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

Session No. 208
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Paleontology (Posters) III: Diversity, Evolution, and Turnover

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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WWW.PRICOLLECTIONSDATABASE.ORG – THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION GOES ONLINE
NAGEL-MYERS, Judith, WHALEN, Verity H., DIETL, Gregory P. and ALLMON, Warren D., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, jn226@cornell.edu, jn226@cornell.edu
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COMPARING PATTERNS OF PHANEROZOIC GENERIC ORIGINATION AND THEIR POSSIBLE CONSTRAINTS: IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE?
CÁRDENAS, Andrés L., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620 and HARRIES, Peter J., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, alcarden@mail.usf.edu, alcarden@mail.usf.edu
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REVISITING RAUP: EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF OUTCROP AREA ON DIVERSITY IN LIGHT OF MODERN SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
WALL, Patrick D., Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, IVANY, Linda C., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 and WILKINSON, Bruce H., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, pdwall@syr.edu, pdwall@syr.edu
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THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SILICIFIED HORODYSKIA AND PALAEOPASCICHNUS FROM UPPER EDIACARAN CHERTS IN CENTRAL GUIZHOU OF SOUTH CHINA AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR EVOLUTIONARY STASIS
DONG, Lin, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Poltechnic Institute and State Univ, Blacksburg, VA 24061, XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, SHEN, Bing, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and ZHOU, Chuanming, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China, lindong@vt.edu, lindong@vt.edu
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FOSSILIFEROUS LAMINITES OF THE PROTEROZOIC CAMBRIDGE ARGILLITE, BOSTON BASIN
MCMENAMIN, Mark A.S., Geology and Geography, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, BEUTHIN, Jack D., Department of Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA 15904, ANDERSON, Evan, University of Mary Washington, 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, LAVARREDA, Anna, Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, O'DONNELL, Kenneth, Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511, PERSONS, Walter Scott, Macalester College, 1500 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104 and WILLIAMS, Jessica, Department of Geosciences, Southern Utah University, 351 W. University Blvd, Cedar City, UT 84720, jajw77@hotmail.com, jajw77@hotmail.com
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HOW REAL WAS THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION OF MARINE LIFE?
RIVERA, Alexei A., Museum of Paleontology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California at Berkeley, 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720, aar2364@yahoo.com, aar2364@yahoo.com
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SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF TRILOBITE SIZE ACROSS THE LOWER PALEOZOIC
BELL, Mark A.1, BRADDY, Simon J.1 and FORTEY, Richard A.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Musuem, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, m.bell@bris.ac.uk, m.bell@bris.ac.uk
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APPROACHES TO CHARACTERIZING AND COMPARING STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATIONS, AS APPLIED TO ESTIMATION OF BIODIVERSITY
SHEETS, H. David1, LANZ, Colleen1, IZARD, Zachary1, FINNEY, Stanley C.2, MELCHIN, Michael3 and MITCHELL, Charles4, (1)Dept. of Physics, Canisius College, 2001 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14208, (2)Department of Geosciences, California State Univ, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier Univ, Antigonish, NS B2G 2V5, Canada, (4)Geology, University at Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, sheets@canisius.edu, sheets@canisius.edu
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FAUNAL TURNOVER BETWEEN TWO E.E. SUBUNITS: INVESTIGATING THE TIMING OF LARGE-SCALE FAUNAL TURNOVER IN THE LATEST EIFELIAN OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
BARTHOLOMEW, Alex, SCHRAMM, Thomas and SCHEMM-GREGORY, Mena, Geology, S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, Wooster Science Bldg, New Paltz, NY 12561, schram49@newpaltz.edu, schram49@newpaltz.edu
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NUTRIENTS AND DIVERSITY: δ15N AND δ13CORG COVARIATION ACROSS THE FRASNIAN/FAMMENIAN BOUNDARY IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN OF NORTH AMERICA
TUITE Jr, Michael L. and MACKO, Stephen, Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Clark Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903, mtuite@virginia.edu, mtuite@virginia.edu
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INFLUENCE OF PALEOECOLOGY, PALEOCLIMATE, AND SEA LEVEL ON LATE PALEOZOIC TRILOBITE EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS
BREZINSKI, David K., Maryland Geological Survey, 2300 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, dbrezinski@dnr.state.md.us, dbrezinski@dnr.state.md.us
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ARE PALEOZOIC WIND-POLLINATED GYMNOSPERMS LESS DIVERSE AND LONGER RANGING THAN INSECT-POLLINATED GROUPS?
RAYMOND, Anne, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115 and COSTANZA, Suzanne, Botanical Museum, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, raymond@geo.tamu.edu, raymond@geo.tamu.edu
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LOCAL BRACHIOPOD DIVERSITY IN THE PINERY AND RADER MEMBERS OF THE BELL CANYON FORMATION, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, WEST TEXAS
FALL, Leigh M., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820, OLSZEWSKI, Thomas D., Dept of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115 and MARCUS, Sara A., Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, leigh.fall@oneonta.edu, leigh.fall@oneonta.edu
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RECOVERY OF FORAMINIFERAN COMMUNITIES COINCIDENT WITH CARBON CYCLE STABILIZATION AFTER END-PERMIAN EXTINCTION
SUMMERS, Mindi, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305, PAYNE, Jonathan L., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305, ALTINER, Demir, Department of Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical Univ, Ankara, 06531, Turkey, LEHRMANN, Daniel J., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901 and WEI, Jiayong, Guizhou Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Bagongli, Guiyang, 550011, China, mindisummers@stanford.edu, mindisummers@stanford.edu
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MICROFACIES AND PALEONTOLOGICAL DATA OF THE JURASSIC – CRETACEOUS TRANSITION AT SIERRA DE LOS ÓRGANOS, PINAR DEL RÍO PROVINCE, WESTERN CUBA
BARRAGÁN-MANZO, Ricardo1, COBIELLA-REGUERA, Jorge2, VILLASEÑOR-MARTÍNEZ, Ana Bertha1 and CEDILLO-VILLARREAL, Emmanuel1, (1)Departamento de Paleontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Instituto de Geología, Cuidad Universitaria, México, D. F, 04510, Mexico, (2)Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Pinar del Río, Martí 270, Pinar del Río, 20100, Cuba, ricardor@geologia.unam.mx, ricardor@geologia.unam.mx
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CHONDRICHTHYAN DIVERSITY AT THE CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY, WESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
MIELNIK, Kinga, Geology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, CHAMBERLAIN Jr, John A., Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, and Doctoral Program in Earth & Environmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY 10016, GARB, Matthew P., Geology, Brooklyn College, and Doctoral Program in Earth & Environmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY 10016 and BECKER, Martin A., Department of Environmental Science, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470, brooklynkinga@yahoo.com, brooklynkinga@yahoo.com
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AGE AND PALEOENVIRONMENT OF DECCAN VOLCANISM AND THE K-T MASS EXTINCTION
KELLER, Gerta1, ADATTE, Thierry2, GARDIN, Silvia3, BARTOLINI, Annachiara3 and BAJPAI, Sunil4, (1)Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Institut de Géologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, Neuchâtel, 2007, Switzerland, (3)CNRS-UMR 5143 "Paléobiodiversité et Paléoenvironnement", Paris 6 University, 4, Place Jussieu, Paris, 75252, France, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Uttaranchal, Roorkee, 247667, India, gkeller@princeton.edu, gkeller@princeton.edu
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DOCUMENTING PALEOCENE-AGE DECCAN INTERTRAPPEAN MOLLUSKS, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
HARTMAN, Joseph H.1, BINGLE, Marron1 and BAJPAI, Sunil2, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Uttaranchal, Roorkee, 247667, India, joseph.hartman@engr.und.edu, joseph.hartman@engr.und.edu
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CLIMATICALLY INDUCED FLORAL CHANGE ACROSS THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION IN THE JOHN DAY AND CLARNO FORMATIONS, EASTERN OREGON
DUNN, Regan E., John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, National Park Service, 32651 Highway 19, Kimberly, OR 97848, regan_dunn@nps.gov, regan_dunn@nps.gov
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CROSS-SCALE TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DIVERSITY AND STRUCTURE OF MOLLUSCAN FAUNAS FROM THE PLIOCENE ETCHEGOIN GROUP, SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
BOWERSOX, J. Richard, Department of Geography and Geosciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400 East Second St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301 and HARRIES, Peter J., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, rickbsox@deloro.net, rickbsox@deloro.net