Cordilleran Section - 103rd Annual Meeting (4–6 May 2007)

Session No. 20
Saturday, 5 May 2007: 1:30 PM-6:00 PM

S1. Quaternary and Tertiary Records of Past Environments, Pacific Northwest II: In Honor of Calvin Heusser

 

Estella B. Leopold and Rolf W. Mathewes, Conveners
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
PLANT MACROFOSSILS AND PALYNOMORPHS FROM KANAKA CREEK, SOUTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA: PALEOCENE OR EOCENE?
MATHEWES, Rolf W., Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 and MUSTARD, Peter, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, mathewes@sfu.ca, mathewes@sfu.ca
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1:50 PM
WARM PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS IN THE PALEOCENE/EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION, MATANUSKA VALLEY, ALASKA
SUNDERLIN, David1, REES, P. McAllister2, LUTZ, Kelsey3 and NOCKLEBY, Kristina3, (1)Geology & Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, Van Wickle Hall, Easton, PA 18042, (2)Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 54911, sunderld@lafayette.edu, sunderld@lafayette.edu
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2:10 PM
FLORISTIC EVIDENCE FOR CONTRASTING PALEO-ENVIRONMENTS IN THE EARLY EOCENE OF WASHINGTON STATE
DILLHOFF, Richard M.1, DILLHOFF, Thomas A.1 and MUSTOE, George2, (1)Evolving Earth Foundation, PO Box 2090, Issaquah, WA 98074, (2)Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, rdillhoff@evolvingearth.org, rdillhoff@evolvingearth.org
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2:30 PM
CENOZOIC VEGETATION CHANGES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS: ADDING THE PHYTOLITH RECORD
STROMBERG, Caroline A.E., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013, strombergc@si.edu, strombergc@si.edu
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2:50 PM
THE LATEST EOCENE BADGERS NOSE FLORA OF THE WARNER MOUNTAINS, NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA: THE “IN BETWEEN” FLORA
MYERS, Jeffrey A., Department of Earth Science, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR 97361, myersj@wou.edu, myersj@wou.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
PALEOENVIRONMENT OF A NEWLY DISCOVERED MIDDLE MIOCENE "BOG" LOCALITY, COLUMBIA RIVER BASALTS, NEAR ELLENSBURG, WA: A PRELIMINARY REPORT
PIGG, Kathleen B., School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, DILLHOFF, Thomas A., Evolving Earth Foundation, PO Box 2090, Issaquah, WA 98074 and DEVORE, Melanie L., Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061, kpigg@asu.edu, kpigg@asu.edu
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3:50 PM
REVISITING THE MIOCENE WOOD FLORA FROM VANTAGE, WASHINGTON
DILLHOFF, Thomas A., Evolving Earth Foundation, PO Box 2090, Issaquah, WA 98027 and WHEELER, Elisabeth A., Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, Box 8005, Raleigh, NC 27695, tdillhoff@evolvingearth.org, tdillhoff@evolvingearth.org
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4:10 PM
PALYNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR CONSTRAININING THE TIMING OF THE ALASKA RANGE UPLIFT
REININK-SMITH, Linda, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Johnson Hall, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310 and LEOPOLD, Estella B., Department of Botany, Univ of Washington, Box 355325, Seattle, WA 98195, reininks@u.washington.edu, reininks@u.washington.edu
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4:30 PM
A DECIDUOUS FOREST POLLEN RECORD FROM THE WILKES FORMATION (MIOCENE) OF SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
LEOPOLD, Estella B., Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, REININK-SMITH, Linda, Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 and MUSTOE, George E., Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, eleopold@u.washington.edu, eleopold@u.washington.edu
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