2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 6
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T1. Denver Then and Now: From Paleontology to Public Policy on the Front Range Urban Corridor

Paleontological Society; Denver Museum of Nature & Science; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Ian Miller, Kirk Johnson, Robert Raynolds and Beth Ellis, Advocates
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8:00 AM
EVOLUTION OF RELIEF ON THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE
MILLER, Ian1, JOHNSON, Kirk1, ELLIS, Beth1, FRICKE, Henry2 and RAYNOLDS, Robert1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (2)Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, imiller@dmns.org, imiller@dmns.org
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8:15 AM
SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA: MAPPING CHANGE FROM 1972 TO 2005
SMITH, David B.1, HELSEL, Dennis R.2, CLOSS, L. Graham3, KILBURN, James E.1, SMITH, Steven M.1 and HORTON, John D.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, MS-973, Denver, CO 80225, dsmith@usgs.gov, dsmith@usgs.gov
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8:30 AM
THE CASTLE ROCK CONGLOMERATE
EVANOFF, Emmett, Earth Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Box 100, Greeley, CO 80639, emmett.evanoff@unco.edu, emmett.evanoff@unco.edu
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8:45 AM
PROVENANCE AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF LARAMIDE VOLCANIC PEBBLES IN THE DENVER BASIN
THORSON, Jon P., Consulting Geologist, 5515 Nuthatch Road, Parker, CO 80134, jonthorson@rmi.net, jonthorson@rmi.net
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9:00 AM
STATISTICAL ANALYSES CORROBORATE THE PALYNOSTRATIGRAPHIC ZONATION OF THE LOWER PALEOCENE, DENVER BASIN, COLORADO
NICHOLS, Douglas J., Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205 and VERBRUGGEN, Frederike, Palaeoecology, Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584 CD, Netherlands, Doug.Nichols@dmns.org, Doug.Nichols@dmns.org
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9:15 AM
GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE MAASTRICHTIAN-PALEOCENE ROCKS OF THE DENVER BASIN: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH-PRECISION CALIBRATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTINCTION CA. 69-64 MA
BOWRING, Samuel A.1, CROWLEY, James2, CONDON, Daniel3, RAMEZANI, Jahandar1 and JOHNSON, Kirk4, (1)Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, (3)British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (4)Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO 80205, sbowring@mit.edu, sbowring@mit.edu
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9:30 AM
THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING IN THE DENVER BASIN: A ROBUST FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATED STUDIES AND COMMUNICATION TO PLANNERS
DECHESNE, Marieke, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, mdechesne@dmns.org, mdechesne@dmns.org
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9:45 AM
SNAPSHOTS IN TIME: FLORAL CHANGE IN THE DENVER BASIN FROM 68-64 MY
ELLIS, Beth1, JOHNSON, Kirk1, MILLER, Ian2, HUTTON, Carol1, DUNN, Regan3, BARCLAY, Richard4 and MILLER, Dane1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (3)John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, National Park Service, 32651 Hwy. 19, Kimberly, OR 97848, (4)Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, bellis@dmns.org, bellis@dmns.org
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10:00 AM
PATTERNS OF PLANT-INSECT ASSOCIATIONS FROM THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOCENE INTERVAL OF THE DENVER BASIN
LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Dept. of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, ELLIS, Beth, Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, JOHNSON, Kirk R., Denver Museum Nat History, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205-5732 and WILF, Peter, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, labandec@si.edu, labandec@si.edu
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10:15 AM
CARBON ISOTOPE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CLOSED CANOPY (?) CASTLE ROCK RAINFOREST
FRICKE, Henry1, ELLIS, Beth2, JOHNSON, Kirk2 and JAHREN, Hope3, (1)Dept of Geology, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins Univ, 301 Olin Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218, hfricke@coloradocollege.edu, hfricke@coloradocollege.edu
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10:30 AM
A NEW LATE CRETACEOUS MAMMAL FAUNULE FROM NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND COMPARISONS WITH OTHERS FROM THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF NORTH AMERICA
WILSON, Gregory P.1, ANDERSON, Ingrid R.2 and DECHESNE, Marieke2, (1)Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, gpwilson@u.washington.edu, gpwilson@u.washington.edu
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10:45 AM
THE ROCKS BELOW RULE OUR LIVES ABOVE
RAYNOLDS, Robert G., Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO, CO 80205-5798, denverbasin@dmns.org, denverbasin@dmns.org
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11:00 AM
HOW CAN SOUND SCIENCE INFORM GOOD GLOBAL WARMING POLICY?
VANGENDEREN, Heidi, Office of the Governor, State of Colorado, 136 State Capitol, Denver, CO 80203, heidi.vangenderen@state.co.us, heidi.vangenderen@state.co.us
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11:15 AM
THE COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND SCIENCE POLICY IN COLORADO
MATTHEWS III, Vincent, Colorado Geological Survey, 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 715, Denver, CO 80203, Vince.matthews@state.co.us, Vince.matthews@state.co.us
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11:30 AM
THE GEOLOGIC PAST AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF THE CITY OF DENVER
HICKENLOOPER, John, Office of the Mayor, City of Denver, 1437 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80202, John.Hickenlooper@ci.denver.co.us, John.Hickenlooper@ci.denver.co.us
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11:45 AM
OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO MUSEUM-SPONSORED RESEARCH ON THE URBAN GEOLOGY AND SURPRISING PALEONTOLOGY OF THE LARAMIDE STRATA OF THE DENVER BASIN
JOHNSON, Kirk1, RAYNOLDS, Robert2, ELLIS, Beth2 and MILLER, Ian2, (1)Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO 80205, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, Kirk.Johnson@dmns.org, Kirk.Johnson@dmns.org
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