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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 77
Monday, 23 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T103. The Terrestrial Eocene–Oligocene Boundary Revisited: A Comparison of Multi-proxy Records of Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic Change

Paleontological Society

 

Dennis Terry and Emmett Evanoff, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
EARLY EOCENE PALAEOENVIRONMENTS IN ANTARCTICA: EVIDENCE FROM FOSSIL CONIFERS OF SEYMOUR ISLAND
STEPHENS, Rosemary S.1, FRANCIS, Jane E.1, HAYWOOD, Alan M.2 and CRAME, J. Alistair2, (1)School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (2)Geosciences Division, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom, r.stephens@earth.leeds.ac.uk, r.stephens@earth.leeds.ac.uk
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8:30 AM
TEN YEARS AFTER: REVISED LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE WHITE RIVER GROUP, NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA
LAGARRY, Hannan E.1, LAGARRY, Leigh Anne2, SWINEHART, James B.3 and LEITE, Michael B.2, (1)Physical and Life Sciences, Chadron State College, 1000 Main Street, Chadron, NE 69337, (2)Department of Physical & Life Sciences, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE 69337, (3)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Nat Rscs, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 113 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517, hlagarry@csc.edu, hlagarry@csc.edu
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8:45 AM
STRATIGRAPHY AND CLIMATIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WHITE RIVER GROUP, BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA
EVANOFF, Emmett, Earth Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 80631, emmett.evanoff@unco.edu, emmett.evanoff@unco.edu
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9:00 AM
PALEOCLIMATIC CHANGE ACROSS THE TERRESTRIAL EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY OF THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS: THE PALEOSOL PERSPECTIVE
TERRY Jr, Dennis O., Department of Geology, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St, 303 Beury Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, doterry@temple.edu, doterry@temple.edu
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9:15 AM
SOILSCAPE ANALYSIS OF THE SCENIC-POLESLIDE MEMBER BOUNDARY, BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA
STINCHCOMB, Gary E., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Division, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354 and TERRY Jr, Dennis O., Department of Geology, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St, 303 Beury Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, gary_stinchcomb@baylor.edu, gary_stinchcomb@baylor.edu
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9:30 AM
WHEN THE BADLANDS WENT DRY: A PALEOPEDOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE OLIGOCENE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
MINTZ, Jason S., Department of Geology, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St, 303 Beury Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6081 and TERRY Jr, Dennis O., Department of Geology, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St, 303 Beury Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, jmintz@temple.edu, jmintz@temple.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
MAPPING TOPOGRAPHIC RELIEF AND ELEVATION OF THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION DURING THE LATEST EOCENE USING STABLE ISOTOPE DATA FROM MAMMALIAN TOOTH ENAMEL
BARTON, Melissa A. and FRICKE, Henry C., Department of Geology, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, m.alanebarton@gmail.com, m.alanebarton@gmail.com
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10:15 AM
ABRUPT TEMPERATURE DROP ACROSS THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION, CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA
ZANAZZI, Alessandro1, KOHN, Matthew1, MACFADDEN, Bruce2 and TERRY, Dennis3, (1)Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, EWS 617, 701 Sumter St, Columbia, SC 29208, (2)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, SW 34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)Geology, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St, 303 Beury Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, azanazzi@geol.sc.edu, azanazzi@geol.sc.edu
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10:30 AM
REGIONAL VARIABILITY IN TERRESTRIAL PALEOCLIMATE RECORDS DURING THE EOCENE OLIGOCENE TRANSITION
FOX, David L., Department of Geology and Geophsyics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, dlfox@umn.edu, dlfox@umn.edu
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10:45 AM
DIACHRONEITY IN THE NORTH AMERICAN EOCENE-OLIGOCENE FLORAL RECORD AND CLIMATIC DETERIORATION
PROTHERO, Donald R., Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, prothero@oxy.edu, prothero@oxy.edu
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11:00 AM
INTEGRATED SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY, ST. STEPHENS QUARRY, ALABAMA: IMPLICATIONS TO EOCENE-OLIGOCENE GLOBAL CHANGES
MILLER Sr, Kenneth G.1, BROWNING, James V.2, WRIGHT, James D.3, KATZ, Miriam E.3, WADE, Bridget S.4 and KENT, Dennis V.5, (1)Dept. of Geological Sci, Rutgers Univ, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)Dept. of Geological Sci, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (3)Dept. of Geological Sci, Rutgers Univ, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (4)Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ NJ 08901-852, (5)Geological Sciences, Rutgers Univ. and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Piscataway, NJ 08854, kgm@rci.rutgers.edu, kgm@rci.rutgers.edu
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11:15 AM
CLIMATIC AND SEA LEVEL CHANGE AT THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY, SOLENT GROUP, UK; MILANKOVITCH FORCING OF SEA LEVEL AND CLIMATE
GALE, Andrew S., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, ME44AW, United Kingdom, asg@nhm.ac.uk, asg@nhm.ac.uk
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11:30 AM
STEADY PALEOCLIMATIC CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION INDICATED BY PALEOSOLS ON TWO CONTINENTS
SHELDON, Nathan D.1, MITCHELL, Ria L.1, COLLINSON, Margaret E.1 and HOOKER, Jerry J.2, (1)Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, (2)Palaeontology Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, n.sheldon@gl.rhul.ac.uk, n.sheldon@gl.rhul.ac.uk
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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