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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 23
Sunday, 22 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Paleontology/Paleobotany (Posters) I: Paleoecology, Taphonomy, and Early Life

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MOLLUSCAN ECOLOGICAL TRENDS ACROSS A HUMAN-IMPACT ORGANIC LOAD GRADIENT ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SHORE
EDELMAN-FURSTENBERG, Yael, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malchei Yisrael St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, yael@gsi.gov.il, yael@gsi.gov.il
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THE IMPACT OF VARIABLE FOSSILIZATION ON RECONSTRUCTIONS OF PALEOCOMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY DYNAMICS: THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY COMMUNITY
HERTOG, Rachel1, ROOPNARINE, Peter D.2, WANG, Steve C.3, ANGIELCZYK, Kenneth D.4 and OLSON, Martin2, (1)Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, (2)Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, (3)Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, (4)Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, rhertog@calacademy.org, rhertog@calacademy.org
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TAPHONOMY OF A MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE CALOOSAHATCHEE FORMATION (PLIO-PLEISTOCENE) TYPE AREA, LA BELLE, FLORIDA
LEWIS, René, KELLEY, Patricia H., MCCOY, Michelle and MASON, Patricia, Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, ral8486@uncw.edu, ral8486@uncw.edu
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AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH FOR INTERPRETING SHARK TOOTH TAPHONOMY
TULU, Yasemin, Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115, tuluyase@msu.edu, tuluyase@msu.edu
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IMPLICATION OF DIAGENETIC ALTERATIONS IN PALEONTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS: AN EXAMPLE USING ADÉLIE PENGUIN EGGSHELLS FROM ANTARCTICA
CAVALLERANO, Edward J., Geology and Geography Department, University of North Carolina Pembroke, P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372 and EMSLIE, Steven D., Department of Biological Sciences, Univ of North Carolina, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, edward.cavallerano@uncp.edu, edward.cavallerano@uncp.edu
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EXCEPTIONAL OCCURRENCE OF FOSSIL BALEEN IN THE MIOCENE/PLIOCENE PISCO FORMATION, PERU
ESPERANTE, Raúl, Geoscience Research Institute, 11060 Campus St, Loma Linda, CA 92350, NICK, Kevin, GSA Geology and Health Division, Loma Linda University, 11065 Campus St., Griggs Hall Rm 138, Loma Linda, CA 92350 and BRAND, Leonard, Department of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, resperante@llu.edu, resperante@llu.edu
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LACUSTRINE OSTRACODS AND OTHER MICROCRUSTACEANS WITH PRESERVED APPENDAGES FROM THE MIOCENE BARSTOW FORMATION
LEGGITT, V. Leroy, Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma LInda, CA 92350, lleggitt@llu.edu, lleggitt@llu.edu
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EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION OF MIDDLE CRETACEOUS (ALBIAN) THECAMOEBIANS (ARCELLACEANS): EVOLUTION OF A TRANSIENT LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT
VAN HENGSTUM, Peter J., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, REINHARDT, Eduard G., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada and GROCKE, Darren R., Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, vanhenp@mcmaster.ca, vanhenp@mcmaster.ca
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DIFFERENT MODES OF WOOD PRESERVATION IN AN ISOTAPHONOMIC SETTING OF THE MORENO HILL FORMATION (TURONIAN, “MIDDLE” CRETACEOUS) OF NEW MEXICO
SWEENEY, Ian J., CU Museum and Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, CHIN, Karen, CU Museum and Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado at Boulder, UCB 265, Boulder, CO 80309, HOWER, James C., Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Dr, Lexington, KY 40511-8479 and WOLFE, Douglas G., Adjunct Curator of Paleontology, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, NM 87104, Ian.Sweeney@Colorado.edu, Ian.Sweeney@Colorado.edu
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THE TAPHONOMY OF PLANT MESOFOSSILS FROM A TEMPERATE SILICLASTIC WETLAND
WELSH, Lisa W., RAYMOND, Anne, MCGUIRE, Jennifer and BAEZ-CAZULL, Susan, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, lisa03@gmail.com, lisa03@gmail.com
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CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MODERN ANALOG FOR SPHEROIDAL MICROFOSSILS
KODNER, Robin, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford St, Botanical Museum, Cambridge, MA 02138, KNOLL, Andrew, Botanical Museum, Harvard Univ, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, HELM, Rebecca, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL 33711, MARSHALL, Craig, Department Of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia and SUMMONS, Roger, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 44 Carleton St, E34-246, Cambridge, MA 02138, kodner@fas.harvard.edu, kodner@fas.harvard.edu
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TUBULAR MACROFOSSILS FROM THE EDIACARAN NAMA GROUP, NAMIBIA
COHEN, Phoebe A.1, BRADLEY, Alexander S.2, KNOLL, Andrew H.3, ABELSON, John4, GROTZINGER, John5, HAND, Kevin6, JENSEN, Soren7, LOVE, Gordon2 and MCLOUGHLIN, Nicola8, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, (2)Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, (4)Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (5)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (6)Department of Geoloigcal & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (7)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, (8)Earth Sciences, Oxford Univ, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, pacohen@fas.harvard.edu, pacohen@fas.harvard.edu
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INCISED VALLEYS, TREPTICHNUS PEDUM, AND THE PRECAMBRIAN-CAMBRIAN BOUNDARY IN NAMIBIA
GROTZINGER, John1, TICE, Mike2, METZ, Joannah2, ABELSON, John3, HAND, Kevin4, JENSEN, Sören5, KNOLL, Andy6, MCLOUGHLIN, Nicola7, SHEPARD, Bekah8 and WILSON, Jon6, (1)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (3)Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (4)Department of Geoloigcal & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (5)Area de Paleontologia, Universidad de Extremadura, Arda. de Elvas s/n, Badajoz, E-06071, Spain, (6)Botanical Museum, Harvard Univ, Cambridge, MA 02139, (7)Earth Sciences, Oxford Univ, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, (8)Geology Department, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, grotz@gps.caltech.edu, grotz@gps.caltech.edu
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CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHLORITE AND MUSCOVITE IN TRILOBITE FOSSILS AND SURROUNDING MATRIX FROM THE BURGESS SHALE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
PAPANEOCLEOUS, Andreas, Geology, Brooklyn College, 2900- Bedford Avenue,Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY 11210 and POWELL, Wayne G., Geology, Brooklyn College, CUNY, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, atp@nyc.rr.com, atp@nyc.rr.com
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CHARACTERISTICS OF PYRITE IN THE MIDDLE CAMBRIAN BURGESS SHALE FORMATION WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEO-REDOX CONDITIONS DURING DEPOSITION
SINGH, Subraham, Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 and POWELL, Wayne, Geology, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, SUPYSINGH@aol.com, SUPYSINGH@aol.com
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CHARACTERIZATION OF BURGESS SHALE TYPE BIOFACIES FROM THE WHEELER SHALE, UTAH
KRAMER, Anthony, Department of Geology, University of Cincinati, P.O. Box 0013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, isotelus@hotmail.com, isotelus@hotmail.com
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MAZON CREEK (DESMONESIAN, PENNSYLVANIAN) PTERIDOSPERM - ARTHROPOD INTERACTION: NON-MARGINAL LEAF FEEDING
PECAR, Janez, 209 West Market St, PO Box 145, Cadiz, OH 43907, janez@eohio.net, janez@eohio.net
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CARDIOCERID AMMONITE JAWS FOUND IN GASTRIC CONTENTS OF A PLESIOSAUR FROM THE UPPER REDWATER SHALE (LOWER OXFORDIAN)
WAHL, William R., Wyoming Dinosaur Center, 110 Carter Ranch Road, Thermopolis, WY 82443, wwahl2@aol.com, wwahl2@aol.com
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FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, PREDATOR IDENTITY, AND DRILLING GASTROPODS IN THE FOSSIL RECORD
FARRELL, Una1, DIETL, Gregory P.1 and VEILLEUX, David2, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, (2)Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Milford Laboratory, 212 Rogers Avenue, Milford, CT 06460, una.farrell@yale.edu, una.farrell@yale.edu
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DRILLING PREDATION IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE FORMATION (PLIO-PLEISTOCENE OF FLORIDA): TEST OF A LATITUDINAL PREDATION GRADIENT
MCCOY, Michelle1, KELLEY, Patricia H.1, HANSEN, Thor A.2, LEWIS, René1 and MASON, Patricia1, (1)Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, (2)Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, mlm8778@uncw.edu, mlm8778@uncw.edu
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TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON SHELL GROWTH PATTERNS IN MERCENARIA MERCENARIA AT VARIOUS LATITUDES ALONG THE U.S. ATLANTIC COAST
CLARK II, George R., Department of Geology, Kansas State Univ, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 and SCHOENE, Bernd R., Inst. Geology and Paleontology, Univ. Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 32-34, Frankfurt a. M, 60325, Germany, grc@ksu.edu, grc@ksu.edu
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TESTING PALEOENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS IN THE UPPER ORDOVICIAN WHITEWATER FORMATION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
ZUBIN-STATHOPOULOS, Katharine D., Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Dr, CMR 1413, Canton, NY 13617, JONES, Wade T., Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Dr, CMR 352, Canton, NY 13617, CORNELL, Sean R., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, H.N. Fisk Laboratory of Sedimentology, 500 Geology Physics Bldg, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and ERICKSON, J. Mark, Geology Department, St. Lawrence Univ, Canton, NY 13617, kdzubi04@stlawu.edu, kdzubi04@stlawu.edu
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LLANDOVERY (EARLY SILURIAN) ORTHIDE BRACHIOPOD ASSOCIATIONS FROM ANTICOSTI ISLAND, EASTERN CANADA
LI, Rong-Yu, Department of Geology, Brandon University, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB R7B6A9, Canada and ALLEN, Trevor, Hudson’s Bay Mining & Smelting, 17 Danard Ave, Flin Flon, MB R8A 0B9, Canada, lir@brandonu.ca, lir@brandonu.ca
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PALEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF INVERTEBRATE FAUNAS FROM THE LATE MISSISSIPPIAN LOYALHANNA FORMATION OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN
BREZINSKI, David K., Section of Geology and Invertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15213 and KOLLAR, Albert D., Section of Invertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, kollara@carnegiemuseums.org, kollara@carnegiemuseums.org
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FOSSIL COMMUNITIES WITHIN TWO MARINE MEMBERS OF THE UPPER HINTON FORMATION, UPPER MISSISSIPPIAN, WEST VIRGINIA
VANCE, Timothy, CAWTHERN, Thomas R. and KAMMER, Thomas W., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, tvance2@mix.wvu.edu, tvance2@mix.wvu.edu
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EARLY PERMIAN-EARLY TRIASSIC BENTHIC COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF THE BILK CREEK MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NORTHWESTERN NEVADA
KLUG, Christopher Allen, Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, YACOBUCCI, Margaret M., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0211 and MATHEWS, Josh, Geography, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL 60115, Klugca@bgnet.bgsu.edu, Klugca@bgnet.bgsu.edu
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ISOPOD AND TANAIDACEAN CRUSTACEANS (PERACARIDA) FROM THE CRETACEOUS (ALBIAN) OF CHIAPAS, SOUTHERN MEXICO: SYSTEMATIC AND PALEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
SERRANO, Maria de Lourdes, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico, VEGA, Francisco J., Instituto de Geologia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico DF, 04510, Mexico and BRUCE, Niel, Marine Biodiversity and Biosecurity, NIWA, Private Bag 14901, Kilbirnie, Wellington, 14901, New Zealand, vegver@servidor.unam.mx, vegver@servidor.unam.mx
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UPPER CRETACEOUS (TURONIAN) CRUSTACEA FROM THE AUSTIN GROUP, NORTHEASTERN MEXICO: EVIDENCE FOR A PELAGIC ASSEMBLAGE
VEGA, Francisco J., Instituto de Geologia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico DF, 04510, Mexico, NYBORG, Torrey G., Department of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, STINNESBECK, Wolfgang, Geological Institute, Univ of Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 6980, Karlsruhe, 76128, Germany and PORRAS, Héctor, Museo de Múzquiz A. C, Zaragoza 209 Ote, Múzquiz, 26340, Mexico, vegver@servidor.unam.mx, vegver@servidor.unam.mx
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A WHALE SKELETON-BIVALVE COMMUNITY FROM THE LATE MIOCENE OF CALIFORNIA
HAASL, David M., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 VLSB, Berkeley, CA 94720 and PYENSON, Nicholas, Integrative Biology, Univ of California, Berkeley, 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720, dhaasl@berkeley.edu, dhaasl@berkeley.edu
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PALEOENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF MID-HOLOCENE SERPULID TUBE/TUFA MOUNDS AND UNDERLYING CORAL COLONIES, ENRIQUILLO VALLEY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WINSOR, Kelsey1, CURRAN, H. Allen1, GREER, Lisa2 and GLUMAC, Bosiljka1, (1)Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, kwinsor@smith.edu, kwinsor@smith.edu
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SPECIES DISTRIBUTION, CORAL GROWTH AND SEDIMENTATION IN A MID-HOLOCENE CORAL REEF: CAÑADA HONDA, WESTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
CUEVAS, David N., Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Isla Magueyes Laboratories, PO Box 908, Lajas, PR 00667, SHERMAN, Clark E., Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Isla Magueyes Laboratories, PO Box 908, Lajas, PR 00667, RAMIREZ, Wilson, Dept. of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, PO Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681 and HUBBARD, Dennis K., Dept. of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, davocam1@yahoo.com, davocam1@yahoo.com
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AN EARLY JURASSIC NON-MARINE FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE PORTLAND FORMATION, HARTFORD BASIN, MASSACHUSETTS
COLLETTE, Joseph H.1, GETTY, Patrick R.1 and HAGADORN, James W.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Department of Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, jcolletteiii@comcast.net, jcolletteiii@comcast.net
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PALEOECOLOGY OF A MAASTRICHTIAN VERTEBRATE COMMUNITY FROM MONTANA
MAGUIRE, Kaitlin C., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, CARRANO, Matthew T., Deparment of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, NHB, MRC-121, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and KAYE, Thomas G., 404 Hillcrest, Prospect Heights, IL 60070, kmaguire@gwu.edu, kmaguire@gwu.edu
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A MICROVERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS (LATE SANTONIAN – EARLY CAMPANIAN) MENEFEE FORMATION, NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO
LEWIS, Caleb, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSCO3-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, HECKERT, Andrew B., Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608 and LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104, muaddib7@unm.edu, muaddib7@unm.edu
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ENVIRONMENT OF DEPOSITION AT THE EXCAVATION SITE OF THE DINOSAUR NOTHRONYCHUS SP. (THERIZINOSAURIA, THEROPODA) FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS TROPIC SHALE IN SOUTHERN UTAH FROM SEDIMENTOLOGICAL AND MICROFAUNAL ANALYSES
MCCORMICK, Kaitlin A., Geology, Northern Arizona University, PO Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 and GILLETTE, David D., Geology, Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, kam269@nau.edu, kam269@nau.edu
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RECONSTRUCTING THE MIGRATION PATTERNS OF PREHISTORIC BISON USING ANALYSES OF TOOTH ENAMEL CARBON, OXYGEN, AND STRONTIUM ISOTOPE RATIOS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS
HOPPE, Kathryn A., Burke Museum of History and Culture, University of Washington, Campus Box 3010, Seattle, WA 98195, PAYTAN, Adina, Dept. of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, CHAMBERLAIN, Page, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford and NELSON, Bruce K., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, hoppe@ess.washington.edu, hoppe@ess.washington.edu
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INCREASED RUNOFF AND GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE AS EVIDENCED BY LATE PLEISTOCENE PHREATOPHYTE ASSEMBLAGES IN THE PAMPA DEL TAMARUGAL BASIN, ATACAMA DESERT, NORTHERN CHILE (21° S)
GAYO, Eugenia M.1, LATORRE, Claudio1, NESTER, Peter2 and JORDAN, Teresa E.2, (1)CASEB/Departmento de Ecologia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, & Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Casilla 653, Santiago, 6513677, Chile, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-1504, emgayo@puc.cl, emgayo@puc.cl
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