MISSISSIPPIAN), NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS
MORGAN, Kevin M.1, HORNE, John D.1 and MANGER, Walter L.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, kmmorga@uark.edu, kmmorga@uark.edu
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BIOFACIES DISTRIBUTION ALONG AN ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT IN THE AMES MEMBER (UPPER PENNSYLVANIAN, GLENSHAW FORMATION): NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN
LEBOLD, Joseph G. and KAMMER, Thomas W., Geology and Geography, West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, jlebold@geo.wvu.edu, jlebold@geo.wvu.edu
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THE COMPLEXITY OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS IN PERMIAN BRACHIOPOD COMMUNITIES FROM WEST TEXAS
OLSZEWSKI, Thomas D., Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 and ERWIN, Douglas H., Department of Paleobiology, MRC-121, National Museum of Nat History, Washington, DC 20560, tomo@geo.tamu.edu, tomo@geo.tamu.edu
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QUANTIFYING TAPHONOMIC BIAS IN MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY: PATTERNS OF LIVE-DEAD FIDELITY AND SHELL DAMAGE
LOCKWOOD, Rowan, CHASTANT, Lisa R. and WORK, Lauren A., Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, rxlock@wm.edu, rxlock@wm.edu
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LARGE BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN SEA-GRASS HABITATS: STANDING CROP VERSUS SEDIMENT ASSEMBLAGES AT SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS
BUCHAN, Olivia Claire, Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849 and LEWIS, Ronald D., Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, buchaoc@auburn.edu, buchaoc@auburn.edu
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LARGE BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA OF THE FORE-REEF ZONE, SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS
PETRUNY, Loren M., Geology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5305 and LEWIS, Ronald D., Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, petrulo@auburn.edu, petrulo@auburn.edu
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BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIFFUSE PLIOCENE MID-SHELF HYDROCARBON SEEP, CASCADIA CONVERGENT MARGIN
MARTIN, Ruth A. and NESBITT, Elizabeth A., Earth and Space Sciences Department, Univ of Washington, Box 351350, Seattle, WA 98195-1350, ruthm2@u.washington.edu, ruthm2@u.washington.edu
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PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF PYRITIC SHALE FORMATION
ZAMBITO IV, James J., Geology, Univ at Buffalo, 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, jzambo81@hotmail.com, jzambo81@hotmail.com
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ZOOPHYCOS SIZE AS A KEY TO PALEOENVIRONMENT IN THE LOWER DEVONIAN CARLISLE CENTER FORMATION OF NEW YORK STATE
SENGLAUB, Michael, Department of Geology, Bowling Green State Univ, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 and YACOBUCCI, Margaret M., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State Univ, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, senglmd@bgnet.bgsu.edu, senglmd@bgnet.bgsu.edu
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A DINOSAUR-RICH SPLAY FILL, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH
JEFFERY, David L., BISHOP, John R., VONER, Frederick R. and FREEMAN, V. Rocky, Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology, Marietta College, 215 Fifth Street, Marietta, OH 45750, jefferyd@marietta.edu, jefferyd@marietta.edu
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ANASTOMOSING FLUVIAL SYSTEM OF THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN FORMATION, EASTERN UTAH: A PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS
MASTERS, Simon L., Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, MAXSON, Julie A., Department of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 56082 and MADSEN, Scott K., National Park Service, Dinosaur National Monument, Jensen, UT 84035, slmasters@wisc.edu, slmasters@wisc.edu
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STRATIGRAPHY & SEDIMENTOLOGY IN THE UPPER HELL CREEK FORMATION
GARRETSON, Clay C., Geology, PaleoWorld Rsch Foundation, 1214 Mays Branch Road, Van Buren, AR 72956 and HATCHER, Joseph, Paleontology, PaleoWorld Rsch Foundation, 7442 Claypool Street, Englewood, FL 34224, amaturepaleo@msn.com, amaturepaleo@msn.com
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PALEOECOLOGY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS (CENOMANIAN) WOODBINE FORMATION AT LAKE GRAPEVINE; DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS
MAIN, Derek J., Geology Dept, The Univ of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0049, maindinos@msn.com, maindinos@msn.com
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PALEOECOLOGY OF THE NEOGENE IMPERIAL GROUP OF THE FISH CREEK VALLECITO BASIN; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF COARSENING UPWARD SUCCESSIONS IN THE DEGUYNOS AND CAMELS HEAD FORMATIONS
FALERO, Roberto L., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of California Riverside, 1463 Geology Bldg, Riverside, CA 92521 and DROSER, Mary L., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of California, Riverside, 1432 Geology Bldg, Riverside, CA 92521, falerr01@student.ucr.edu, falerr01@student.ucr.edu
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TRACE FOSSILS IN THIN-BEDDED VOLCANICLASTIC SILTSTONES AND SANDSTONES OF THE OLIGOCENE TO MIOCENE ROXY FORMATION, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
EBNOTHER, Danielle D., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M, College Station, TX 77843 and ELLIOTT Jr, William S., Geology, Southern Oregon Univ, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520, DanielleDE@aol.com, DanielleDE@aol.com
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DIOPATRICHNUS IN AN EOCENE SHALLOW MARINE CONDENSED SECTION, LISBON FORMATION, ALABAMA
URASH, Rick, Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5305 and SAVRDA, Charles, Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36830, urashrg@auburn.edu, urashrg@auburn.edu
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A MIDDLE DEVONIAN EPIZOAN CHONETOID BRACHIOPOD: EXAMPLE OF ATYPICAL LIFE HABIT
PECAR, Janez, 209 West Market St, PO Box 145, Cadiz, OH 43907, janez@eohio.net, janez@eohio.net
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LIFE HISTORY OF THE MISSISSIPPIAN CRINOID, BARYCRINUS, FROM HOLDFAST DEVELOPMENT
BREMAR, Kathy A., Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 and AUSICH, William I., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, Bremar.1@osu.edu, Bremar.1@osu.edu
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FUNCTIONAL INTERPRETATION USING PA-ELEMENT MORPHOLOGY AND MICROWEAR PATTERNS IN DESMOINESIAN (PENNSYLVANIAN) IDIOGNATHODID CONODONTS
ROSSCOE, Steven J., Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech Univ, MS1053, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, stevenjrosscoe@yahoo.com, stevenjrosscoe@yahoo.com
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COPROLITES AND ENTEROSPIRAE FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN MICHIGAN FORMATION, WESTERN MICHIGAN
VAN REGENMORTER, John M.1, VIDETICH, Patricia E.1 and NEAL, William J.2, (1)Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, (2)Geology Department, Grand Valley State Univ, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, vanregej@student.gvsu.edu, vanregej@student.gvsu.edu
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THE LATE TRIASSIC ARCHOSAUROMORPH TRILOPHOSAURUS AS AN ARBOREAL CLIMBER
SPIELMANN, Justin A.1, HECKERT, Andrew B.2, LUCAS, Spencer G.2, RINEHART, Larry F.2 and HUNT, Adrian P.2, (1)Biology, Dartmouth College, Hinman Box 4571, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, Justin.A.Spielmann@dartmouth.edu, Justin.A.Spielmann@dartmouth.edu
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A PROPOSED METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING SELECTED PALEOGASTROLITHS USING A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
SCHMEISSER, Rebecca and FLOOD, Tim, Geology Department, St. Norbert College, 100 Grant St, DePere, WI 54115, becky.schmeisser@snc.edu, becky.schmeisser@snc.edu
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PALEOPATHOLOGY IN ARCHOSAURS FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS MAEVARANO FORMATION OF MADAGASCAR
FARKE, Andrew A., Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook Univ, T8 040 Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8081, afarke@ic.sunysb.edu, afarke@ic.sunysb.edu
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FOSSIL PEARLS FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF TEXAS
FRIEDMAN, Virginia, Geosciences Department, University of Texas at Dallas, 1535 Montebello Drive, Suisun City, CA 94585 and HUNT, Adrian P., New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, friedmanhvj@aol.com, friedmanhvj@aol.com
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DRILLING PREDATION ON MODERN BRACHIOPODS AND BIVALVE MOLLUSKS FROM A SUBTROPICAL BAY ON A SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN SHELF
SIMOES, Marcello G., Department of Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State Univ, UNESP, District of Rubiao Junior, Botucatu, 18618000, RODRIGUES, Sabrina Coelho, Department of Environmental and Sedimentary Geology, Univ of Sao Paulo, USP, Graduate Program in Sedimentary Geology, Sao Paulo and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, btsimoes@ibb.unesp.br, btsimoes@ibb.unesp.br
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DOES BODY SIZE INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PREDATORY WHELKS AND THEIR BIVALVE PREY?
CAVALLERANO, Edward J., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403 and DIETL, Gregory P., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale Univ, New Haven, CT 06520, ejc8292@uncw.edu, ejc8292@uncw.edu
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REVISITING THE VANTAGE WOODS, COLUMBIA BASALTS, WASHINGTON
WHEELER, Elisabeth A.1, BARTLETT, J.A.2 and DECHERD, Sara2, (1)Wood and Paper Science, N.C. State Univ, Box 8005, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, N.C. State Univ, Raleigh, NC 27695, elisabeth_wheeler@ncsu.edu, elisabeth_wheeler@ncsu.edu
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THE OCCURRENCE AND DIVERSITY OF TRACE FOSSILS IN PALEOSOLS OF THE WILLWOOD FORMATION DURING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM (PETM), BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING
SMITH, Jon J.1, HASIOTIS, Stephen T.1, KRAUS, Mary J.2 and WOODY, Daniel2, (1)Department of Geology, The Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, (2)Dept of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, jjsmith@ku.edu, jjsmith@ku.edu
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USING PALEOSOLS AND ICHNOFOSSILS TO INTERPRET THE CHANGING PALEOECOLOGY, PALEOENVIRONMENTS, AND PALEOCLIMATE OF THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE WHITE RIVER FORMATION, NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
HEMBREE, Daniel I., Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045 and HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, The Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, danhem@ku.edu, danhem@ku.edu
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DIGITAL LEAF PHYSIOGNOMY: AN AUTOMATED ROUTINE FOR ANALYZING THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF PLANT LEAVES FOR PALEOCLIMATE AND PALEOECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
JANESKO, David1, ROYER, Dana L.1, WILF, Peter1, KOWALSKI, Elizabeth A.2 and DILCHER, David L.2, (1)Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Dept. of Natural Sciences, Univ of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32611, daj155@psu.edu, daj155@psu.edu
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PHOTOSYNTHETIC AND STOMATAL RESPONSES OF GINKGO BILOBA TO HIGHLY ENRICHED ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN
DECHERD, Sara M.1, PIANTADOSI, Claude A.2, GOLDFARB, Barry3, WHEELER, Elisabeth4, BARRICK, Reese5, SCHWEITZER, Mary H.1 and RUSSELL, Dale A.6, (1)Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke Univ, Box 3315 Duke South Hospital, Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710, (3)Department of Forestry, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8002, Raleigh, NC 27695-8002, (4)Wood & Paper Science, N.C. State Univ, Box 8005, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, (5)College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, Price, UT 84501, (6)North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC 27695, smdecher@unity.ncsu.edu, smdecher@unity.ncsu.edu
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TAPHONOMY OF JUPITER´S ICY MOON EUROPA
LIPPS, Jere H.1, RIEBOLDT, Sarah1, DELORY, Gregory2 and PITMAN, Joe3, (1)Department of Integrative Biology & Museum of Paleontology, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Center for Integrative Planetary Sciences, Univeristy of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA 94304, jlipps@uclink4.berkeley.edu, jlipps@uclink4.berkeley.edu
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THREE DIMENSIONAL ORIENTATIONS OF CRINOID PLURICOLUMNALS VERIFY DEPOSITIONAL PROCESSES
LEWANDOWSKI, Katherine1, JUDGE, Shelley A.2 and AUSICH, William I.2, (1)Department of Geology-Geography, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, kjlewandowski@eiu.edu, kjlewandowski@eiu.edu
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DEPOSITIONAL SETTING AND TAPHONOMY OF FISH-PART CONGLOMERATES, TRIASSIC LOCKATONG FORMATION, COLLEGEVILLE, PA
SIMPSON, W.S.1, RHOADS, C.L.2, SIMPSON, E.L.3, SZAJNA, M.J.4 and HARTLINE, B.W.4, (1)Parkland High School, Allentown, PA 18104, (2)Physical Sciences, Kutztown Univ, Kutztown, PA 19530, (3)Physcial Science, Kutztown Univ, Kutztown, PA 19530, (4)Reading Public Museum, 500 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611, wsimpson@ix.netcom.com, wsimpson@ix.netcom.com
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TAPHONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE MICROSTRATIGRAPHY AND FAUNA OF A SINGLE BLOCK FROM THE LATE TRIASSIC WHITAKER (COELOPHYSIS) QUARRY (ROCK POINT FORMATION: CHINLE GROUP), NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
RINEHART, Larry F.1, HECKERT, Andrew B.2, LUCAS, Spencer G.2 and HUNT, Adrian P.3, (1)New Mexico Museum of Nat hisory, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (2)New Mexico Museum of Nat History, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (3)New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, rinehartl@nmmnh.state.nm.us, rinehartl@nmmnh.state.nm.us
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TAPHONOMIC PALEOFLORISTICS STUDIES OF THE UPPER TRIASSIC ISCHIGUALASTO FORMATION, NW ARGENTINA
COLOMBI, Carina, CONICET- Instituto y Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, España 400 (N) Ciudad, San Juan, Argentina and PARRISH, Judith Totman, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Idaho, P.O. Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844, ccolombi@unsj.edu.ar, ccolombi@unsj.edu.ar
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A COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF DIAGENESIS IN FOSSIL TEETH: A CASE STUDY FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS TWO MEDICINE AND JUDITH RIVER FORMATIONS OF MONTANA
DWYER, Christopher N.1, ROGERS, Raymond R.1, FRICKE, Henry2 and THOLE, Jeffrey T.1, (1)Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (2)Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, cdwyer@macalester.edu, cdwyer@macalester.edu
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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF DIAGENESIS ON CARBON ISOTOPE RATIOS OF DINOSAUR TOOTH ENAMEL: A CASE STUDY FROM THE HELL CREEK FORMATION IN NORTH DAKOTA
ECHT, Susan and FRICKE, Henry, Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, s_echt@coloradocollege.edu, s_echt@coloradocollege.edu
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ELEMENTAL AND MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CENOZOIC SHARK SKELETAL MATERIAL: IMPLICATION FOR QUANTIFYING DIAGENESIS
LABS HOCHSTEIN, Joann, Department of Geological Sciences and Florida Museum of Natural History, Univ of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, jlabs@ufl.edu, jlabs@ufl.edu
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CADDISFLY (INSECTA: TRICHOPTERA) PUPAL CASES USED AS UNIQUE AUTOCHTHONOUS PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS: EOCENE LAKE GOSIUTE
LEGGITT, V. Leroy, Department of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, CUSHMAN Jr, Robert A., Laboratory of Paleopalynology, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350 and LOEWEN, Mark A., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0050, lleggitt@sd.llu.edu, lleggitt@sd.llu.edu
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DIATREMES ARE A GULL'S BEST FRIEND: GEOLOGY AND AVIAN TAPHONOMY OF FOSSIL LAKE, OREGON
MCCARVILLE, Katherine, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, kmccarvi@sdsmt.edu, kmccarvi@sdsmt.edu
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A TAPHONOMIC STUDY OF CLARENDONIAN (MIOCENE) TELEOCERAS (PERISSODACTYLA, RHINOCEROTOIDEA) FROM THE OGALLALA FORMATION NORTHWESTERN KANSAS
BARTLEY, Katherine Jean1, MITCHELL, Charles2 and KORTH, William2, (1)Geology, SUNY at Buffalo, 786 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, (2)Dept. of Geology, SUNY at Buffalo, 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, orion9@vaxxine.com, orion9@vaxxine.com
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EXPERIMENTAL TAPHONOMY OF THE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS: ENVIRONMENTAL AND CUTICULAR CONTROLS ON PRESERVATION
MUTEL, Matt M.1, WAUGH, David2, FELDMANN, Rodney M.2 and PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla3, (1)Oberlin College, 52 West Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, (2)Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242, (3)Geology Dept, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, mmutel@oberlin.edu, mmutel@oberlin.edu
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ORGANIC MATRIX IN CIRRIPEDS: SIMILARITIES TO MATRIX IN OTHER GROUPS AND ITS TAPHONOMIC POTENTIAL
CLARK II, George R., Department of Geology, Kansas State Univ, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, grc@ksu.edu, grc@ksu.edu
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EXPERIMENTALLY DEPLOYED WOOD ON THE SEA FLOOR: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE TEREDOLITES ICHNOFACIES
LICHLYTER, Stephen A., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843, HEISE, Elizabeth A., Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Texas at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520 and RAYMOND, Anne, Dept. of Gelogy & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115, slichlyter@geo.tamu.edu, slichlyter@geo.tamu.edu
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MOLLUSCS AND CRABS IN A PICKLE: A BRINE SEEP KONSERVAT-LAGERSTÄTTE
PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla1, POWELL, Eric2, WALKER, Sally E.3, CALLENDER, Russell4, STAFF, George5, ASHTON-ALCOX, Kathryn2 and SHEPARD, Rebekah6, (1)Geology Dept, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, (2)Haskin Shellfish Research Lab, Rutgers Univ, Port Norris, NJ 08349, (3)Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, (4)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (5)Geology Department, Austin Community College, NRG Campus, 11928 Stone Hollow Drive, Austin, TX 78758, (6)Department of Geology, Univ of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, Karla.Hubbard@Oberlin.edu, Karla.Hubbard@Oberlin.edu
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EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF INVERTEBRATE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, OR A TIDAL FLAT TRAFFIC JAM IN THE POTSDAM FM. (LATE CAMBRIAN)?
ERICKSON, J. Mark, Geology Department, St. Lawrence Univ, Canton, NY 13617, meri@stlawu.edu, meri@stlawu.edu
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THE GIANT ARTHROPLEURA TRACKWAY DIPLICHNITES CUITHENSIS FROM THE CUTLER GROUP (UPPER PENNSYLVANIAN) OF NEW MEXICO
HUNT, Adrian P.1, LUCAS, Spencer G.1, LERNER, Allan1 and HANNIBAL, Joseph T.2, (1)New Mexico Museum of Nat History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (2)Cleveland Museum of Nat History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106-1767, hanallaine@aol.com, hanallaine@aol.com
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THE OLDEST TETRAPOD FOOTPRINT ICHNOFAUNA, FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN HORTON BLUFF FORMATION, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
LUCAS, Spencer G.1, HUNT, Adrian P.1, MANSKY, Chris2 and CALDER, John H.3, (1)New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, (2)Blue Beach Fossil Museum, 127 Blue Beach Rd, Hantsport, Nova Scotia, Canada, (3)Nova Scotia Department of Nat Rscs, P. O. Box 698, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, slucas@nmmnh.state.nm.us, slucas@nmmnh.state.nm.us
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TETRAPOD FOOTPRINTS FROM NOVA SCOTIA: THE ROSETTA STONE FOR CARBONIFEROUS TETRAPOD ICHNOLOGY
HUNT, Adrian P., New Mexico Museum of Nat History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, LUCAS, Spencer G., Paleontology, New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, CALDER, John H., Nova Scotia Dept. of Nat Rscs, PO Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, VAN ALLEN, Howard E.K., 13 Dahlia St, Dartmouth, NS B3A 2R8, Canada, GEORGE, Eldon, Parrsboro Rock and Mineral Shop, Parrsboro, NS B0M 1S0, GIBLING, Martin R., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, HEBERT, Brian L., Lower Cove, NS B0L 1A0, MANSKY, Chris, Blue Beach Fossil Museum, 127 Blue Beach Rd, Hantsport, Nova Scotia, Canada and REID, Donald R., Joggins Fossil Centre, Joggins, NS B0L 1A0, jhcalder@gov.ns.ca, jhcalder@gov.ns.ca
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A NEW THEROPOD TRACKWAY WITH AN ASSOCIATED TAIL TRACE FROM THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION, BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING, USA
PLATT, Brian F., Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Dept of Geology, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613 and KVALE, Erik P., Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana Univ, 611 N. Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, bplatt@ku.edu, bplatt@ku.edu
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ALCOVA'S PTERAICHNUS LAGERSTÄTTEN
CONNELY, Melissa V., Geology, Casper College, 125 College Dr, Casper, WY 82601, mconnely@caspercollege.edu, mconnely@caspercollege.edu
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A NEW ICHNOSPECIES OF AQUATILAVIPES FROM THE ALBIAN-CENOMANIAN DAKOTA FORMATION OF NORTHEASTERN UTAH
ANFINSON, Owen A, GEOLOGY, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082, GULBRANSON, Erik, Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota, Duluth, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 and MAXSON, Julie A., Department of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 56082, OANFINSO@GAC.EDU, OANFINSO@GAC.EDU
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THERAPSID BURROWS IN THE LOWER JURASSIC NAVAJO SANDSTONE, SOUTHEASTERN UTAH
ODIER, Georges P., 115 W. Kane Creek Blvd. # 29, Moab, UT 84532, LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, MCCORMICK, Tamsin, Plateau Restoration, P. O. Box 1363, Moab, UT 84532 and EGAN, Colin, 115 W. Kane Creek Blvd. #28, Moab, UT 84532, gpodier@preciscom.net, gpodier@preciscom.net