2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 225
Wednesday, 25 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T137. Epi-continental Seas in the Geological Record: The Limitations of the Uniformitarian Paradigm II

 

Peter A. Allison, Martin R. Wells and Brian R. Pratt, Advocates
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1:30 PM
SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES IN EPICONTINENTAL SEAS AT HIGH LATITUDES – WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PARADIGM WHEN YOU RESTRICT THE INFLUENCE OF GLACIERS IN THESE SETTINGS?
KELLER, Margaret A., Western Energy Group, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025-2502 and MACQUAKER, Joe H.S., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, margaret@octopus.wr.usgs.gov, margaret@octopus.wr.usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
HOW COMPLETE IS THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN MARINE-SHALES IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN?
TYAGI, Aditya1, VARBAN, Bogdan1, PLINT, A.G.1 and MCNEIL, David2, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, B&G building, London, ON N6A5B7, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, 3303, 33 ST. NW, Clagary, AB T2L2A7, Canada, atyagi@uwo.ca, atyagi@uwo.ca
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2:00 PM
MIXED SILICICLASTIC/CARBONATE ENVIRONMENTS FROM THE CENOZOIC NORTH ALPINE FORELAND BASIN: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF INTERPRETING COMPLEX EPI-CONTINENTAL SEDIMENTS
NEBELSICK, James H., Institute of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, Sigwartstrasse 10, Tuebingen, 72076, Germany, BIEG, Ulrich, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 9, Darmstadt, D-64287, Germany and RASSER, Michael, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Rosenstein 1, Stuttgart, D-70191, Germany, nebelsick@uni-tuebingen.de, nebelsick@uni-tuebingen.de
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2:15 PM
THE CENTRAL PARATETHYS – AN EXAMPLE FOR THE ISOTOPIC EVOLUTION OF AN EPICONTINENTAL SEA
PILLER, Werner E., Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 26, Graz, 8010, Austria, HARZHAUSER, Mathias, Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria and LATAL, Christine, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Graz University of Technology, Rechbauerstrasse 12, Graz, 8010, Austria, werner.piller@uni-graz.at, werner.piller@uni-graz.at
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2:30 PM
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2:50 PM
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3:05 PM
ON THE NATURE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOOD-GENERATED HYPERPYCNAL FLOWS INTO THE COASTAL OCEAN
SYVITSKI, James P.M., INSTAAR, U. Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, MULDER, Thierry, Universite Bordeaux, Talence cedex, France, MILLIMAN, John D., School of Marine Science/VIMS, College of Williams & Mary, Gloucester Pt, VA 23062, IMRAN, Jasim, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 80304, KETTNER, Albert J., Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands, PARKER, Gary, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ Illinois Urbana Champagne, Urbana, IL 80304 and PARSONS, Jeff, School of Hyperpycnalogy, Seattle, WA 98195-7940, syvitski@colorado.edu, syvitski@colorado.edu
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3:25 PM
FLOOD-GENERATED TURBIDITY CURRENTS AND TURBIDITES IN ANCIENT AND RECENT ENVIRONMENTS
MULDER, Thierry1, SYVITSKI, James P.M.2, ST ONGE, Guillaume3, DUCASSOU, Emmanuelle1, MIGEON, Sébastien4, MILLIMAN, John D.5, SAVOYE, Bruno6, ZARAGOSI, Sébastien1, CALLEC, Yannick7 and PARIZE, Olivier8, (1)UMR CNRS 5805 EPOC, University Bordeaux 1, Avenue des facultés, Talence cedex, 33405, France, (2)INSTAAR, University of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, (3)Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310, allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada, (4)UMR6526 Géosciences Azur, Université de Nice, Observatoire Océanologique, Port de la Darse, Villefranche-sur-Mer, 06235, France, (5)School of Marine Science/VIMS, College of Williams & Mary, Gloucester Pt, VA 23062, (6)Environnements Sédimentaires, Ifremer, BP 70, Plouzané, 29280, France, (7)CDG/CG, BRGM, 3, avenue Claude Guillemin, Cedex 2, Orléans, 45060, France, (8)GGCG, Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris, 35, rue Saint-Honoré, cedex, Fontainebleau, 77305, France, t.mulder@epoc.u-bordeaux1.fr, t.mulder@epoc.u-bordeaux1.fr
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3:45 PM
HYPERPYCNAL RIVER PLUME PROCESSES – INSIGHTS FROM THE SMALL, SEMI-ARID RIVERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WARRICK, Jonathan, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, United States Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and FARNSWORTH, Katherine L., Coastal and Marine Geology, USGS, 400 Natural Bridges Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, jwarrick@usgs.gov, jwarrick@usgs.gov
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4:05 PM
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4:25 PM
TOWARDS A GENETIC MODEL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF HYPERPYCNAL SYSTEMS
ZAVALA, Carlos1, ARCURI, Mariano1 and GAMERO, Helena2, (1)Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), CONICET, Camino de La Carrindanga km 7.5, Bahía Blanca, 8000, Argentina, (2)Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services, Av. Rio Caura, Torre Empresarial Humboldt, Piso 23, Urb. Prados del Este, Caracas, 1080, Venezuela, czavala@uns.edu.ar, czavala@uns.edu.ar
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4:40 PM
LOFTING RHYTHMITES: A DIAGNOSTIC FEATURE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF HYPERPYCNAL DEPOSITS
ZAVALA, Carlos1, GAMERO, Helena2 and ARCURI, Mariano1, (1)Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), CONICET, Camino de La Carrindanga km 7.5, Bahía Blanca, 8000, Argentina, (2)Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services, Av. Rio Caura, Torre Empresarial Humboldt, Piso 23, Urb. Prados del Este, Caracas, 1080, Venezuela, gamero1@caracas.oilfield.slb.com, gamero1@caracas.oilfield.slb.com
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4:55 PM
HIGH- VERSUS LOW-DENSITY HYPERPYCNAL FLOW: DEPOSITS AND RELATIVE TIMING WITHIN A 4TH-ORDER GENETIC SEQUENCE, CENTRAL TERTIARY BASIN, SPITSBERGEN
PETTER, Andrew L. and STEEL, Ronald J., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas-Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, petter@mail.utexas.edu, petter@mail.utexas.edu
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5:10 PM
INTERPLAY BETWEEN RIVER DISCHARGE AND LAKE BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY IN A HYPERPYCNAL LACUSTRINE DELTA, RED RIVER, LAKE TEXOMA, TEXAS/ OKLAHOMA, USA
OLARIU, Cornel, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0254 and BHATTACHARYA, Janok P., Geosciences Department, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77204-5007, cornelo@mail.utexas.edu, cornelo@mail.utexas.edu
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