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Session No. 2
Sunday, 31 October 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Hall F (Colorado Convention Center)

Paleontology I - Taphonomy and Global Change

 

Amelinda E. Webb and Laurie Anderson, Chairs
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8:00 AM
A COMPLETE SKELETON OF A BASAL SAUROPOD DINOSAUR FROM THE EARLY JURASSIC OF CHINA AND THE ORIGIN OF SAUROPODA
CHATTERJEE, Sankar, Geosciences, Texas Tech Univ, MS Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409-3191, WANG, T., Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, Dinosaur Museum of Lufeng, Lufeng County, Lufeng, 651200, China, PAN, S.G., Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, Dinosaur Museum of Lufeng, Lufeng County, Lufeng, 651200, DONG, Z., Vertebrate Paleontology, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100044, China, WU, X.C., Vertebrate Paleontology, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, K1P 6PR, Canada and UPCHURCH, P., Earth Sciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, sankar.chatterjee@ttu.edu, sankar.chatterjee@ttu.edu
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8:15 AM
THE END OF THE CRETACEOUS SAUROPOD DINOSAUR HIATUS IN NORTH AMERICA
D'EMIC, Michael1, WILSON, Jeffrey A.1 and THOMPSON, Richard2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences & Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Bldg, 1100 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, mdemic@umich.edu, mdemic@umich.edu
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8:30 AM
A VOLCANIC MAAR ORIGIN FOR THE AVIAN PALEONTOLOGICAL LOCALITY AT FOSSIL LAKE, OREGON
MCCARVILLE, Katherine, School of Science and Mathematics, Upper Iowa University, 605 Washington St, P.O. Box 1857, Fayette, IA 52142, mccarvillek@uiu.edu, mccarvillek@uiu.edu
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8:45 AM
FLORAL COMPOSITION AND PALEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF A LATE NEOGENE FLORA FROM THE GRAY FOSSIL SITE, NORTHEASTERN TN: RESULTS FROM POLLEN ANALYSIS
OCHOA-LOZANO, Diana1, LIU, Yu-Sheng1 and ZAVADA, Michael S.2, (1)Department of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University, 807 Parkway, Box 70703, Johnson City, TN 37614, (2)College of Arts and Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, ochoalozano@goldmail.etsu.edu, ochoalozano@goldmail.etsu.edu
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9:00 AM
INTRALAKE VARIABILITY IN OSTRACODE ASSEMBLAGES FOR USE IN PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION: A CASE STUDY FROM SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
MICHELSON, Andrew V., Program in Integrated Bioscience, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325 and PARK, Lisa E., Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, University of Akron, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, avi1@zips.uakron.edu, avi1@zips.uakron.edu
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9:15 AM
USE OF HISTORICAL AND BASELINE SPECIMENS TO TRACK RESPONSES OF MOLLUSCAN PRIMARY CONSUMERS TO THE EFFECTS OF THE 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON HYDROCARBON SPILL
ANDERSON, Laurie, Dept. Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, ROOPNARINE, Peter D., Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Concourse Dr, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, GILLIKIN, David P., Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, ROOPNARINE, Deanne, Math, Science & Technology, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796 and GOODWIN, David H., Department of Geosciences, Denison University, 100 Sunset Hill Drive, Granville, OH 43023, glande@lsu.edu, glande@lsu.edu
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9:30 AM
USING LAKE SEDIMENT CORES TO INVESTIGATE PAST MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE OUTBREAKS
WATT, Jennifer H., Geography Department, University of Utah, 260 S. Campus Drive Rm #270, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and BRUNELLE, Andrea, Department of Geography, University of Utah, 260 S. Central Campus Dr. Room 270, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, jennifer.watt@utah.edu, jennifer.watt@utah.edu
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9:45 AM
COMPARING COMMUNITY SIGNALS USING ABUNDANCE AND BIOVOLUME MEASURES ON MODERN AND FOSSIL REEFS, SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS
WEBB, Amelinda E., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, amelinda.webb@gmail.com, amelinda.webb@gmail.com
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10:00 AM
SPATIAL VARIATION OF LATE PENNSYLVANIAN PALEOCOMMUNITIES: ECOLOGICAL AND SAMPLING IMPLICATIONS
FORCINO, Frank L.1, RICHARDS, Eilidh J.2, CHOJNACKI, Nikqueta2, STAFFORD, Emily S.2 and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R.2, (1)Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI 48917, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, Forcino@msu.edu, Forcino@msu.edu
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10:15 AM
SHELL-AGE EVIDENCE OF RECENT ECOLOGICAL CHANGES, LITTLE POSTMORTEM TRANSPORT, AND FLATTENING OF AGE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS WITH TIME: INSIGHTS FROM AN URBAN SHELF
KIDWELL, Susan M., Department of Geophyscial Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, TOMA?OVÝCH, Adam, Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 and KAUFMAN, Darrell, Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4099, skidwell@uchicago.edu, skidwell@uchicago.edu
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10:30 AM
LIVE-DEAD AGREEMENT OF MOLLUSCAN COMMUNITIES ALONG AN EUTROPHICATION GRADIENT
CASEY, Michelle M., Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH 44074 and DIETL, Gregory, Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, mcasey@oberlin.edu, mcasey@oberlin.edu
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10:45 AM
EARLY CEMENTATION OF THE BRACHIOPOD BOUCHARDIA ROSEA ON A MODERN TROPICAL SHELF
RODLAND, David L., Geology, Muskingum University, Boyd Science Center 223, 163 Stormont Street, New Concord, OH 43762, KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611 and SIMOES, Marcello G., Department of Zoology, Sao Paulo State University, Institute of Biosciences, District of Rubiao Junior, s/n, Botucatu, 18618000, Brazil, drodland@sbcglobal.net, drodland@sbcglobal.net
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11:00 AM
CARBONATE FACIES CONTROL ON THE FIDELITY OF SURFACE-SUBSURFACE AGREEMENT IN BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL COMMUNITIES – IMPLICATIONS FOR INDEX-BASED PALEOECOLOGY
DARROCH, Simon A.F., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, simon.darroch@yale.edu, simon.darroch@yale.edu
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11:15 AM
TAPHONOMY OF A NEARLY COMPLETE POLYCOTYLID PLESIOSAUR SKELETON FROM THE TROPIC SHALE OF SOUTHERN UTAH
SCHMEISSER, Rebecca L., Department of Geology, St. Norbert College, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115 and GILLETTE, David D., Department of Geology, Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, rebecca.schmeisser@snc.edu, rebecca.schmeisser@snc.edu
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11:30 AM
ON THE SPATIAL FIDELITY OF ARCTIC DEATH ASSEMBLAGES: CARIBOU CALVING GROUNDS AND THEIR SKELETAL INDICATORS
MILLER, Joshua H., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, josh.miller@uc.edu, josh.miller@uc.edu
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11:45 AM
PILOT FLUVIAL SKELETAL TRANSPORT EXPERIMENTS
EVANS, Thomas, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, PO Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, cavertevans@gmail.com, cavertevans@gmail.com
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