Southeastern Section - 57th Annual Meeting (10–11 April 2008)

Session No. 1
Thursday, 10 April 2008: 10:00 AM-12:20 PM

Paleontology

 

William Garcia, Chair
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Start Time
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10:00 AM
PSEUDOFOSSILS OF MARS: ANOTHER LESSON IN CRITICAL THINKING
ROSSBACH, Thomas J., Department of Natural Sciences, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 and MOHR, Karl A., Department of Geological, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, tjrossbach@ecsu.edu, tjrossbach@ecsu.edu
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10:20 AM
NEW UPPER CAMBRIAN (APHELASPIS ZONE) TRILOBITE SITES IN THE CENTRAL CONASAUGA RIVER VALLEY, NORTH GEORGIA
SCHWIMMER, David R., Chemistry & Geology, Columbus State Univ, 4225 Univ. Ave, Columbus, GA 31907, MONTANTE, William M., Marsh USA, Inc, 3560 Lenox Rd, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30305 and WARREN, Roxy A., Ed Psych & Instructional Technology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, schwimmer_david@colstate.edu, schwimmer_david@colstate.edu
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10:40 AM
UNUSUAL STROMATOLITE MORPHOLOGY AND DIAGENESIS IN THE UPPER CAMBRIAN COPPER RIDGE DOLOMITE, CHEROKEE LAKE, EAST TENNESSEE
THOMKA, James R.1, COLLAR, Jaymi M.1, JOHNSON, Benny L.1, CRITTENDON, R. Scott1, HARRISON, Benjamin K.1, DUNAGAN, Stan2 and GIBSON, Michael3, (1)Geology, Geography, & Physics, University of Tennessee at Martin, 215 Johnson EPS Building, Martin, TN 38238, (2)Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238, (3)Geology, Geolgraphy, & Physics, University of Tennessee at Martin, 215 Johnson EPS Bldg, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN 38238, jamrthom@utm.edu, jamrthom@utm.edu
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11:00 AM
LOWER CARBONIFEROUS VERTEBRATE PROVINCIALITY IN THE ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BASINS
GARCIA, William and AOYAGI, Emily, Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, wjgarcia@uncc.edu, wjgarcia@uncc.edu
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11:20 AM
THE MORPHOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY OF THORACIC PLATES ON NEORNITHISCHIAN DINOSAURS
BOYD, Clint A. and CLELAND, Timothy P., Marine, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, P.O. Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695, thescelosauridae@gmail.com, thescelosauridae@gmail.com
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11:40 AM
A NEW SPECIES OF ALCA (AVES, ALCIDAE): AND A NOVEL APPROACH FOR ASSESSING DIVERSITY AMONG TAXA KNOWN FROM ISOLATED SPECIMENS
SMITH, N. Adam, Department of Marine Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, adam_smith@ncsu.edu, adam_smith@ncsu.edu
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12:00 PM
TIME-AVERAGING AND TAPHONOMY OF DRILL HOLES: BAD NEWS FROM THE COLORADO RIVER DELTA
KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and FLESSA, Karl W., Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, PO Box 210077, 1040 E 4th St, Rm 208, Tucson, AZ 85721, michalk@vt.edu, michalk@vt.edu