Rocky Mountain (56th Annual) and Cordilleran (100th Annual) Joint Meeting (May 3–5, 2004)

Session No. 32
Wednesday, 5 May 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Paleontology and Sedimentary Geology

 

Spencer G. Lucas and Michelle Stoklas, Chairs
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8:00 AM
THE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE TRANSITION IN SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: AN EXAMINATION OF SEDIMENT AND PALEOSOL ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY FROM THE MARMES SITE (45FR50)
FADEM, Cynthia M., Anthropology, Washington State Univ, College Hall 150, Pullman, WA 99164-4910, cynmfadem@hotmail.com, cynmfadem@hotmail.com
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8:20 AM
FROM CHACO TO KUTZ CANYON: WALTER GRANGER COLLECTING FOSSIL MAMMALS IN NEW MEXICO
MORGAN, Vincent L., Rindge, NH 03461 and LUCAS, Spencer G., Paleontology, New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, SLucas@nmmnh.state.nm, SLucas@nmmnh.state.nm
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8:40 AM
NEW APPROACHES TO CRETACEOUS MICROVERTEBRATE SAMPLING, UTAH
EATON, Jeffrey G., Geosciences, Weber State Univ, 2507 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, jeaton@weber.edu, jeaton@weber.edu
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9:00 AM
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND DIAGENETIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE FOSSILIZATION OF SOFT TISSUES IN CRETACEOUS DINOSAURS: EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION AND PROCESSES IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING
WEGWEISER, Marilyn D., Museum of Natural History, Idaho State Univ, Pocatello, ID 83209, BREITHAUPT, Brent H., Geological Museum, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, SKINNER, Ethan, Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Unversity, Columbus, OH 43210 and MATTHEWS, Neffra A., P.O. Box 150034, Lakewood, CO 80215, thedoc@buckingdino.com, thedoc@buckingdino.com
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9:20 AM
FIRST DISCOVERY OF THE CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY (K-T) BOUNDARY CLAY IN UTAH
DIFLEY, Rose L.1, BRITT, Brooks B.2, GREENHALGH, Brent W.2 and CHRISTIANSEN, Eric H.3, (1)Earth Science Museum, Brigham Young Univ, Provo, 84602, (2)Department of Geology, Brigham Young Univ, Provo, 84602, (3)Department of Geology, Brigham Young Univ, Provo, UT 84602, brooks_britt@byu.edu, brooks_britt@byu.edu
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9:40 AM
UPPER CAMBRIAN AND LOWER ORDOVICIAN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO: STRATIGRAPHIC AND ISOTOPIC CORRELATIONS
SMITH, Kiel T., Geology, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, MYROW, Paul M., Geology Department, Colorado College, 14 E Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3243, RIPPERDAN, Robert L., Department of Geology, Univ of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, PO Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681, TAYLOR, John, Dept. of Geosciences, Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705 and ETHINGTON, Raymond L., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, kt_smith@coloradocolorado.edu, kt_smith@coloradocolorado.edu
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10:00 AM
INNER FAN CHANNEL DEPOSITS IN THE GERMAN RANCHO FORMATION NEAR SALT POINT STATE PARK, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
ANDERSON, Thomas B. and WISELY, Beth A., Geology, Sonoma State Univ, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609, tom.anderson@sonoma.edu, tom.anderson@sonoma.edu
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10:20 AM
HOW FAR DO ZIRCONS TRAVEL? EVALUATING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DETRITAL ZIRCON PROVENANCE USING THE MODERN AMAZON RIVER FLUVIAL SYSTEM
MAPES, Russell W., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#3315, Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, COLEMAN, Drew, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of North Carolina, CB# 3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, NOGUEIRA, Afonso C.R., Departamento de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. Gal. Rodrigo O.J. Ramos 3000, Manaus, AM 69.077-000 and HOUSH, Todd, Department of Geological Sciences, The Univ of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, mapes@email.unc.edu, mapes@email.unc.edu
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10:40 AM
ALLUVIAL STRATIGRAPHY, DISTAL SOURCES, AND INDURATION IN SUPRABASALT SEDIMENTS IN THE WALLA WALLA BASIN, WASHINGTON AND OREGON: REVISITING AND REVISING A LAYER-CAKE STRATIGRAPHIC MODEL
LINDSEY, Kevin A. and TOLAN, Terry L., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, 1020 North Center Parkway, Kennewick, WA 99336, kevinlindsey@kennedyjenks.com, kevinlindsey@kennedyjenks.com
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11:00 AM
THE ROLE OF RELATIVE SUBMERGENCE ON CLUSTER FORMATION
KRAMER, Casey, Department of Civil Engineering, The Univ of Iowa, Hydraulics Lab, Iowa City, IA 52242 and PAPANICOLAOU, Athanasios, Civil Engineering, The Univ of Iowa, 100 Hydraulics Lab, Iowa City, IA 52242, casey-kramer@uiowa.edu, casey-kramer@uiowa.edu
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11:20 AM
MICROFORMS IN GRAVEL BED RIVERS: FORMATION, DISINTEGRATION AND EFFECTS ON BEDLOAD TRANSPORT
STROM, Kyle B., CEE, Iowa Institute of Hydroscience & Engineering, Hydraulics Lab, Iowa City, IA 52242, PAPANICOLAOU, Athanasios, Department of Civil Engineering, The Univ of Iowa, IIHR, Iowa City, IA 52242 and EVANGELOPOULOS, Nicholas, Dept. of Bus. Comp. Info. Sci, Univ of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, strom@wsunix.wsu.edu, strom@wsunix.wsu.edu
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11:40 AM
EROSION STRENGTH PARAMETERS: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION
MAXWELL, Adam1, PAPANICOLAOU, Athanasios2, FOX, James E.2 and STROM, Kyle B.3, (1)Dept. of Civil Enginerring, Washington State Univ, 101 Sloan Hall, Pullman, WA 99164, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, The Univ of Iowa, IIHR, Iowa City, IA 52242, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering, Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, amaxwell@wsu.edu, amaxwell@wsu.edu