Northeastern Section - 43rd Annual Meeting (27-29 March 2008)

Session No. 11
Thursday, 27 March 2008: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM

T5. New Scoops in Old Dirt: Advances in the Stratigraphy of Eastern North America

Eastern Section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

 

James R. Ebert and Bosiljka Glumac, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:10 PM
STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF SQUANTUM TILLITE, BOSTON BAY GROUP:USING FIELD LOG AND ICP ANALYSIS
ERUKANURE, Efe J., Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043, PASSCHIER, Sandra, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Center for Environmental and Life Sciences 324, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043, BRACHFELD, Stefanie, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State Univ, 252 Mallory Hall, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 and GORRING, Matthew, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Mallory Hall 252, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043, erukanuree1@mail.montclair.edu, erukanuree1@mail.montclair.edu
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1:30 PM
OCCURRENCE AND FEATURES OF MICROBIAL STRUCTURES OF THE THERESA FORMATION, CAMBRO-ORDOVICIAN, NEW YORK
HUSINEC, Antun, Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, DONALDSON, John Allan, Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, Carleton University, Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, CHIARENZELLI, Jeffrey R., Geology, St. Lawrence University, 149 Brown Hall, St. Lawrence University 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617 and ERICKSON, J. Mark, Geology Department, St. Lawrence Univ, Canton, NY 13617, ahusinec@stlawu.edu, ahusinec@stlawu.edu
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1:50 PM
NEW INSIGHTS INTO STEPTOEAN (LATE CAMBRIAN) SEDIMENTATION AND STRATIGRAPHY OF THE NORTHERN U.S. APPALACHIANS FROM SMITHSONIAN TRILOBITE COLLECTIONS
GLUMAC, Bosiljka and VO, Hoa-Lan, Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, bglumac@email.smith.edu, bglumac@email.smith.edu
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2:10 PM
ONLAPPING UNITS AND CONVERGING UNCONFORMITIES: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS IN THE LOWER HELDERBERG GROUP ON THE NORTHWESTERN MARGIN OF THE APPALACHIAN BASIN
EBERT, James R., Earth Sciences Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, Ebertjr@oneonta.edu, Ebertjr@oneonta.edu
 
2:30 PM
Break
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2:50 PM
THE EMSIAN STAGE (UPPER LOWER DEVONIAN), APPALACHIAN BASIN: STRATIGRAPHY, SEQUENCES & T-R CYCLE IB, VOLCANICS & GEOCHRONOLOGY, & NEW DIRECTIONS
VER STRAETEN, Charles A., New York State Museum, The State Education Department, Albany, NY 12230, cverstra@mail.nysed.gov, cverstra@mail.nysed.gov
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3:10 PM
REFINING THE TIMING OF FAUNAL TURNOVER DURING THE MIDDLE DEVONIAN IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN: NEW FINDINGS ON THE EARLIEST OCCURRENCE OF THE HAMILTON FAUNA IN EASTERN NEW YORK STATE
BARTHOLOMEW, Alexander, Geology, S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12561 and SCHRAMM, Thomas, Geology, S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, Wooster Science Bldg, New Paltz, NY 12561, barthola@newpaltz.edu, barthola@newpaltz.edu
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3:30 PM
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION OF MID- TO LATE- DEVONIAN FLUVIAL DEPOSITS THROUGH PALEOPEDOLOGICAL ANALYSIS, CATSKILL MOUNTAINS, NY
OLIVER, Paul W., Department of Geology, Temple University, 326 Beury Hall, 1901 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 and TERRY, Dennis O., Geology, Temple University, Beury Hall, 1901 North 13th Street, Phildelphia, PA 19122, poliver@temple.edu, poliver@temple.edu
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3:50 PM
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND DEPOSITIONAL CONTROLS OF CONTINENTAL STRATA: EXAMPLE FROM THE JURASSIC EAST BERLIN FORMATION, HARTFORD BASIN, CONNECTICUT
DRZEWIECKI, Peter, Environmental Earth Science Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 and WIZEVICH, Michael C., Physics and Earth Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050, drzewieckip@easternct.edu, drzewieckip@easternct.edu
 
4:10 PM
Discussion
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