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

Session No. 219
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Portland Ballroom 256 (Oregon Convention Center)

Paleontology: Environment & Evolution

 

S. Bruce Archibald and C. Kevin Boyce, Chairs
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8:00 AM
AMMONOID MACROEVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS TRACK EPISODES OF CHAOTIC CARBON CYCLING DURING THE EARLY MESOZOIC
WHITESIDE, Jessica H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 and WARD, Peter D., Departments of Biology and Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Kincaid Hall, Seattle, WA 98125, Jessica_Whiteside@Brown.edu, Jessica_Whiteside@Brown.edu
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8:15 AM
SANTONIAN-MAASTRICHTIAN ANTARCTIC AMMONITES: DIVERSITY CHANGES, SEDIMENTARY CYCLES, AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC EVENTS
OLIVERO, Eduardo B., Laboratorio de Geología Andina, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas (CADIC-CONICET), Houssay 200, Ushuaia, (9410), Argentina, emolivero@gmail.com, emolivero@gmail.com
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8:30 AM
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERAL RESPONSE – BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC MARKERS IN THE LATE CAMPANIAN - MAASTRICHTIAN OF THE TETHYS
ABRAMOVICH, Sigal1, ALMOGI-LABIN, Ahuva2 and BENJAMINI, Chaim1, (1)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben Gurion University, PO Box 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel, (2)Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malchei Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, chaim@bgu.ac.il, chaim@bgu.ac.il
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8:45 AM
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PALEOGENE CLIMATE CHANGE AND EVOLUTION: VENERICARD BIVALVES FROM THE U.S. GULF COASTAL PLAIN
LOCKWOOD, Rowan1, FENLON, Erin E.1, MCCLURE, Kate J.2 and OHMAN, Karin A.3, (1)Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, (2)Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, (3)Geology, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, rxlock@wm.edu, rxlock@wm.edu
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9:00 AM
CHANGES IN BIVALVE FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN NEOGENE
LEONARD-PINGEL, Jill S.1, JACKSON, Jeremy B.C.1 and O'DEA, Aaron2, (1)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92023-0244, (2)Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843 - 03092, Panama, 03092, Panama, jsleonar@ucsd.edu, jsleonar@ucsd.edu
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9:15 AM
THE ESTUARY EFFECT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTROLS ON MOLLUSCAN DIVERSIFICATION
MOTZ, Gary, PARK, Lisa and HORVATH, Kimmaree, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, 302 Buchtel Ave, Akron, OH 44325, gjm18@zips.uakron.edu, gjm18@zips.uakron.edu
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9:30 AM
WHAT HAPPENED TO GRAY WHALES DURING THE PLEISTOCENE? EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF SEA-LEVEL CHANGES ON FEEDING HABITAT IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
PYENSON, Nicholas D., Zoology, University of British Columbia, 2370-6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, CA V6H1N8, Canada and LINDBERG, David R., Integrative Biology & Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 3060 VLSB, Berkeley, CA 94610-3140, pyenson@zoology.ubc.ca, pyenson@zoology.ubc.ca
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9:45 AM
QUATERNARY RANGE AND POPULATION VARIATION SHIFTS IN PACIFIC-COAST MICROTUS SPECIES IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES
MCGUIRE, Jenny L., Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA 94720, mcguire@berkeley.edu, mcguire@berkeley.edu
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10:00 AM
STASIS IN LATE PLEISTOCENE BIRDS AND MAMMALS FROM LA BREA TAR PITS OVER THE LAST GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE
PROTHERO, Donald R.1, RAYMOND, Kristina2, MOLINA, Sarah3, SUTYAGINA, Anastasiya1, SYVERSON, Valerie J.4 and GAGE, Gina4, (1)Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, (2)Biology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, (3)Earth Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, (4)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, c/o Department of Geological and Planetary Sciences, MC 170-25, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, prothero@oxy.edu, prothero@oxy.edu
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10:15 AM
TRIASSIC FLORAS OF ANTARCTICA: PALEOBIOLOGY AND PALEOECOLOGY OF POLAR LATITUDE COMMUNITIES
ESCAPA, Ignacio H.1, DECOMBEIX, Anne-Laure1, RYBERG, Patricia E.1, SCHWENDEMANN, Andrew B.1, SERBET, Rudolph1, TAYLOR, Edith L.1 and TAYLOR, Thomas N.2, (1)Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave, Haworth Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7534, (2)Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave, Haworth Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, aldecomb@ku.edu, aldecomb@ku.edu
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10:30 AM
EVOLUTION OF FLOWERING PLANT PHYSIOLOGY TRIGGERED EXPANSION OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST
BOYCE, C. Kevin, School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 320, Stanford, CA 94305 and LEE, Jung-Eun, Geophysical Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, ckboyce@stanford.edu, ckboyce@stanford.edu
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10:45 AM
WERE MOUNTAIN PASSES HIGHER IN THE EOCENE?: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF INSECT BETA DIVERSITY ACROSS THE OKANAGAN HIGHLANDS
ARCHIBALD, S. Bruce1, MATHEWES, Rolf W.1 and GREENWOOD, David2, (1)Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, (2)Brandon Univ, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada, sba48@sfu.ca, sba48@sfu.ca
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11:00 AM
FLORAL DIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN CENTRAL COLORADO DURING THE EOCENE AND OLIGOCENE
BARTON, Melissa A., CU Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, CU Museum, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0265 and SMITH, Dena M., CU Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, CU Museum - Paleontology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0265, melissa.barton@colorado.edu, melissa.barton@colorado.edu
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11:15 AM
THE RECORD OF ELONGATE, CYLINDRICAL, DEEP-SEA FORAMINIFERA IN THE MIDDLE MIOCENE (15-13 MA) SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN
LEWANDOWSKI, Katherine, Department of Geology-Geography, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920, HAYWARD, Bruce W., Geomarine Research, 49 Swainston Rd, St Johns, Auckland, New Zealand and HOLBOURN, Ann, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Olshausenstrasse 40, Kiel, 24118, Germany, kjlewandowski@eiu.edu, kjlewandowski@eiu.edu
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11:30 AM
PLIOCENE GLACIATIONS SEND PLANKTONIC SNOWBIRDS TO THE TROPICS
WICKS, Travis Z., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, Mail stop 0244, La Jolla, CA 92093-0244 and NORRIS, Richard D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD, MS-0244, 427 Vaughan Hall, La Jolla, CA 92093-0244, twicks@ucsd.edu, twicks@ucsd.edu
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11:45 AM
RECONSTRUCTING PALEO-ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS USING THE BIVALVE SEMELE CASALI FROM UBATUBA BAY, BRAZIL
DEXTER, Troy A., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85716, YANES, Yurena, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, HUNTLEY, John W., GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loewenichstraße 28, Erlangen, D-91054, Germany, KRAUSE Jr, Richard A., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, KAUFMAN, Darrell S., Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, ROMANEK, Christopher S., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, SIMOES, Marcello, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Distrito de Rubiao Junior, CP. 510, 18.610-000, Botucatu, Brazil and BARBOUR WOOD, Susan L., Geosciences and Natural Resources, Western Carolina University, 331 Stillwell Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723, tdexter@email.arizona.edu, tdexter@email.arizona.edu