2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 57
Sunday, 16 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Paleontology (Posters) I

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TRIASSIC RECORDS OF THE DINOSAUR FOOTPRINT ICHNOGENUS EUBRONTES
LUCAS, Spencer G.1, GIERLINSKI, Gerard2, HAUBOLD, Hartmut3, HECKERT, Andrew4, HUNT, Adrian4, KLEIN, Hendrik3, LOCKLEY, Martin5, TANNER, Lawrence6, THULBORN, Tony7 and ZEIGLER, Kate8, (1)New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, (2)Polish Geological Institute, Warsaw, Poland, (3)Geiseltalmuseum, Halle, Germany, (4)New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, NM, (5)University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, CO, (6)Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA, (7)University of Queensland, Australia, (8)University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, slucas@nmmnh.state.nm.us, slucas@nmmnh.state.nm.us
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MAPPING THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARLY JURASSIC (HETTANGIAN) DINOSAUR TRACKS IN THE WHITMORE POINT MEMBER OF THE MOENAVE FORMATION, JOHNSON FARM DINOSAUR SITE, ST. GEORGE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH
WILLIAMS, Jessica A.J.1, MILNER, Andrew R.C.2, LOHRENGEL II, C. Frederick1 and LOCKLEY, Martin G.3, (1)Division of Geosciences, Southern Utah Univ, 351 W. Center St, Cedar City, UT 84720, (2)St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm, City of St. George, 285 South 400 East, St. George, UT 84770, (3)Dept. of Geology, Univ of Colorado, Denver, 80217, jajw77@hotmail.com, jajw77@hotmail.com
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PLESIOSAUR GASTROLITHS FROM THE TROPIC SHALE (CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN) OF SOUTHERN UTAH
SCHMEISSER, Rebecca, Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, GILLETTE, David D., Department of Geology, Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, ALBRIGHT, L. Barry, Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224 and TITUS, Alan L., Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 190 E. Center St, Kanab, UT 84741, rls92@dana.ucc.nau.edu, rls92@dana.ucc.nau.edu
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FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE HINDLIMBS OF HESPERORNIS REGALIS: A COMPARISON WITH MODERN DIVING BIRDS
REYNAUD, F. Nicole, Dept. of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601, fnreynaud@scatcat.fhsu.edu, fnreynaud@scatcat.fhsu.edu
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TOOTH ERUPTION SEQUENCES IN FOSSIL AND RECENT ARTIODACTYLA
FOSS, Scott E., John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, 32651 Highway 19, Kimberly, OR 97848 and THEODOR, Jessica M., Department of Geology, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL 62703, sfoss@pobox.com, sfoss@pobox.com
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TELEOCERAS FOSSIGER (RHINOCEROTIDAE: MAMMALIA) FROM TWO LATE MIOCENE (EARLY HEMPHILLIAN) QUARRIES FROM KANSAS
MULLIN, Timothy C., Department of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS 67601, t_mullin@scatcat.fhsu.edu, t_mullin@scatcat.fhsu.edu
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A NEW SAMPLE PREPARATION TECHNIQUE FOR CALCULATING CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSIL ABSOLUTE ABUNDANCES AND UNCERTAINTIES FOR PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES
UDEZE, Chioma, geology and gepphysics, Texas A and M University, 3115 TAMU, college station, TX 77840, FIRTH, John, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77845 and OLSZEWSKI, Tom, Dept of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, cudeze@geo.tamu.edu, cudeze@geo.tamu.edu
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BIOMARKERS IN PALEOZOIC CRINOIDS (BORDEN GROUP, MISSISSIPPIAN): IMPLICATIONS FOR PHYLOGENY
O'MALLEY, Christina E., AUSICH, William I. and CHIN, Yu Ping, Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1308, specker.5@osu.edu, specker.5@osu.edu
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THE STABLE ISOTOPE PALEOECOLOGY OF PLEISTOCENE WOLVES FROM THE INTERIOR OF EASTERN BERINGIA
FOX-DOBBS, Kena, Earth Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, LEONARD, Jennifer A., Department of Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, Uppsala, 752 36, Sweden and KOCH, Paul, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, kena@pmc.ucsc.edu, kena@pmc.ucsc.edu
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GENDER DISPARITY IN A POPULATION OF BRANCHIOPLAX WASHINGTONIANA (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: BRACHYURA) FROM THE EOCENE OF WASHINGTON, USA
CONKLE, Lucas N., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State University Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, Canton, OH 44720, lconkle@kent.edu, lconkle@kent.edu
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INVESTIGATING HOW ONTOGENY AND ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION WITHIN SPECIES OF THE BIVALVE GENUS CUCULLAEA
BUICK, Devin P., Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geo/Phys Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221, buickdp@email.uc.edu, buickdp@email.uc.edu
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HIGH DENSITY POPULATION OF THE OYSTER PYCNODONTE NEWBERRYI (STANTON) IN THE TROPIC SHALE (CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN) OF THE KAIPAROWITS BASIN, SOUTHERN UTAH
CONGREVE, Curtis R., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, GILLETTE, David D., Department of Geology, Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, ALBRIGHT, L. Barry, Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224 and NEWCOMB, Lex A., GIS/Paleontology, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, AZ 86040, oldjack327@yahoo.com, oldjack327@yahoo.com
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ANOMURAN MICROCOPROLITES FROM THE LOWERMOST NAVESINK FORMATION (MAASTRICHTIAN), MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
BECKER, Martin A., Department of Physics and Geology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, 08628 and CHAMBERLAIN Jr, John A., Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, becker@tcnj.edu, becker@tcnj.edu
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INFLUENCE OF COMPETITION ON GROWTH RATES AND MAXIMUM SIZE OF PREDATORY GASTROPODS: ECOLOGICAL VERSUS EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVES
HERBERT, Gregory S., Department of Geology, Univ of South Florida at Tampa, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, DIETL, Gregory P., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 and FORD, Heather, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, hford@rohan.sdsu.edu, hford@rohan.sdsu.edu
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STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION AND MORPHOLOGIC VARIATION OF MIDDLE CAMBRIAN TRILOBITES IN THE HOUSE AND DRUM RANGES, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH
ERWIN, Marty, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004, erwinm2@unlv.nevada.edu, erwinm2@unlv.nevada.edu
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QUESTIONING GRAY SHARK BIODIVERSITY IN THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN: MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF MIOCENE-PLIOCENE SHARK TEETH
SARAO Jr, John Anthony, Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, jsarao@vt.edu, jsarao@vt.edu
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DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION OF FOSSILIZED ORGANISMS FROM SERIAL IMAGE DATA
HUGHES, Elisha, DAVIS, Christopher and GOLDSMITH, David W., Department of Earth Systems Science, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, erh0509@westminstercollege.edu, erh0509@westminstercollege.edu
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NEOGENE EVOLUTION OF THE REEF CORAL SPECIES COMPLEX MONTASTRAEA "CAVERNOSA": MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF VARIATION WITHIN AND AMONG SPECIES
SCHULTZ, Holly A., Department of Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 and BUDD, Ann F., University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, holly-schultz@uiowa.edu, holly-schultz@uiowa.edu
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MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS OF SIDERASTREA DURING THE MIO-PLIOCENE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
BECK, Brian R., Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 and BUDD, Ann F., University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, brian-beck@uiowa.edu, brian-beck@uiowa.edu
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MORPHOLOGICAL DISPARITY OF DICOTYLEDONOUS ANGIOSPERM LEAVES IN THE CRETACEOUS AND PALEOGENE
LYON, Mandela A., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Univ of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, mlyon@sas.upenn.edu, mlyon@sas.upenn.edu
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DO MORPHOLOGICAL AND SYSTEMATIC TRENDS IN ARCHAEOCYATHS RECORD CHANGING CLIMATE IN THE EARLY CAMBRIAN?
HICKS, Melissa, Department of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, MS 4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and ROWLAND, Stephen M., 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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OUT OF THE MUD: FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY CLEARS LATE ORDOVICIAN (CINCINNATIAN) TREPOSTOME BRYOZOA OF SUPPORT BY MUDDY SUBSTRATA
ERICKSON, J. Mark, Geology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617 and WAUGH, David A., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, meri@stlawa.edu, meri@stlawa.edu
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THE PALEOENVIRONMENTAL DISTRIBUTION OF BRYOZOAN CLADES AND THEIR MORPHOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC MASS EXTINCTION
JAMET, Catherine M., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740 and BOTTJER, David, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Zumberge Hall 117, Los Angeles, CA 90254, jamet@usc.edu, jamet@usc.edu
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DID SPONGES HAVE CRABS? THE FAUNA OF A UNIQUE SPONGE-ALGAL CYLINDRICAL BIOHERM COMPLEX FROM THE UPPER JURASSIC OF ROMANIA
LAZÃR, Iuliana, Department of Geology and Paleontology, University of Bucharest, Bãlcescu 1, Bucharest, 010041, Romania, FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State University Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, Canton, OH 44720 and SHIRK, Aubrey M., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242, cschweit@kent.edu, cschweit@kent.edu
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SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS OF NEOGENE CORAL THICKET ASSEMBLAGES IN THE CHESAPEAKE GROUP OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
BAILEY, Richard H., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, r.bailey@neu.edu, r.bailey@neu.edu
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SCLERACTINIAN ASSEMBLAGES UNDER SEDIMENT INPUT: THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND RELATION TO THE NUTRIENT INPUT CONCEPT
BARON-SZABO, Rosemarie Christine, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, W-329, MRC 163, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC, DC 20013-7012 and SANDERS, Diethard G., Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, Innsbruck, Austria, 6020, RoseBaron@web.de, RoseBaron@web.de
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REVISITING COPANO BAY, TEXAS: AN EXCEPTIONAL LONG-TERM RECORD OF ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES
EBNOTHER, Danielle D. and OLSZEWSKI, Thomas D., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M, College Station, TX 77843, debnother@geo.tamu.edu, debnother@geo.tamu.edu
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AN APPLIED PALEOECOLOGY CASE STUDY: BAHIA GRANDE, TEXAS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHANNEL
LICHLYTER, Stephen A., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M, College Station, TX 77843 and OLSZEWSKI, Thomas D., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M, College Station, TX 77843, slichlyter@geo.tamu.edu, slichlyter@geo.tamu.edu
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DISTRIBUTION OF BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA GENERA ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL SHELF OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
ABDUL, Nicole and SAUTTER, Leslie, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College Of Charleston, 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424, naabdul@edisto.cofc.edu, naabdul@edisto.cofc.edu
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COMPARISONS OF MEGAFLORA ASSEMBLAGES BETWEEN THE LATE CRETACEOUS (MAASTRICHTIAN) HELL CREEK AND TERTIARY (PALEOCENE) LUDLOW FORMATIONS AT THE STUMPF SITE NATURAL AREA, MORTON COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA
SMRECAK, Trisha A., Geology Department, St. Lawrence Univ, Canton, NY 13617, ERICKSON, J. Mark, Geology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, HOGANSON, John W., North Dakota Geol Survey, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505 and BURTON KELLY, Matthew E., 466 Rockledge Drive, North Hero, VT 05474, tasmre02@stlawu.edu, tasmre02@stlawu.edu
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PALEOCLIMATE ESTIMATION FROM DIGITAL LEAF PHYSIOGNOMY OF FOSSIL LEAF FLORAS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
CARIGLINO, Barbara, ROYER, Dana L. and WILF, Peter D., Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, bcarigli@geosc.psu.edu, bcarigli@geosc.psu.edu
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FOSSIL WOOD FROM THE SERRA ALTA FORMATION (UPPER PERMIAN), PARANÁ BASIN, SOUTHERN BRAZIL
ALVES, Laureen S.R., UERJ, Departamento de Estratigrafia e Paleontologia, Bolsista PD-CNPq, IVP/FAPERJ, Rua São Francisco Xavier, Rio de Janeiro, 20559-900, Brazil and GUERRA-SOMMER, Margot, Departamento de Paleontologia e Estratigrafia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43127, Porto Alegre, RS, 91509-900, Brazil, paleobotany@hotmail.com, paleobotany@hotmail.com
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CHANGES IN INSECT HERBIVORY ACROSS THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY IN THE BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING
CURRANO, Ellen, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 542 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, ecurrano@geosc.psu.edu, ecurrano@geosc.psu.edu
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MIDDLE AND LATE PERMIAN PALEONTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF THE QUINN RIVER FORMATION, BILK CREEK MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA
KLUG, Christopher Allen, Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, Klugca@bgnet.bgsu.edu, Klugca@bgnet.bgsu.edu
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STROMATOLITES FROM THE LOWER TRIASSIC UNION WASH FORMATION OF EAST-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: SEDIMENTOLOGY AND PALEOBIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE
MARY, Michelle L. and WOODS, Adam D., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P. O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, myhartache@aol.com, myhartache@aol.com
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PALEOENVIRONMENTS AND PRESERVATION OF DINOSAUR EGG-BEARING DEPOSITS IN KOREA
PAIK, In Sung, Department of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University, Daeyeon-dong 599-1, Nam-gu, Busan, 608-737, South Korea and HUH, Min, Faculty of Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yongbong-dong 300, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-757, South Korea, paikis@pknu.ac.kr, paikis@pknu.ac.kr
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PALEOENVIRONMENT OF A TRACE FOSSIL MARKER UNIT IN THE LATE CRETACEOUS NORTH HORN FORMATION, UTAH
DIFLEY, Rose, Earth Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602 and EKDALE, A.A., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 719 WBB, 135 South 1460 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, rdifley@sisna.com, rdifley@sisna.com
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DISTRIBUTION AND MAPPING OF THE CRETACEOUS TEPEE BUTTES OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY
BASH, Eleanor1, SHAPIRO, Russell S.2, ANDERSON, Julia3, CLOSE, Hilary4, DAHL, Robyn4, MORGAN, Valerie4, PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla5 and RUDOLPH, Rebecca4, (1)Department of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082, (2)Department of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Avenue, St Peter, MN 56082, (3)Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082, (4)Department of Geology, Oberlin College, 173 W. Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH 44074, (5)Geology Dept, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, ebash@gac.edu, ebash@gac.edu
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PETROLOGY AND PETROGRAPHY OF THE TEPEE BUTTES (CRETACEOUS) METHANE-SEEP CARBONATES
ANDERSON, Julia, Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082, SHAPIRO, Russell, Department of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN 56082 and LYONS, Timothy W., Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0423, janders8@gac.edu, janders8@gac.edu
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FAUNAL ANALYSIS AND PALEOECOLOGY OF THE CRETACEOUS TEPEE BUTTE LIMESTONES, CENTRAL COLORADO
MORGAN, Valerie1, RUDOLPH, Rebecca1, CLOSE, Hilary1, DAHL, Robyn1, PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla1 and BASH, Eleanor2, (1)Department of Geology, Oberlin College, 173 W. Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH 44074, (2)Department of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082, vmorgan@oberlin.edu, vmorgan@oberlin.edu
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PALEOECOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHIC EXPRESSION OF A CRETACEOUS COLD SEEP: A TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE TEPEE BUTTE LIMESTONE
DAHL, Robyn M.1, CLOSE, Hilary G.1, PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla1 and SHAPIRO, Russell2, (1)Geology Dept, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, (2)Geology Department, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN 50682, rdahl@oberlin.edu, rdahl@oberlin.edu
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SCIENTIFIC ART AND ILLUSTRATION AS AN INTERPRETATIVE TOOL FOR THE BEAR GULCH LIMESTONE (MISSISSIPPIAN, MONTANA)
GARCIA, Joseph, A., Geology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, jose_allana@hotmail.com, jose_allana@hotmail.com