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

Session No. 216
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Paleontology IX: Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironmental Change

 

Conrad C. Labandeira and Eduardo Leorri, Chairs
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1:30 PM
A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE DIVERSITY OF LATEST CRETACEOUS FLORAS FROM NORTHERN PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
CUNEO, Ruben N., MEF, CONICET, Av.Fontana 140, Trelew, 9100, Argentina, JOHNSON, Kirk, Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, WILF, Peter, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, SCASSO, Roberto, Dept. of Geology, University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, B.A, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina, GANDOLFO, Maria A., Plant Biology, Cornell University, 234 tower st, Ithaca, 14853-5908 and IGLESIAS, Ari, Paleobotany, Museo La Plata, La Plata, 1900, Argentina, rcuneo@mef.org.ar, rcuneo@mef.org.ar
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1:45 PM
REDISCOVERY OF PALEOCENE MACROFLORAS IN CENTRAL PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
IGLESIAS, Ari, División Paleobotánica, Museo de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, Paseo del Bosque s/n, Calle 42, nº 1037, La Plata, 1900, Argentina, WILF, Peter, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, JOHNSON, Kirk R., Denver Museum Nat History, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205-5732, ZAMUNER, Alba B., División Paleobotánica, Museo de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, Paseo del Bosque s/n, Calle 42, nº 1037, La Plata 1900, Argentina, La Plata, 1900, Argentina, MATHEOS, Sergio D., Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, Universidad de La Plata, CONICET, Calle1 1, nº 667, La Plata, 1900, Argentina and CUNEO, Ruben N., MEF, CONICET, Av.Fontana 140, Trelew, 9100, Argentina, aiglesias@museo.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar, aiglesias@museo.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar
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2:00 PM
BIOGEOGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LAGUNA DEL HUNCO FLORA, EARLY EOCENE OF PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
WILF, Peter, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, GANDOLFO, Maria A., Department of Plant Biology, Cornell Univ, L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Mann Library, Ithaca, NY 14853, JOHNSON, Kirk R., Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO 80205 and CÚNEO, N. Rubén, Paleobotany, MEF, Av. Fontana 140, Trelew, 9100, Argentina, pwilf@psu.edu, pwilf@psu.edu
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2:15 PM
BIXACEAE: A TROPICAL COMPONENT OF THE EARLY EOCENE LAGUNA DEL HUNCO PALEOFLORA, CHUBUT, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
GANDOLFO, Maria A.1, ZAMALOA, Maria C.2, GONZALEZ, Cynthia C.3, CUNEO, Ruben3, WILF, Peter4 and JOHNSON, Kirk5, (1)Department of Plant Biology, Cornell Univ, L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Mann Library, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Facultad de Ciencias Exacatas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina, (3)Paleobotany, MEF, Av.Fontana 140, Trelew, 9100, Argentina, (4)Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (5)Department of Earth Sciences CO 80205, Denver Museum of Nature & Sci, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, MAG4@CORNELL.EDU, MAG4@CORNELL.EDU
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2:30 PM
LEGUME FOSSILS FROM THE EARLY EOCENE LAGUNA DEL HUNCO PALEOFLORA, CHUBUT, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
CALVILLO CANADELL, Laura, Departamento de Paleontologia, Instituto de Geologia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegacion Coyoacan, Distrito Federal, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, GANDOLFO, Maria A., Department of Plant Biology, Cornell Univ, L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Mann Library, Ithaca, NY 14853, ZAMALOA, Maria C., Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Intendente Guiraldes 2620, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina, CUNEO, Ruben N., Paleobotany, MEF, Av. Fontana 140, Trelew, 9100, Argentina, WILF, Peter, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 and JOHNSON, Kirk, lauretacc@hotmail.com, lauretacc@hotmail.com
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2:45 PM
INSECT HERBIVORES OF A BROADLEAVED CONIFER FROM PALEOGENE PATAGONIA: THE ROLE OF A DISTINCTIVE PLANT-INSECT ASSOCIATIONAL SUITE IN HOST TAXONOMIC ASSIGNMENT
LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Dept. of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, IGLESIAS, Ari, División Paleobotánica, Museo de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, Paseo del Bosque s/n, Calle 42, nº 1037, La Plata, 1900, Argentina, WILF, Peter, Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, JOHNSON, Kirk R., Denver Museum Nat History, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205-5732 and CÚNEO, N. Ruben, Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio, Avenida Fontana 140, Trelew, 9100, Argentina, labandec@si.edu, labandec@si.edu
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3:00 PM
MID-MIOCENE EXTINCTION IN ANTARCTICA
ASHWORTH, Allan C., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, LEWIS, Adam R., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105 and MARCHANT, David R., Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, allan.ashworth@ndsu.edu, allan.ashworth@ndsu.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
CRETACEOUS ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSIONS AND THE SCALE OF K/T POST-IMPACT VEGETATION DISTURBANCE
TAGGART, Ralph E. and CROSS, Aureal T., Geological Sciences, Michigan State Univ, East Lansing, MI 48824, taggart@msu.edu, taggart@msu.edu
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3:45 PM
WAS PALAEO-TETHYS THE MOST EFFECTIVE KILLER IN EARTH HISTORY?
ŞENGÖR, A.M. Celâl1, ATAYMAN, Saniye2, ÖZEREN, Sinan1 and HUSREVOGLU, Y. Sinan3, (1)Jeoloji Bölümü, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Ayazaga, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey, (2)Avrasya Yerbilimleri Enstitüsü, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Ayazaga, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey, (3)CCPO, Old Dominion University, 768 W 52nd Street, Norfolk, VA 23508, sengor@itu.edu.tr, sengor@itu.edu.tr
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4:00 PM
PLUME WINTER: THE P-T BOUNDARY CASE
ISOZAKI, Yukio, Univ Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan, isozaki@ea.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp, isozaki@ea.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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4:15 PM
PALEOECOLOGIC PERSISTENCE IN THE TROPICS ACROSS THE ONSET OF THE LATE PALEOZOIC ICE AGE: A FIELD-BASED STUDY FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPIAN CHESTERIAN ILLINOIS BASIN, USA
BONELLI Jr, James R., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 and PATZKOWSKY, Mark E., Pennsylvania State Univ, 539 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2714, jbonelli@geosc.psu.edu, jbonelli@geosc.psu.edu
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4:30 PM
GLOBAL COOLING AND GLACIAL EUSTASY AS CONTROLS ON FORAMINIFERAL ORIGINATION AND EXTINCTION DURING THE LATE PALEOZOIC ICE AGE
GROVES, John R. and LEE, Adam, Department of Earth Science, Univ of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0335, john.groves@uni.edu, john.groves@uni.edu
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4:45 PM
FORAMINIFERAL STUDIES FOR DEPICTING THE RECENT SEA-LEVEL CHANGE: COMPARING MARSHES FROM EAST TO WEST NORTH ATLANTIC COASTS
LEORRI, Eduardo, Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Graham Building, Room 103b, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, CEARRETA, Alejandro, Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 644, Bilbao, 48080, Spain, MARTIN, Ronald E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Penny Hall, 101 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716 and HORTON, Benjamin, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, leorrie@ecu.edu, leorrie@ecu.edu
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5:00 PM
STABLE ISOTOPE RECORDS AND THE PALEOECOLOGY OF JURASSIC BELEMNITES
PRICE, Gregory D., School of Earth, Ocean & Environmental Sciences, The University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, g.price@plymouth.ac.uk, g.price@plymouth.ac.uk