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Session No. 70
Sunday, 31 October 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 603 (Colorado Convention Center)

T116. Links between Mesozoic Climate and Biodiversity

Paleontological Society

 

Gregory D. Price, Richard J. Twitchett and Peter J. Harries, Advocates
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1:30 PM
THE USE OF MARINE LATITUDINAL BIODIVERSITY GRADIENTS TO ELUCIDATE MESOZOIC PALEOCLIMATES
KIESSLING, Wolfgang and ABERHAN, Martin, Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstr. 43, Berlin, 10115, Germany, wolfgang.kiessling@mfn-berlin.de, wolfgang.kiessling@mfn-berlin.de
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1:50 PM
WAS THERE A LATITUDINAL DIVERSITY GRADIENT FOR FLOWERING PLANTS DURING THE LOWER CRETACEOUS?
MEJIA-VELASQUEZ, Paula, Biology Department - FLMNH, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32611, DILCHER, David, Biology Department, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN 47401 and JARAMILLO, Carlos, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, Panama, 0843-03092, Panama, pmejia@flmnh.ufl.edu, pmejia@flmnh.ufl.edu
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2:05 PM
UNTANGLING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY IN MESOZOIC TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES
NOTO, Christopher R., Biomedical Sciences, Grand Valley State University, 223 Padnos Hall, Allendale, MI 49401, MAIN, Derek J., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19049, 500 Yates St, Arlington, TX 76019, MOORE, Thomas, PaleoTerra Inc, 1212 Quail Run, Bollingbrook, IL 60490, SCOTESE, Christopher R., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, PALEOMAP Project, 700 Tanglewood Lane, Arlington, TX 76012 and GOSWAMI, Arghya, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univeristy of Texas at Arlington, Box 19049, 500 Yates St, Arlington, TX 76019, notoc@gvsu.edu, notoc@gvsu.edu
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2:20 PM
TERRESTRIAL TETRAPOD VERTEBRATE PALEOEOCOLOGY ACROSS THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE
WHITESIDE, Jessica H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 and IRMIS, Randall B., Natural History Museum of Utah and Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1214, Jessica_Whiteside@Brown.edu, Jessica_Whiteside@Brown.edu
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2:35 PM
HERBIVORE AND POLLINATOR EVENTS DURING THE PREANGIOSPERMOUS MESOZOIC: A CONNECTION TO GLOBAL CLIMATE?
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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2:50 PM
PATTERNS OF HERBIVORY FROM THE MIDDLE JURASSIC AND EARLY CRETACEOUS CHINA
WU, Wenying, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 121, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and REN, Dong, College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China, wuw@si.edu, wuw@si.edu
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3:05 PM
CLIMATE INSTABILITY IN A NOT-TOO-WARM CRETACEOUS
POULSEN, Christopher J. and ZHOU, Jing, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2434 C.C. Little Building, 1100 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, poulsen@umich.edu, poulsen@umich.edu
 
3:25 PM
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3:40 PM
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EPISODES OF PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND OCEANIC ANOXIA DURING THE EARLY CRETACEOUS
FÖLLMI, Karl B.1, WESTERMANN, Stéphane1, STEIN, Melody1, MORALES, Chloé, ADATTE, Thierry1, GODET, Alexis1, BOMOU, Brahimsamba1 and KHOZYEM, Hassan M.3, (1)Institute of Geology and Paleontology, University of Lausanne, Anthropole, Lausanne, CH-2000, Switzerland, (2)Department of Geology, University of Aswan, Aswan, 81528, Egypt, karl.foellmi@unil.ch, karl.foellmi@unil.ch
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4:00 PM
CARBON ISOTOPES AND THE BIOTIC RESPONSE TO MASS EXTINCTION
HARRIES, Peter J.1, CÁRDENAS, Andrés L.2, JARRETT, Matt B.2 and SLATTERY, Joshua S.3, (1)Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., NES107, Tampa, FL 33620, (2)Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, (3)School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620, harries@usf.edu, harries@usf.edu
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4:15 PM
SHELL CARBONATE CHEMISTRY OF TURONIAN PRISTINE FORAMINIFERA FROM THE TANZANIA DRILLING PROJECT
WENDLER, Jens E.1, WENDLER, Ines1, EHLINGER, Sarah Q.2, MACLEOD, Kenneth G.3 and HUBER, Brian T.1, (1)Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, 10th & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20013, (2)Lawrence University, 711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, wendlerj@si.edu, wendlerj@si.edu
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4:30 PM
IS THE EARLY–LATE PLIENSBACHIAN CARBON ISOTOPIC RECORD A PRELUDE OF THINGS TO COME?
SILVA, Ricardo L.1, DUARTE, Luís V.1, COMAS-RENGIFO, María J.2, MENDONÇA FILHO, João G.3 and AZERÊDO, Ana C.4, (1)Departamento de Ciências da Terra and IMAR-CMA, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, 3000-272, Portugal, (2)Departamento-UEI de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid-CSIC, José Antonio Novais 2, Madrid, 28040, Spain, (3)Departamento de Geologia, Instituto de Geociências, Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-900, Brazil, (4)Departamento de Geologia and Centro de Geologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, 1749-016, Portugal, ricardo.silva@student.dct.uc.pt, ricardo.silva@student.dct.uc.pt
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4:45 PM
CORRELATION BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE CONTINENTAL UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION
PLATT, Brian F., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 and GONZÁLEZ, Luis A., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, bfplatt@ku.edu, bfplatt@ku.edu
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5:00 PM
CORRELATED FAUNAL RICHNESS AND PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY IN LATE JURASSIC TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
MYERS, Timothy S., TABOR, Neil J. and JACOBS, Louis L., Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Ave, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, smyers@smu.edu, smyers@smu.edu
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5:15 PM
COASTAL CRETACEOUS FOREST FIRES, PALEOSOLS, AND DINOSAUR PALEOECOLOGY FROM THE ARLINGTON ARCHOSAUR SITE, NORTH TEXAS
MAIN, Derek J., Earth and Environmental Science, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19049, 500 Yates St, Arlington, TX 76019, NOTO, Christopher R., Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, 650 Life Sciences Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245 and SCOTESE, Christopher R., Geology, U. Texas at Arlington, PALEOMAP Project, 700 Tanglewood Lane, Arlington, TX 76012, maindinos@msn.com, maindinos@msn.com
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