2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 87
Monday, 19 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Portland Ballroom 255 (Oregon Convention Center)

T87. Phanerozoic Paleoenvironmental Evolution of Africa I

Paleontological Society

 

Ellen D. Currano, Neil Tabor and Bonnie F. Jacobs, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
PHANEROZOIC TECTONICS OF AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW
HANSEN, Samantha E., Geosciences Dept, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL and NYBLADE, Andrew A., Geosciences Dept, Pennsylvania State University, 447 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, shansen@geo.ua.edu, shansen@geo.ua.edu
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8:30 AM
CLIMATIC CONSTRAINTS ON FLORISTIC EXCHANGE PATTERNS IN LATE PALEOZOIC INTERIOR AFRICA
LOOY, Cindy V., Integrative Biology & University of California Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, 1005 Valley Life Science Building #3140, Berkeley, CA 94720, CHANEY, Dan S., Deptartment of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, NMNH Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560 and TABOR, Neil J., Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, looy@berkeley.edu, looy@berkeley.edu
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8:45 AM
PERMIAN TETRAPODS FROM NIGER REFLECT A CENTRAL PANGEAN FAUNAL PROVINCE
SIDOR, Christian A., Dept. of Biology and Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, TABOR, Neil, Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, STEYER, J. Sebastien, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France and SMITH, Roger M.H., Karoo Palaeontology, Iziko: South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, casidor@u.washington.edu, casidor@u.washington.edu
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9:00 AM
PERMIAN AND TRIASSIC TETRAPOD FAUNAS AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF TANZANIA AND ZAMBIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PERMO-TRIASSIC TRANSITION
ANGIELCZYK, Kenneth D.1, SIDOR, Christian A.2, SMITH, Roger M.H.3, NESBITT, Sterling4, STEYER, J. Sebastien5 and FRÖBISCH, Jörg1, (1)Department of Geology, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, (2)Dept. of Biology and Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, (3)Karoo Palaeontology, Iziko: South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, (4)American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West @ 79th St, New York, NY 10024, (5)Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France, kangielczyk@fieldmuseum.org, kangielczyk@fieldmuseum.org
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9:15 AM
THE DIASTEMIC RECORD OF EARLY TRIASSIC RECOVERY ENVIRONMENTS IN THE KAROO BASIN, SOUTH AFRICA
GASTALDO, Robert A., Department of Geology, Colby College, 5807 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901 and NEVELING, Johann, Council for Geosciences, Private Bag x112, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa, ragastal@colby.edu, ragastal@colby.edu
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9:30 AM
DOES PALEOCLILMATE ACCOUNT FOR THE DIVERSIFICATION OF PLANTS AND INSECT HERBIVORES DURING THE LATE TRIASSIC IN SOUTH AFRICA?
LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, labandec@si.edu, labandec@si.edu
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9:45 AM
LATE JURASSIC PALEOCLIMATE OF CENTRAL AFRICA
MYERS, Timothy S., Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Ave, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, smyers@smu.edu, smyers@smu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
BIOTIC EVOLUTION: ISLAND AFRICA AND VERTEBRATE FAUNAL DYNAMICS
RASMUSSEN, David Tab, Anthropology, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, dtrasmus@wustl.edu, dtrasmus@wustl.edu
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10:35 AM
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10:50 AM
FOSSIL PRESERVATION IN AFRICAN RIFTS - BIASED SAMPLES OF EVOLUTION ON A LARGE CONTINENT?
BEHRENSMEYER, Anna K., Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, NHB-121, Washington, DC 20013-7012, behrensa@si.edu, behrensa@si.edu
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11:05 AM
THE SKELETON COAST DESERT, SOUTHWEST AFRICA, FROM CRETACEOUS TO RECENT TIMES
JACOBS, Louis L.1, POLCYN, Michael J.1, MATEUS, Octávio2, STRGANAC, Christopher1, JACOBS, Bonnie F.1, SCHULP, Anne S.3, MORAIS, Maria Luísa4 and BUTA NETO, André4, (1)Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, (2)Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, 1099-085, Portugal, (3)Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, Maastricht, NL-6211 KJ, Netherlands, (4)Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, n° 3244, Angola, jacobs@smu.edu, jacobs@smu.edu
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11:20 AM
RECONSTRUCTING CRETACEOUS AND PALEOGENE PALEOENVIRONMENTS AND DRAINAGE PATTERNS OF CENTRAL AFRICA
ROBERTS, Eric M.1, O'CONNOR, Patrick M.2, STEVENS, Nancy J.2, JELSMA, Hielke3, DIRKS, Paul H.G.M.4 and ARMSTRONG, Richard5, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810, Australia, (2)Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, (3)CIGCES, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town/De Beers Exploration Division, GeoScience Centre, PO Box 82232, Southdale, 2135, South Africa, (4)School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa, (5)Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Mills Road, Canberra A.C.T, 0200, Australia, eric.roberts@jcu.edu.au, eric.roberts@jcu.edu.au
 
11:35 AM
Discussion
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