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

Session No. 10
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
C124 (Oregon Convention Center)

T37. Microbial Mats, Biogeochemical Markers, and Microbial Evolution: The Co-Evolution of Early Earth and Microbial Life

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society

 

Carrine E. Blank and Jack Farmer, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
BEYOND HJULSTROM AND SHIELDS: EXPERIMENTAL MICROBIAL SEDIMENTOLOGY
HAGADORN, James W., Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, jwhagadorn@dmns.org, jwhagadorn@dmns.org
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8:20 AM
RATE OF LAMINATION FORMATION OF A MICRODIGITATE STROMATOLITE FROM WALKER LAKE, WESTERN NEVADA
PETRYSHYN, Victoria A.1, CORSETTI, Frank A.2, BERELSON, William M.2 and BEAUMONT, Will3, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Keck Carbon Cycle AMS, Univerisity of California - Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, petryshy@usc.edu, petryshy@usc.edu
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8:35 AM
MICROBIAL COMMUNITY BIOSIGNATURES IN SILICA-DEPOSITING, THERMAL HOT SPRINGS: GRAND PRISMATIC SPRING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
JAHNKE, Linda L.1, PARENTEAU, Mary N.1 and FARMER, Jack D.2, (1)Exobiology Branch, NASA-Ames Research Center, M/S 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (2)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, linda.l.jahnke@nasa.gov, linda.l.jahnke@nasa.gov
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9:05 AM
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8:50 AM
MICRO-FTIR SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF FOSSIL AND EXTANT MICROORGANISMS
IGISU, Motoko, Dept. of Earth Science and Astronomy, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan, UENO, Yuichro, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan, TAKAI, Ken, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan, SHIMOJIMA, Mie, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa, 226-8501, Japan, NAKASHIMA, Satoru, Osaka University, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan, OHTA, Hiroyuki, Kanagawa, 226-8501, Japan, MARUYAMA, Shigenori, Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Techology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan and ISOZAKI, Yukio, Earth Science & Astronomy, Univ Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan, igisu@ea.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp, igisu@ea.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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9:20 AM
HR-TEM CHARACTERIZATION OF CA-CARBONATE NANOPHASES IN A 3.334 GA-OLD MICROBIAL MAT FROM THE BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT, SOUTH AFRICA
CAVALAZZI, Barbara1, WESTALL, Frances1, FOUCHER, Frédéric1, ANDREAZZA, Caroline2, ROUZAUD, Jean-Noël3, LEMELLE, Laurence4, SALOMÉ, Murielle5, SIMIONOVICI, Alexandre6, MARROCCHI, Yves7, MEIBOM, Anders7, MOSTEFAOUI, Smail7 and ROBERT, François7, (1)Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS, Rue Charles Sadron, Orléans, 45000, France, (2)Département de Physique, Université d'Orléans, Orléans, 45000, France, (3)Laboratoire de Géologie de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure, UMR CNRS 8538, ENS, 24, rue Lhomond, Paris, 75005, France, (4)Laboratoire des Sciences de la Terre, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR5570, 46 allée d’Italie, Lfyon cedex 07, 69364, France, (5)ID21 Beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 6 rue J. Horowitz, BP 220, Grenoble cedex, 38043, France, (6)Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne et Tectonophysique, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble, BP 53, Grenoble cedex, 38041, France, (7)Laboratoire de Minéralogie et Cosmochimie du Muséum (LMCM), Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Case Postale 52, 61, rue Buffon, Paris, 75005, France, barbara.cavalazzi@cnrs-orleans.fr, barbara.cavalazzi@cnrs-orleans.fr
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9:35 AM
SURFACE OCEAN OXYGENATION PRECEDED THE GREAT OXIDATION EVENT
KENDALL, Brian1, REINHARD, Chris2, LYONS, Timothy W.2, KAUFMAN, Alan J.3 and ANBAR, Ariel D.4, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, (3)Geology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (4)School of Earth and Space Exploration and Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, brian.kendall@asu.edu, brian.kendall@asu.edu
 
9:50 AM
Discussion
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10:05 AM
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE NATURE AND PROVENANCE OF MINERAL AND CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL IN FOSSILIFEROUS CHERTS : REVISITING THE 1.9 GA GUNFLINT FORMATION
BOWER, Dina M., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Rd, Washington, DC 20015 and STEELE, Andrew, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road, Washington, DC 20015, dbower@ciw.edu, dbower@ciw.edu
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10:20 AM
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10:35 AM
MULTIPLE ORIGINS OF DIVERSE MICROBIAL FABRICS IN PRECAMBRIAN THROMBOLITES
HARWOOD, Cara L. and SUMNER, Dawn Y., Geology Department, University of California-Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, clharwood@ucdavis.edu, clharwood@ucdavis.edu
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10:50 AM
EVIDENCE OF DIVERSE TERRESTRIAL PRECAMBRIAN ECOSYSTEMS
STROTHER, Paul K., Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, Weston Observatory, Weston, MA 02493 and WELLMAN, Charles H., Animal & Plant Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom, strother@bc.edu, strother@bc.edu
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11:05 AM
EVIDENCE FOR AN EXTENSIVE NON-MARINE BIOSPHERE ~1100 MA AGO
SHELDON, Nathan D.1, MITCHELL, Ria L.2 and GRASSINEAU, Nathalie V.2, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, nsheldon@umich.edu, nsheldon@umich.edu
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11:20 AM
STABLE ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR NEOPROTEROZOIC LIFE ON LAND
RETALLACK, Gregory J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, BINDEMAN, Ilya, Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 and WATTS, Kathryn E., Department of Geological Sciences, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, gregr@uoregon.edu, gregr@uoregon.edu
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11:35 AM
EVALUATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL SETTING OF A MESOPROTEROZOIC ICE AGE THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF LIPID BIOMARKERS
MILLER, Kristen E.1, KAUFMAN, Alan J.1, MISI, Aroldo2 and FLAVIO DE OLIVIERA, Tolentino3, (1)Geology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (2)Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador-Bahia, 40170-290, Brazil, (3)Votorantim Metais, P.O. Box 03, Vazante MG, 38780-000, Brazil, millerk@umd.edu, millerk@umd.edu
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