2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 230
Wednesday, 25 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Paleontology/Paleobotany (Posters) II: Fossils in Time, Space, and Morphospace

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PRESS/PULSE: A GENERAL THEORY OF MASS EXTINCTION?
ARENS, Nan Crystal, Department of Geoscience, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456 and WEST, Ian D., Environmental Studies Program, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456, Ian.West@noaa.gov, Ian.West@noaa.gov
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EDIACARAN BODY FOSSILS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA: REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF A NEOPROTEROZOIC-EARLY CAMBRIAN FAUNA
WEAVER, Patricia G.1, TACKER, R. Christopher2, MCMENAMIN, Mark A.S.3 and WEBB, Richard A.1, (1)Geology/Paleontology, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601, (2)Geology, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601, (3)Department of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, trish.weaver@ncmail.net, trish.weaver@ncmail.net
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EARLIEST RECORD OF SHELTERING STRATEGY FOR PREDATOR AVOIDANCE FROM THE EARLY CAMBRIAN OF THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA
UNAL, Emre and ZINSMEISTER, William J., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue Universitry, West Lafayette, IN 47907, eunal@purdue.edu, eunal@purdue.edu
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PALEOGEOGRAPHIC AND STRATIGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF UPPER SUNWAPTAN AND BASAL IBEXIAN SPECIES OF THE CAMBRIAN TRILOBITE GENUS PLETHOPELTIS
BADER, Jeremy D., Geosciences, Texas Tech University, 319 Science Building, Lubbock, TX 79409, TAYLOR, John F., Geoscience Department, Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705, BREZINSKI, David K., Maryland Geol Survey, 2300 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 and MYROW, Paul, Dept. of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, styxfan24@yahoo.com, styxfan24@yahoo.com
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THE PHI KAPPA FORMATION IN THE TRAIL CREEK REGION (CENTRAL IDAHO): INTEGRATED BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF ORDOVICIAN TO SILURIAN GRAPTOLITE AND CONODONT FAUNAS
MALETZ, Jorg, Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, 876 Natural Science Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, GOLDMAN, Daniel, Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, LESLIE, Stephen A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR 72204, MITCHELL, Charles E., UB Rock Fracture Group, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 876 NSC, Buffalo, NY 14260 and MOTZ, Gary, Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, jorgm@acsu.buffalo.edu, jorgm@acsu.buffalo.edu
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SECOND-ORDER SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS TRIGGER GRAPTOLITE MIGRATION INTO DEEP WATER
EGENHOFF, Sven, Geosciences, Colorado State University, 322 Natural Resources Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482 and MALETZ, Jorg, Dept. of Geology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260, sven@warnercnr.colostate.edu, sven@warnercnr.colostate.edu
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THE PROXIMAL TYPE DEVELOPMENT IN CYMATOGRAPTUS (GRAPTOLOIDEA) FROM ARGENTINA AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR THE EARLY EVOLUTION OF THE DICHOGRAPTACEA
TORO, Blanca A., Geology and Paleontology, IANIGLA, CRICyT, CONICET, Av. Ruíz Leal S/N, Mendoza, 5500, Argentina and MALETZ, Jörg, Geology, Univ at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260, jorgm@acsu.buffalo.edu, jorgm@acsu.buffalo.edu
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HOW IMPORTANT IS IMAGE INTERPRETATION TO PALEONTOLOGY? CASE STUDIES IN DATA AQUISITION FIDELITY AND RETRODEFORMATION USING BILATERALLY SYMMETRIC GRAPTOLITES (ISOGRAPTUS AND PSEUDISOGRAPTUS) AND TRILOBITES (TRIARTHRUS BECKI AND T. EATONI)
DUNLAVEY, Tammy L., Dept of Geology, SUNY at Buffalo, 876 Natural Science Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, MITCHELL, Charles E., Geology, Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY, 876 Natural Science Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260 and SHEETS, H. David, Dept. of Physics, Canisius College, 2001 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14208, t_dunlavey@hotmail.com, t_dunlavey@hotmail.com
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BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF AN EARLY ORDOVICIAN (TREMADOC) EPICONTINENTAL CARBONATE FACIES: THE BALTOSCANDIAN BJØRKÅSHOLMEN FORMATION
FRISK, Åsa M., Department of Earth Sciences, Palaeobiology, Norbyvägen 22, Uppsala, 752 36, Sweden and EBBESTAD, Jan Ove R., Earth Sciences, Palaeobiology, Norbyvagen 22, Uppsala, 752 36, Sweden, asa.frisk@geo.uu.se, asa.frisk@geo.uu.se
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PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY OF CINCINNATIAN (LATE ORDOVICIAN) BRACHIOPODS: UTILIZING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) TO ANALYZE SPECIES RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
KLINGENSMITH, Brandon C., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701 and STIGALL, Alycia L., Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, bcklingensmith@gmail.com, bcklingensmith@gmail.com
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AN INITIAL APPROACH TO THE ESTIMATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN BIODIVERSITY ESTIMATES OBTAINED FROM COMPOSITE SECTIONS, WITH AN EXAMPLE FROM THE HIRNANTIAN MASS EXTINCTION
SHEETS, H. David1, LANZ, Colleen1, MELCHIN, Michael2, FINNEY, Stanley C.3 and MITCHELL, Charles4, (1)Dept. of Physics, Canisius College, 2001 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14208, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2V5, Canada, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ-Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840-3902, (4)Dept. of Geology, SUNY at Buffalo, 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, sheets@canisius.edu, sheets@canisius.edu
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INTEGRATED PALEONTOLOGIC, SEDIMENTOLOGIC, AND STABLE ISOTOPIC DATA ACROSS THE IREVIKEN AND LUNDGRENI EXTINCTION EVENTS IN THE CAPE PHILLIPS FORMATION, NUNAVUT, CANADA
NOBLE, Paula J., Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, MS 172, Reno, NV 89557-0138, LENZ, Alfred C., Dept. Earth Sciences, Univ Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada, HOLMDEN, Chris, Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, MASIAK, Monika, Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 00-818, Poland, POULSON, Simon R., Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Geological Sciences, MS-172, Reno, NV 89557, ZIMMERMAN, Matthew K., Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, MS 172, Reno, NV 89557-0138 and KOZLOWSKA, Anna, Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 00-818, Poland, noblepj@unr.edu, noblepj@unr.edu
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OSTRACODS AND ROCK FACIES OF THE EIFELIAN/GIVETIAN AND GIVETIAN/FRASNIAN BOUNDARY STRATOTYPES
CASIER, Jean-Georges, Department of Paleontology, Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences, Vautier street, 29, Brussels, B-1000, Belgium, EL HASSANI, Ahmed, Departement de Geologie, Institut Scientifique, Avenue Ibn Batouta, B. P. 703, Rabat Agdal, Morocco and PRÉAT, Alain, Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, University of Brussels, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium, casier@naturalsciences.be, casier@naturalsciences.be
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A TEST OF MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO DWARFING IN A MIDDLE DEVONIAN BRACHIOPOD FROM WESTERN NEW YORK
PEREZ, Ashley, Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 876 NSC, Buffalo, NY 14260 and ZAMBITO IV, James J., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 0013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, asperez@buffalo.edu, asperez@buffalo.edu
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PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE EMBRYONIC SHELLS OF DEVONIAN AMMONOIDS
KLOFAK, Susan M., Division of Paleontology-Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. and Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, LANDMAN, Neil H., Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192 and MAPES, Royal H., Geological Sciences, Ohio Univ, Athens, OH 45701, klofak@amnh.org, klofak@amnh.org
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DEVONIAN PANTHALASSA AND PHACOPID TRILOBITES
IWASAKI, Yumiko, Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street at Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, iwasaki@amnh.org, iwasaki@amnh.org
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UPPER DEVONIAN (FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN) CONODONTS FROM THE HIGH-LATITUDE MADRE DE DÍOS BASIN, NORTHERN BOLIVIA
DE LA RUE, Sarah R., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4101, OVER, D. Jeffrey, Department of Geological Sciences, SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454-1401 and ISAACSON, Peter E., Geological Sciences, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, sdelarue@geol.lsu.edu, sdelarue@geol.lsu.edu
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LONGEVITY DATA FOR SPECIES AND GENERA OF MISSISSIPPIAN CRINOIDS FROM NORTH AMERICA
WALTON, Kara A., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, KAMMER, Thomas W., Geology and Geography, West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 and AUSICH, William I., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, kwalton2@mix.wvu.edu, kwalton2@mix.wvu.edu
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PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF GENERIC LONGEVITY PATTERNS IN MISSISSIPPIAN CRINOIDS FROM EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
KAMMER, Thomas, Geology and Geography, West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 and AUSICH, William, School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 155 S Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1398, Thomas.Kammer@mail.wvu.edu, Thomas.Kammer@mail.wvu.edu
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HOMOLOGY IN TERMINOLOGY FOR CRINOID CALCIFIED HINDGUT STRUCTURES (PHYLUM ECHINODERMATA)
AUSICH, William I., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 and KAMMER, Thomas, Geology and Geography, West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, ausich.1@osu.edu, ausich.1@osu.edu
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MILLIPEDS (DIPLOPODA) FROM THE FORT SILL FISSURES (LOWER PERMIAN) OF SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA: RARE EXAMPLES OF PERMIAN MILLIPEDS AND OF FOSSIL MILLIPEDS FROM A PALEOZOIC FISSURE FILL
HANNIBAL, Joseph T., Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106-1767 and MAY, William J., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 73072-7029, hannibal@cmnh.org, hannibal@cmnh.org
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A FOSSIL WOOD FROM THE IRATI FORMATION (UPPER PERMIAN), PARANÁ BASIN, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL
ALVES, Laureen Sally da Rosa, (FAPERJ/IVP Bolsista F.P.) Departamento de Estratigrafia e Paleontologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, S/2032-A, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20559-900, Brazil, Laureen.Alves@gmail.com, Laureen.Alves@gmail.com
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MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO: NEW TOOLS FOR BAYESIAN MODELING IN PALEONTOLOGY
KARCHER, Michael D.1, WANG, Steve C.1, ROOPNARINE, Peter D.2 and ANGIELCZYK, Kenneth D.3, (1)Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, (2)Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, (3)Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, mkarche1@swarthmore.edu, mkarche1@swarthmore.edu
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SEDIMENTOLOGIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF THE LOWER MEMBER OF THE EARLY TRIASSIC UNION WASH FORMATION: PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA FOLLOWING THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC MASS EXTINCTION
MATA, Scott Andrew, Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850 and WOODS, Adam, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, paraceratherium@yahoo.com, paraceratherium@yahoo.com
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ARTHROPOD PRODUCED BURROWS FROM THE EARLY TRIASSIC OF CANADA: GULLIVER'S FOOTPRINTS?
BEATTY, Tyler W.1, ZONNEVELD, John-Paul2, HENDERSON, Charles M.3 and RADOMSKI, Mark A.3, (1)Applied Stratigraphy Research Group, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, (3)Applied Stratigraphy Research Group, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, tbeatty@ucalgary.ca, tbeatty@ucalgary.ca
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A SPHENODONTIAN (REPTILIA:LEPIDOSAURIA) FROM THE UPPER TRIASSIC WHITAKER (COELOPHYSIS) QUARRY, ROCK POINT FORMATION (APACHEAN: NORIAN) AT GHOST RANCH, NEW MEXICO, U.S.A
HECKERT, Andrew B.1, LUCAS, Spencer G.2, RINEHART, Larry F.2 and HUNT, Adrian P.3, (1)Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608, (2)New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (3)New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, heckertab@appstate.edu, heckertab@appstate.edu
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ENAMEL MICROSTRUCTURE IN THE TRIASSIC ARCHOSAURS REVUELTOSAURUS CALLENDERI AND KRZYZANOWSKISAURUS HUNTI AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR PHYLOGENY
CAMP, Jessica A., Geology Department, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 15988, Boone, NC 28608 and HECKERT, Andrew B., Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608, jc57674@appstate.edu, jc57674@appstate.edu
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THE FOOTPRINT APATOPUS LINEATUS FROM LATE TRIASSIC STRATA OF MILFORD, NJ: TO BE A PHYTOSAUR OR NOT TO BE A PHYTOSAUR, THAT IS THE QUESTION…
OSBORNE, Jared and RAINFORTH, Emma C., School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ 07430, josborne@ramapo.edu, josborne@ramapo.edu
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VERTEBRATE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND THE TRIASSIC-JURASSIC BOUNDARY
LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104, TANNER, Lawrence H., Department of Biology, LeMoyne College, 1419 Salt Springs Road, Syracuse, NY 13214 and HECKERT, Andrew B., Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us
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REEVALUATING PROSOPID DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS: THE ROOTSTOCK OF THE TRUE CRABS
SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Geology, Kent State University Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, Canton, OH 44270 and FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242, cschweit@kent.edu, cschweit@kent.edu
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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF CUTICULAR MICROSTRUCTURE WITHIN THE RANINOIDEA (DECAPODA, BRACHYURA)
WAUGH, David A., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242 and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Geology, Kent State University Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, Canton, OH 44270, dwaugh@kent.edu, dwaugh@kent.edu
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A NEW VERTEBRATE FAUNA FROM THE EARLY CRETACEOUS WILLOW TANK FORMATION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
BONDE, Joshua W.1, VARRICCHIO, David J.2 and JACKSON, Frankie D.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Bozeman, MT 59717, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University Bozeman, Department of Earth Sciences, PO BOX 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480, jwbonde@montana.edu, jwbonde@montana.edu
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CLAW MORPHOLOGY OF PTERANODON AND POSSIBLE AQUATIC LOCOMOTION
SMITH, Amy C., Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48825, smith768@msu.edu, smith768@msu.edu
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THE FIRST RECORD OF CENOMANIAN (LATE CRETACEOUS) INSECT BODY FOSSILS FROM THE KAIPAROWITS BASIN, NORTHERN ARIZONA
TITUS, Alan L., Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Bureau of Land Management, Kanab, UT 84741-3244, ALBRIGHT III, L. Barry, Department of Physics, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32224 and BARCLAY, Richard S., Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, atitus@ut.blm.gov, atitus@ut.blm.gov
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THE ONSET OF NON-PLANKTOTROPHY IN SCHIZASTERID SPATANGOID SEA URCHINS
CUNNINGHAM, John A. and JEFFERY, Charlotte H., Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GP, United Kingdom, John.Cunningham@liverpool.ac.uk, John.Cunningham@liverpool.ac.uk
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THE FIRST RECORD OF PROBABLE HOLOCENTRIDS FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS–EARLY TERTIARY OF NEW JERSEY
BECKER, Martin A., Department of Environmental Science, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470, CHAMBERLAIN Jr, John A., Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, L'AMOREAUX, William J., Department of Biology and Advanced Imaging Facility, College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY 10314, CHAMBERLAIN, Rebecca B., Department of Biology, College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY 10314, LUNDBERG, John G., Department of Ichthyology, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19103 and HOLDEN, Todd M., Department of Physics, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, mdbecker@optonline.net, mdbecker@optonline.net
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CHONDRICHTHYANS OF THE CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY SEQUENCE, MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
MIELNIK, Kinga1, CHAMBERLAIN Jr, John A.2, GARB, Matthew P.2 and BECKER, Martin A.3, (1)Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (2)Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, and PhD Program in Earth & Environmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate School, New York, NY 10016, (3)Department of Environmental Science, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470, brooklynkinga@yahoo.com, brooklynkinga@yahoo.com
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RECOVERY STRATEGIES AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ACROSS THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY AND DANIAN AT SOUTH ATLANTIC LOW LATITUDES: THE FORAMINIFERAL RECORD
KOUTSOUKOS, Eduardo A.M., PETROBRAS-CENPES, Cidade Universitária, Quadra 7, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-598, Brazil, EKoutsoukos@gmail.com, EKoutsoukos@gmail.com
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AN EARLY EOCENE LEAF FLORA FROM THE RED HOT TRUCK STOP LOCALITY (MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI) AND ITS BIOGEOGRAPHIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE
DANEHY, Daniel R. and WILF, Peter, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, DRD169@psu.edu, DRD169@psu.edu
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A NEW GENUS OF BELOSAEPIID (COLEOIDEA) AND ASSOCIATED, RARELY SEEN PHRAGMACONE STEINKERNS FROM THE CASTLE HAYNE LIMESTONE (EOCENE) OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
CIAMPAGLIO, Charles N., Department of Geological Sciences, Wright State University, Lake Campus, Celina, OH 45822, WEAVER, Patricia G., Paleontology, North Carolina Museum of Nat History, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 and CHANDLER, Richard E., Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8205, chuck.ciampaglio@wright.edu, chuck.ciampaglio@wright.edu
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OLIGOCENE REEF DEPOSITS LINKED TO ODP SITE 999 WITH STRONTIUM ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY
JOHNSON, Claudia C.1, RAMÍREZ, Wilson R.2, LECKIE, R. Mark3, HERNANDEZ, Sonya Y.1, BARROW, Erica A.1, HEGEWALD, Morgan1 and VELEZ, Jorge2, (1)Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P.O. Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681, (3)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, claudia@indiana.edu, claudia@indiana.edu
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PALEONTOLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR SEDIMENTARY DISPLACEMENT IN NEOGENE FOREARC BASINS OF CENTRAL CHILE
FINGER, Kenneth L.1, NIELSEN, Sven N.2, DEVRIES, Thomas J.3, ENCINAS, Alfonso4 and PETERSON, Dawn E.1, (1)Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, (2)GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Section 3.1, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany, (3)Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, (4)Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 13518, Correo 21, Santiago, kfinger@berkeley.edu, kfinger@berkeley.edu
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MORPHOLOGICAL PHYLOGENY OF THE REEF CORAL FAMILY MEANDRINIDAE (ANTHOZOA, SCLERACTINIA)
FADIGA, Troy R., Geoscience, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 and BUDD, Ann F., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, troy-fadiga@uiowa.edu, troy-fadiga@uiowa.edu
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BEYOND THE HALF-SHELL: MORPHOLOGICAL INTEGRATION AND MODULARITY OF VENERID BIVALVE SHELLS
ROOPNARINE, Peter D., Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, LAUMER, Christopher, Department of Biology, Lawrence University, PO Box 599, Appleton, WI 54912, ANGIELCZYK, Kenneth D., Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom and ANDERSON, Laurie C., Dept of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, tendersombrero@yahoo.com, tendersombrero@yahoo.com