GAINES, Robert R., Geology, Pomona College, 185 East 6th Street Claremont, Claremont, CA 91711, robert.gaines@pomona.edu, robert.gaines@pomona.edu

OLCOTT MARSHALL, Alison¹, LIEBERMAN, Bruce S.² and MARSHALL, Craig P.², (1)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd. Rm. 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lindley Hall Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, olcott@ku.edu, olcott@ku.edu

VAN ROY, Peter¹, ORR, Patrick J.², BOTTING, Joseph P.³, MUIR, Lucy A.⁴, VINTHER, Jakob¹, LEFEBVRE, Bertrand Y.J.⁵, EL HARIRI, Khadija⁶ and BRIGGS, Derek E.G.¹, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Kline Geology Laboratory, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, (2)UCD School of Geological Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, 4, Ireland, (3)Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China, (4)Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China, (5)Department of Palaeontology, UMR CNRS 5125 Paléoenvironnements et Paléobiosphère, Université Lyon 1, campus de la Doua, bâtiment Géode, 2 rue Raphaël Dubois, Villeurbanne, 69622, France, (6)Département Sciences de la Terre, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques-Guéliz, Université Cadi Ayyad, Avenue Abdelkrim el Khattabi BP 549, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco, peter.vanroy@yale.edu, peter.vanroy@yale.edu

ANDERSON, Evan P., Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnical and State University, 4044 Derring Hall (0420), Blacksburg, VA 24060, SCHIFFBAUER, James D., ICTAS Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, aevan7@vt.edu, aevan7@vt.edu

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

SCHIFFBAUER, James D., ICTAS Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jdschiff@vt.edu, jdschiff@vt.edu

BENGTSON, Stefan¹, CUNNINGHAM, John A.², DONOGHUE, Philip C.J.³, HULDTGREN, Therese¹ and YIN, Chongyu⁴, (1)Department of Palaeozoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, Stockholm, SE-104 05, Sweden, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (3)School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (4)Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, 100037, China, stefan.bengtson@nrm.se, stefan.bengtson@nrm.se

CUNNINGHAM, John A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, BENGTSON, Stefan, Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, Stockholm, SE-104 05, Sweden, XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and DONOGHUE, Philip C.J., School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, phil.donoghue@bristol.ac.uk, phil.donoghue@bristol.ac.uk

LIU, Alexander G.¹, MCILROY, Duncan² and BRASIER, Martin D.¹, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3AN, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 300 Prince Phillip Drive, St John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, alexander.liu@exeter.ox.ac.uk, alexander.liu@exeter.ox.ac.uk

LAFLAMME, Marc, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06511, SCHIFFBAUER, James D., ICTAS Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, AGUE, Jay J., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, NARBONNE, Guy M., Geological Sciences & Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada and BRIGGS, Derek E.G., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Kline Geology Laboratory, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, marc.laflamme@yale.edu, marc.laflamme@yale.edu

MEYER, Michael, Department of Geology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, SCHIFFBAUER, James D., ICTAS Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, CAI, Yaoping, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China and HUA, Hong, Northwest University Xi'an, Department of Geology, Xi'an 710069, China, Xi'an, 710069, China, mike.meyer.geo@gmail.com, mike.meyer.geo@gmail.com

XIAO, Shuhai¹, CAI, Yaoping², HUA, Hong², SCHIFFBAUER, James D.³ and LI, Peng⁴, (1)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China, (3)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (4)Exploration and Production Research Institute, Northeast Branch of SINOPEC, Changchun, 130062, China, xiao@vt.edu, xiao@vt.edu

SCHOPF, J. William, Earth & Space Sciences, Molecular Biology Institute, and Center for the Study of Evolution & the Origin of Life, University of California, Los Angeles, CSEOL - Geology Building, 595 Charles Young Circle Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, KUDRYAVTSEV, Anatoliy B., Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Univ of California, Los Angeles, CSEOL - Geology Building, 595 Charles Young Circle Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, FOSTER, Ian S., Earth & Space Sciences, and Center for the Study of Evolution & the Origin of Life, University of California, Los Angeles, CSEOL - Geology Building, 595 Charles Young Circle Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, FARMER, Jack D., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287 and BUTTERFIELD, Nicholas J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom, Schopf@ess.ucla.edu, Schopf@ess.ucla.edu