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

Session No. 59
Monday, 29 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Paleontology IV: Paleoecology and Preservation

 

Caroline A.E. Stromberg and Jill S. Leonard-Pingel, Chairs
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8:00 AM
NICHE BREADTH OF LATE CRETACEOUS PLANTS INFERRED FROM PATTERNS OF DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE IN THE EARLY MAASTRICHTIAN BIG CEDAR RIDGE TUFF, WYOMING
STRÖMBERG, Caroline A.E., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, MRC 121, Washington, DC 20560 and WING, Scott L., Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, strombergc@si.edu, strombergc@si.edu
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8:15 AM
BORED FUNGI: PROTOTAXITES-ARTHROPOD INTERACTIONS DURING THE DEVONIAN AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY PENETRATION OF VASCULAR PLANT WOOD
WU, Wenying, Dept. of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 121, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Dept. of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, HOTTON, Carol L., National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI/NLM/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-6510 and STEIN, William E., Dept. Biological Sciences, SUNY, Binghamton, NY 13902, wuw@si.edu, wuw@si.edu
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8:30 AM
LATERAL VARIATION IN INSECT DAMAGE ALONG INDIVIDUAL CARBONACEOUS SHALE HORIZONS IN THE EARLY EOCENE IN THE BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING
CURRANO, Ellen D., Department of Geosciences, Penn State, 534 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, ecurrano@geosc.psu.edu, ecurrano@geosc.psu.edu
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8:45 AM
ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF WOLF AND UNGULATE BONES SUGGESTS A LINK BETWEEN FAUNAL CHANGE AND NUTRIENT CYCLING IN YELLOWSTONE GRASSLANDS OVER THE PAST CENTURY
FOX-DOBBS, Kena, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, NELSON, Abigail A., Dept of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, LEONARD, Jennifer A., Department of Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 75236, Sweden and KOCH, Paul L., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, kena@pmc.ucsc.edu, kena@pmc.ucsc.edu
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9:00 AM
FE3+ UPTAKE IN FOSSIL TEETH: SIMULATING FOSSIL DIAGENESIS IN CROCODYLIAN AND MAMMALIAN TEETH
BLICKSTEIN, Joel I.B., RFK Science Research Institute, Box 866, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, KHAN, Hermain S., R.F.K. Science Research Institute, 7640 Parsons Bvd, Flushing, NY 11367, BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, SKINNER, Anne R., Dept. of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267 and MONTOYA, Andrés, RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547, joel.i.blickstein@williams.edu, joel.i.blickstein@williams.edu
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9:15 AM
HOLOCENE SMALL MAMMALS OF THE GREAT BASIN: TRACKING RECENT RICHNESS DECLINES THROUGH LIVE/DEAD ANALYSIS OF RAPTOR-GENERATED FAUNAL REMAINS
TERRY, Rebecca C., Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, 3029 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, rebecca.terry@science.oregonstate.edu, rebecca.terry@science.oregonstate.edu
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9:30 AM
LIVE-DEAD DISCORDANCE IN MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGES INDICATES HUMAN IMPACTS, NOT NATURAL TAPHONOMIC BIAS
KIDWELL, Susan M., Department of Geophyscial Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, skidwell@uchicago.edu, skidwell@uchicago.edu
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9:45 AM
TAPHONOMIC TRENDS IN LATE CENOZOIC BENTHIC MOLLUSKS FROM MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN DEPOSITS
BYCHOWSKI, Matthew, Gloucester High School, 6680 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061, BARBOUR WOOD, Susan, Department of Geology, Colby College, 5800 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901, KELLEY, Patricia H., Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, WARD, Lauck, Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112 and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, matthew.bychowski@gc.k12.va.us, matthew.bychowski@gc.k12.va.us
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10:00 AM
THE POWER OF CLAMS: BIVALVE MOLLUSKS AS ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS IN THE COLORADO RIVER ESTUARY
FLESSA, Karl W.1, DIETZ, Robert2, KOWALEWSKI, Michal3, AVILA-SERRANO, Guillermo4 and TÉLLEZ-DUARTE, Miguel4, (1)Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, PO Box 210077, 1040 E 4th St, Rm 208, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (4)Facutad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, 22810, Mexico, kflessa@email.arizona.edu, kflessa@email.arizona.edu
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10:15 AM
THE SOURCE OF SUSTENANCE FOR SIPHONING SHELLFISH IN THE COLORADO RIVER ESTUARY: NITROGEN ISOTOPES IN BIVALVE SHELLS REVEAL CHANGES IN NUTRIENT DELIVERY
DIETZ, Robert D.1, FLESSA, Karl W.2 and DETTMAN, D.L.2, (1)Water Resources Science Program, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, (2)Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, dietz070@umn.edu, dietz070@umn.edu
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10:30 AM
FOSSILS, COEVOLUTION AND CONSERVATION: USING THE PAST TO EVALUATE THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE EVOLUTION OF A PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION
KOSLOSKI, Mary Elizabeth, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 and DIETL, Gregory P., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, mek48@cornell.edu, mek48@cornell.edu
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10:45 AM
THE FOSSIL RECORD OF PREDATION: A QUANTITATIVE OVERVIEW
KOWALEWSKI, Michal and HUNTLEY, John W., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, michalk@vt.edu, michalk@vt.edu
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11:00 AM
DRILLING UNDER THREAT: AN EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF DRILLING BEHAVIOR OF NUCELLA LAMELLOSA IN THE PRESENCE OF A PREDATOR
CHATTOPADHYAY, Devapriya, Department of Earth Sciences, IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur, 741246, India and BAUMILLER, Tomasz K., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, devapriya@iiserkol.ac.in, devapriya@iiserkol.ac.in
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11:15 AM
CHANGING PROPORTIONS OF BIVALVE GUILDS REFLECT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN THE SOUTHWEST CARIBBEAN DURING THE PAST 5 MILLION YEARS
LEONARD-PINGEL, Jill S. and JACKSON, Jeremy B.C., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92023-0244, jsleonar@ucsd.edu, jsleonar@ucsd.edu
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11:30 AM
RESISTANCE OF MARINE PALECOMMUNITIES TO PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY DISRUPTION IN THE LATE MIOCENE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HERTOG, Rachel and ROOPNARINE, Peter D., Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, rhertog@calacademy.org, rhertog@calacademy.org
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11:45 AM
EVEN INVERTEBRATES NEED ELBOW ROOM: SHELL SIZE AND AREA EFFECT ON ENCRUSTATION OF BIVALVES AND BRACHIOPODS FROM THE SOUTHEAST BRAZILIAN BIGHT
RODLAND, David L., Geology, Muskingum University, Boyd Science Center 223, 163 Stormont Street, New Concord, OH 43762, KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611 and SIMOES, Marcello G., Department of Zoology, Sao Paulo State University, Institute of Biosciences, District of Rubiao Junior, s/n, Botucatu, 18618000, Brazil, drodland@sbcglobal.net, drodland@sbcglobal.net