Southeastern Section–56th Annual Meeting (29–30 March 2007)

Session No. 22
Friday, 30 March 2007: 8:00 AM-12:20 PM

Paleontological Potpourri

 

John Warren Huntley and Anthony J. Martin, Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
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8:00 AM
PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF PARAGENESIS OF MINERAL AND SEDIMENT INFILL IN SCYPHOCRINITES LOBOLITHS FROM THE LOWER DEVONIAN ROSS FORMATION OF WESTERN TENNESSEE
HUBER, Matthew S., Dept. of Geology, Geography, Physics, University of Tennessee at Martin, 215 Johnson EPS Bldg, Martin, TN 38238 and GIBSON, Michael A., Agriculture, Geoscience, & Natural Resources, University of Tennessee at Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238, mineralfellow@yahoo.com, mineralfellow@yahoo.com
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8:20 AM
PUMP UP THE VOLUME: PARALLEL BODY SIZE INCREASES IN CAMBRIAN-DEVONIAN BRACHIOPOD LINEAGES
LANIER, M. Adam, Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1600 Maple St, Carrollton, GA 30118-3100 and NOVACK-GOTTSHALL, Philip M., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118-3100, inconsequential@gmail.com, inconsequential@gmail.com
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8:40 AM
550 MILLION YEARS OF DRILLING PREDATION: INITIAL RESULTS FROM A SPECIES-LEVEL PREDATION DATABASE
HUNTLEY, John Warren, Department of Geosciences, VPI&SU, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Department of Geosciences, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jhuntley@vt.edu, jhuntley@vt.edu
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9:00 AM
WHAT IS A PYRGOCYSTID? NEW EVIDENCE FROM AN EARLY ORDOVICIAN EDRIOASTEROID FAUNA FROM MOROCCO
SUMRALL, Colin D., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, csumrall@utk.edu, csumrall@utk.edu
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9:20 AM
STORM-BED TAPHONOMY OF LATE ORDOVICIAN (EDENIAN) CYCLOCYSTOIDS FROM THE MILLERSBURG MEMBER, LEXINGTON LIMESTONE, CENTRAL KENTUCKY
RUSSELL, Neil E. and ETTENSOHN, Frank R., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506, nerussell23@yahoo.com, nerussell23@yahoo.com
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9:40 AM
ICHNODIVERSITY DOES NOT EQUAL BIODIVERSITY: BIVALVE TRACE FOSSILS FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPIAN PENNINGTON FORMATION OF GEORGIA
RINDSBERG, Andrew K., Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Station 7, The University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470 and MARTIN, Anthony J., Department of Environmental Studies, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, arindsberg@uwa.edu, arindsberg@uwa.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
QUANTIFYING TAPHONOMIC TRENDS AND BIASES IN LATE CENOZOIC 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, DALEY, Gwen M., Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Geology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29732, LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, WARD, Lauck W., Virginia Museum of Natural History, 1001 Douglas Ave, 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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10:40 AM
LATE PALEOCENE ALMONT AND BEICEGEL CREEK: FLORISTIC COMPARISONS ARE RELATED TO DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT
TAYLOR, Witt, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874601, Tempe, AZ 85287-4601, PIGG, Kathleen B., School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, DEVORE, Melanie L., Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061 and FREILE, Deborah, Department of Geoscience, New Jersey City University, 2239 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305, witt.taylor@asu.edu, witt.taylor@asu.edu
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11:00 AM
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND BIODIVERSITY: AN EXAMPLE FROM QUATERNARY SUCCESSIONS OF THE PO PLAIN, ITALY
KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and SCARPONI, Daniele, Earth Sciences, Univ of Bologna, via Zamboni 67, Bologna, 40126, Italy, michalk@vt.edu, michalk@vt.edu
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11:20 AM
ESTIMATES OF TIME-AVERAGING IN TERRESTRIAL GASTROPOD ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE QUATERNARY OF CANARY ISLANDS
YANES, Yurena and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, yyanes@vt.edu, yyanes@vt.edu
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11:40 AM
CHARACTERIZING AND INTERPRETING THE MICROSTRATIGRAPHY OF A STROMATOLITE/THROMBOLITE FROM A HYPERSALINE INLAND LAKE, SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS
LANDRUM, Nathan Will, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Kentucky, Patterson Hall, Lexington, KY 40526, ETTENSOHN, Frank R., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506 and ETTENSOHN, Marc F., Ag-Biotechnology, University of Kentucky, 129 Transcript Ave. #19, Lexington, KY 40508, natlan12@hotmail.com, natlan12@hotmail.com
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12:00 PM
BIOGENIC EXPLANATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY POROSITY IN LIMESTONES
SCHWABE, Stephanie, Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences, University of Kentucky, 310 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506, HERBERT, Rodney, Division of Environmental and Applied Biological Sciences Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom and CAREW, James L., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, stephanie.schwabe@uky.edu, stephanie.schwabe@uky.edu