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Session No. 96
Monday, 1 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 607 (Colorado Convention Center)

T143. Stratigraphic Standards: Where Have They Gone, What Should They Do, Where Should They Go?

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature (NACSN); International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification (ISSC); Association of Earth Science Editors (AESE); Paleontological Society

 

Arthur Donovan, Brian R. Pratt and L.E. Edwards, Advocates
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8:00 AM
CONSISTENCY IN THE USE OF STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE: WHAT'S AN EDITOR TO DO?
EASTON, Monica Gaiswinkler, Ontario Geological Survey, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Level A3, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada, monica.easton@ontario.ca, monica.easton@ontario.ca
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8:15 AM
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION on STRATIGRAPHY AND GSSPs
FINNEY, S.C., Geology, California State Univ, Long Beach, CA 90840, scfinney@csulb.edu, scfinney@csulb.edu
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8:30 AM
GSSP CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: MARRIAGE OF BIOLOGICALLY TO GEOCHEMICALLY DETERMINED DEFINITIONS?
DAVYDOV, Vladimir and SCHMITZ, Mark, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, vdavydov@boisestate.edu, vdavydov@boisestate.edu
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8:45 AM
BOUNDARY STRATOTYPES, EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AND PALEOECOLOGY
PFEFFERKORN, Hermann W., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, hpfeffer@sas.upenn.edu, hpfeffer@sas.upenn.edu
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9:00 AM
THE EXTINCTION OF PALEONTOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF STRATIGRAPHY: A DISTINCTLY PRE-CENOZOIC PERSPECTIVE
CRAMER, Bradley D., Kansas Geological Survey/Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047 and MUNNECKE, Axel, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Fachgruppe Paläoumwelt, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loewenichstrasse 28, Erlangen, D-91054, Germany, cramerbd@gmail.com, cramerbd@gmail.com
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9:15 AM
FORMATIONS — IN CONCEPT AND IN THE FIELD
WEBB Jr, Fred, Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608 and RAYMOND, Loren A., Emeritus, Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, fwebbjr@charter.net, fwebbjr@charter.net
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9:30 AM
LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY: A MASSIVE ACCUMULATION OF LARGELY SUBAERIAL CARBONIFEROUS SILICICLASTICS IN BOLIVIA THAT CHALLENGE STANDARD STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION
ANDERSON, Heidi, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723 and ISAACSON, Peter E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, hjanderson@wcu.edu, hjanderson@wcu.edu
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9:45 AM
STANDARDIZING TEXTURE, CLASTIC ROCK CLASSIFICATION AND GRAPHIC LOGS FOR INTERPRETING PROCESS-GENERATED STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES
FARRELL, Kathleen M., North Carolina Geological Survey, Coastal Plain Office and Core Repository, 1620 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620, Kathleen.Farrell@ncdenr.gov, Kathleen.Farrell@ncdenr.gov
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10:00 AM
THE FUTURE OF LITHODEMIC UNITS AND THEIR ROLE IN PRECAMBRIAN STRATIGRAPHY
EASTON, R.M., Ontario Geological Survey, Precambrian Geoscience Section, B7064, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada, mike.easton@ontario.ca, mike.easton@ontario.ca
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10:15 AM
FROM COMBINED GLACIAL ALLO- AND LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY TO GLACIAL SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY
RÄSÄNEN, Matti Erik and HUITTI, Janne Vihtori, Department of Geology, University of Turku, Vesilinnantie 5, Turku, 20014, Finland, mrasanen@utu.fi, mrasanen@utu.fi
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10:30 AM
STRATIGRAPHIC STANDARDS AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY: THE QUEST FOR FORMALIZATION CONTINUES
ABREU, Vitor1, NEAL, Jack2, BLUM, Mike2, BOHACS, Kevin M.3, DEMKO, Timothy Michael4, GARFIELD, Tim2, KENDALL, Christopher5, GESLIN, Jeff2, JONES, Clive2 and KALBAS, James L.6, (1)ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77210, (2)ExxonMobil, Houston, TX 77210, (3)ExxonMobil Upstream Rsch Co, 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77096, (4)Process Stratigraphy, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77096, (5)Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, (6)ExxonMobil Development Company, Houston, TX 77381, vitor_abreu@yahoo.com, vitor_abreu@yahoo.com
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10:45 AM
STILL STRIVING TO ATTAIN FORMALIZED "SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC" NIRVANA
DONOVAN, Arthur, BP, 1 Windermere Lane, Houton, TX 77063, donovan@bp.com, donovan@bp.com
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11:00 AM
“MA” MEANS “MILLIONS OF YEARS BEFORE PRESENT”
EDWARDS, Lucy E., U.S. Geological Survey, MS926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, leedward@usgs.gov, leedward@usgs.gov
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11:15 AM
DATUM AND DURATION: A CLARIFICATION
AUBRY, Marie-Pierre, Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Wright Labs, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, VAN COUVERING, John A., Micropaleontology Project Inc, 6530 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367, CHRISTIE-BLICK, Nicholas, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, FERRUSQUÍA, Ismael-Villafranca, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Mexico, LANDING, Ed, New York State Musuem, Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12230, OWEN, Donald E., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Lamar University, PO Box 10031, Beaumont, TX 77710 and PRATT, Brian R., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, aubry@rci.rutgers.edu, aubry@rci.rutgers.edu
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11:30 AM
GONE OR JUST FORGOTTEN? — A RECOMMENDATION TO RECOGNIZE THE TERTIARY AS A FORMAL PERIOD/SYSTEM OF THE CENOZOIC
ORNDORFF, Randall C.1, EDWARDS, Lucy2, RUPPERT, Leslie F.3, CRAIGG, Steven D.4, FULLERTON, David S.5, STAMM, Nancy R.6 and SOLLER, David R.6, (1)U.S. Geol. Survey, MS 908, Reston, VA 20192, (2)United States Geological Survey, National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U. S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Atlanta, GA 30360, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, 926-A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, rorndorf@usgs.gov, rorndorf@usgs.gov
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11:45 AM
THE PLEISTOCENE AND THE QUATERNARY: A STUDY IN OPTIONS
VAN COUVERING, John, Micropaleontology Press, 6730 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY 11367, AUBRY, Marie-Pierre, Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Wright Labs, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, DOWSETT, Harry J., US Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and DELSON, Eric, Department of Anthropology, Lehman College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, vanc@micropress.org, vanc@micropress.org
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