Rocky Mountain Section - 59th Annual Meeting (7–9 May 2007)

Session No. 8
Monday, 7 May 2007: 2:00 PM-3:15 PM

Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology and Archaeological Geology

 

C. Frederick Lohrengel II, Chair
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2:00 PM
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY OF THE TELLURIDE CONGLOMERATE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MID-TERTIARY TECTONIC-VOLCANIC EVENTS IN THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
HARRADEN, Cassady L., GONZALES, David A. and GIANNINY, Gary L., Department of Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, CLHARRADEN@fortlewis.edu, CLHARRADEN@fortlewis.edu
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2:15 PM
GEOLOGIC SETTING OF NATIVE AMERICAN SACRED SITES, PANCAKE RANGE, CENTRAL NEVADA
MCDONALD, Scott F., P.O. Box 928, El Dorado, CA 95623-0928, smcdonal@visa.com, smcdonal@visa.com
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2:30 PM
LATE DEVONIAN CHAFFEE GROUP: AGE REVISION AND RECOGNITION OF GLOBAL OCEANOGRAPHIC EVENTS
STRAUSS, Justin V., Department of Geology, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, MYROW, Paul M., Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 and RIPPERDAN, Robert L., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis Univ, 3507 Laclede Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63103, justin.strauss@coloradocollege.edu, justin.strauss@coloradocollege.edu
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2:45 PM
PALEOECOLOGY OF THE CLOVERLY FORMATION (LOWER CRETACEOUS) VERTEBRATE FAUNA FROM MICROVERTEBRATE SITES IN THE BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING
ORESKA, Matthew P., Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, 11508 Ivy Home Terrace, Richmond, VA 23233, CARRANO, Matthew T., Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012 NHB MRC 121, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, mpores@wm.edu, mpores@wm.edu
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3:00 PM
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE CAMBRIAN MARJUM FORMATION: RESPONSE OF SEDIMENTARY FACIES AND BIOTA TO SEA LEVEL CHANGES
SMITH, D.D. and LIDDELL, W.D., Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84321, ddsmith@cc.usu.edu, ddsmith@cc.usu.edu