2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 154
Tuesday, 24 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Paleontology/Paleobotany VI: Ancient Terrestrial Ecosystems

 

Kirk Johnson and William A. DiMichele, Chairs
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1:30 PM
MULTIPLE LINES OF EVIDENCE SUPPORT THE PRESENCE OF CAMBRIAN LAND PLANTS
STROTHER, Paul K., Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, Weston Observatory, 381 Concord Road, Weston, MA 02493, strother@bc.edu, strother@bc.edu
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1:45 PM
SPATIAL PATTERNS IN THE FINAL FOREST OF A DROWNED PEAT MIRE, SPRINGFIELD COAL (MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN), ILLINOIS BASIN
DIMICHELE, William A., Department of Paleobiology, NMNH Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, NELSON, W. John, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 and ELRICK, Scott D., Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, dimichel@si.edu, dimichel@si.edu
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2:00 PM
PALEOBOTANY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY POND DEPOSIT FROM THE MIDDLE HELL CREEK FORMATION (UPPER MAASTRICHTIAN; UPPER CRETACEOUS) OF HARDING COUNTY, NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
JOHNSON, Kirk R., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, KJohnson@dmns.org, KJohnson@dmns.org
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2:15 PM
PALYNOLOGICAL CHANGES ACROSS THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOCENE BOUNDARY IN THE NEOTROPICS
JARAMILLO, Carlos and DE LA PARRA, Felipe, Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, jaramilloc@si.edu, jaramilloc@si.edu
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2:30 PM
AN EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED PALEOCENE FLORA FROM THE MIDDLE PARK FORMATION, COLORADO: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LARAMIDE PALEOTOPOGRAPHY OF THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
MILLER, Ian1, JOHNSON, Kirk2 and ELLIS, Beth2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, imiller@dmns.org, imiller@dmns.org
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2:45 PM
THE PALEOCENE ENIGMA: HIGH DIVERSITY FLORAS ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE
ELLIS, Beth1, JOHNSON, Kirk1, MILLER, Ian1 and BARCLAY, Richard2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (2)Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, bellis@dmns.org, bellis@dmns.org
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3:00 PM
NORTH AMERICAN PARATROPICAL FLORAL EXTINCTION IN THE LATE PALEOCENE-EARLY EOCENE
HARRINGTON, Guy J., School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, The University of Birmingham, Aston Webb Building, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom and JARAMILLO, Carlos A., CTPA, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843 - 03092, Balboa, 0843 - 03092, Panama, g.j.harrington@bham.ac.uk, g.j.harrington@bham.ac.uk
 
3:15 PM
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3:30 PM
EXCEPTIONAL DIVERSITY IN LATE EOCENE FRESHWATER DIATOMS FROM THE FLORISSANT FORMATION, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO
BENSON, Mary Ellen, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 399 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, SMITH, Dena M., CU Museum, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0265 and SPAULDING, Sarah, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, 450 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, MaryEllen.Benson@colorado.edu, MaryEllen.Benson@colorado.edu
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3:45 PM
CENOZOIC VEGETATION CHANGE IN AFRICA: A LARGE-SCALE VIEW OF A SMALL-SCALE PROCESS
JACOBS, Bonnie F., Environmental Science Program, Southern Methodist Univ, P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, PAN, Aaron D., Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275-0395 and SCOTESE, Christopher, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19049, 500 Yates St, Arlington, TX 76019, bjacobs@mail.smu.edu, bjacobs@mail.smu.edu
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4:00 PM
FOSSIL LEAF ECONOMICS FROM SCALING PRINCIPLES
ROYER, Dana L.1, SACK, Lawren2, WILF, Peter3, LUSK, Christopher H.4, JORDAN, Gregory J.5, NIINEMETS, Ülo6, WRIGHT, Ian J.4 and WESTOBY, Mark4, (1)Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan Univ, Middletown, CT 06459, (2)Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, (3)Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, (4)Dept. of Biological Sciences, Macquarie Univ, Sydney, Australia, (5)School of Plant Science, Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, (6)Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu, 51014, Estonia, droyer@wesleyan.edu, droyer@wesleyan.edu
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4:15 PM
PLANT-INSECT INTERACTIONS IN THE MIDDLE MIOCENE OF NEVADA
LECKEY, Erin, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 399 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0399 and SMITH, Dena M., CU Museum, Univ of Colorado, 265 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0265, Erin.Leckey@colorado.edu, Erin.Leckey@colorado.edu
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4:30 PM
NEW RESULTS ABOUT THE ARTHROPOD FAUNA FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS CRATO FORMATION OF BRAZIL
BECHLY, Günter, Dept. of Paleontology, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, Stuttgart, D-70191, Germany, bechly.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de, bechly.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de
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4:45 PM
ISOTOPIC INTERPRETATION OF ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CARNIVORES AND HERBIVORES FROM THE UPPER PLEISTOCENE HOMINID BEARING DEPOSITS OF VALDEGOBA CAVE, NORTHERN SPAIN
FERANEC, Robert Scott, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, GARCIA, Nuria, Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, and Centro de Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid, 28040, Spain, ARSUAGA, Juan Luis, Centro de Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/ Sinesio Delgado 4, Pabellon 14, Madrid, 28029, Spain, ORTEGA, Ana Isabel, Departamento Ciencias Históricas y Geografía, Universidad de Burgos, Laboratorio de Evolución Humana, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza de Misael Bañuelos s/n, Burgos, 09001, Spain and DIEZ, Juan Carlos, Departamento Ciencias Históricas y Geografía, Universidad de Burgos, Facultad de Humanidades y Educación, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza de Misael Bañuelos s/n, Burgos, 09001, Spain, feranec@gmail.com, feranec@gmail.com