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

SHEN, Bing, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, Blacksburg, VA 24061, XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, KAUFMAN, Alan J., Geology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, BAO, Huiming, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, ZHOU, Chuanming, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China and WANG, Haifeng, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Nanjing, 210008, China, bingshen@vt.edu, bingshen@vt.edu

WANG, Jiasheng¹, XIAO, Shuhai², JIANG, Ganqing³, LI, Qing⁴, KAUFMAN, Alan J.⁵, WEI, Qing⁶, CHEN, Qi⁴ and WANG, Xiaoqing⁴, (1)Faculty of Earth Sciences and Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology of the Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China, and Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (4)Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China, (5)Geology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (6)Faculty of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China, wangj@vt.edu, wangj@vt.edu

MACLEOD, Kenneth G., Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 and SWEET, Walter C., Ohio State Univ - Columbus, 125 S Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1308, macleodk@missouri.edu, macleodk@missouri.edu

THOMAS, Stephanie Germaine, Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O.Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275, TABOR, Neil J., Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275 and YANG, Wan, Department of Geology, Wichita State Univ, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260, sgthomas@smu.edu, sgthomas@smu.edu

CARNEY, Colin P., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Dr, Locy Hall, Evanston, IL 60201, FLAUM, Jason, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Dr, Locy Hall, Evanston, IL 60441 and SAGEMAN, Bradley, Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern Univ, 1850 Campus Drive, Locy Hall, Evanston, IL 60208, colin.p.carney@gmail.com, colin.p.carney@gmail.com

FLAUM, Jason A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208 and SAGEMAN, Bradley B., Geological Sciences, Northwestern Univ, Locy Hall, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2150, j-flaum2@northwestern.edu, j-flaum2@northwestern.edu

HAY, William W., Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2045 Windcliff Dr, Estes Park, CO 80517, whay@gmx.de, whay@gmx.de

SCHNEIDER-MOR, Aya¹, ASHCKENAZI-POLIVODA, Sarit², ABRAMOVICH, Sigal², ALMOGI-LABIN, Ahuva³ and FEINSTEIN, Shimon¹, (1)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.Box 653 Beer-Sheva, 84105, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel, (2)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.Box 653 Beer-Sheva, 84105, Beer sheva, 84105, (3)Geol Survey of Israel, Malkhei Yisrael 30, Jerusalem, 95011, Israel, aya.schneider@gmail.com, aya.schneider@gmail.com

SECORD, Ross, Department of Geosciences, The University of Nebraska, 200 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, MI 68588, GINGERICH, Philip D., Department of Geological Sciences and Museum of Paleontology, The Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079 and LOHMANN, Kyger C., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Building, 1100 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, rsecord2@unl.edu, rsecord2@unl.edu

KOPP, Robert E.¹, RAUB, Timothy², SCHUMANN, Dirk³, VALI, Hojatollah⁴, SMIRNOV, Alexei V.² and KIRSCHVINK, Joseph L.⁵, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada, (4)Facility for Electron Microscopy Research, McGill University, 3640 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2B2, Canada, (5)Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology / ELSI, Tokyo Tech, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125, robert.kopp@rutgers.edu, robert.kopp@rutgers.edu

DUTTON, Andrea, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia and BRALOWER, Timothy, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, State College, PA 16802, Andrea.Dutton@anu.edu.au, Andrea.Dutton@anu.edu.au

WHITE, Paul D., Instititute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 9825, Beijing, 100029, China and DETTMAN, David L., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, pwhite1@lsu.edu, pwhite1@lsu.edu

LEWIS, Adam R., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, MARCHANT, David R., Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, ASHWORTH, Allan C., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, HEMMING, Sidney R., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964 and MACHLUS, Malka L., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, adam.r.lewis.1@ndsu.edu, adam.r.lewis.1@ndsu.edu

METZGER, Christine A., Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 and RETALLACK, Gregory, Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, cmetzger@darkwing.uoregon.edu, cmetzger@darkwing.uoregon.edu