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Session No. 102
Monday, 1 November 2010: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall D (Colorado Convention Center)

Paleontology (Posters) III - Diversity and Paleoecology

Authors will be present from 2 to 4 PM, and 4:30 to 5:30 PM.

 

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NO CONSISTENT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TEST SIZE AND EXTINCTION RISK IN FORAMINIFERA
JOST, Adam B.1, DEVILLE, Nicole V.1, SKOTHEIM, Jan M.2, WANG, Steve C.3 and PAYNE, Jonathan L.1, (1)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, (2)Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (3)Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, abjost@stanford.edu, abjost@stanford.edu
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THE CONTRASTING EFFECTS OF EXTINCTION ON TAXONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL COMPOSITION: INITIAL RESULTS OF NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS
CHRISTIE, Max, Geology, Pennsylvania State University, 434 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802 and HOLLAND, Steven M., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, mchristie09@gmail.com, mchristie09@gmail.com
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ESTIMATING THE DURATION OF A MASS EXTINCTION
ZIMMERMAN, Aaron E., MCVEIGH, Brendan S., WANG, Steve C. and EVERSON, Philip J., Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, zimaaron@gmail.com, zimaaron@gmail.com
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EXPLORING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE END-EARLY CAMBRIAN MASS EXTINCTION
WEBB, Amelinda E., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511 and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, amelinda.webb@gmail.com, amelinda.webb@gmail.com
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CALCAREOUS DINOFLAGELLATE CYSTS FROM THE EXPANDED K/PG BOUNDARY SECTION AT KULSTIRENDEN, STEVNS KLINT, DENMARK
LEIGHTON, Andrew David1, HART, Malcolm Barrie2 and SMART, Christopher W.1, (1)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (2)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, andrew.leighton@plymouth.ac.uk, andrew.leighton@plymouth.ac.uk
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DEATH AND RECOVERY AT THE K/T BOUNDARY: EVIDENCE FROM NEW SITES IN NEW JERSEY
ROVELLI, Remy, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, GARB, Matthew P., Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY 10016 and LANDMAN, Neil H., Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, remyrovelli@gmail.com, remyrovelli@gmail.com
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THE CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY TRANSITION: A UNIQUE PALEOENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN
COHEN, Ashley1, GARB, Matthew P.2, KLOFAK, Susan M.3 and LANDMAN, Neil H.3, (1)Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (2)Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY 10016, (3)Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, silencepeasent@aol.com, silencepeasent@aol.com
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BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL CHANGE ACROSS THE CRETACEOUS – PALEOGENE BOUNDARY (K/PG) AT BRAZOS RIVER, TEXAS
LEIGHTON, Andrew David1, HART, Malcolm Barrie2, SMART, Christopher W.1 and TWITCHETT, Richard J.2, (1)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (2)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, andrew.leighton@plymouth.ac.uk, andrew.leighton@plymouth.ac.uk
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FLORIDA EXTINCTIONS LAGGED ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL PERTURBATIONS BY 1 MILLION YEARS
HERBERT, Gregory S.1, PAUL, Shubhabrata2, HARRIES, Peter J.3, SLIKO, Jennifer2 and LAVIGNE, Michele4, (1)School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620, (2)Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, (3)Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., NES107, Tampa, FL 33620, (4)Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California Davis, 2099 Westside Rd, Bodega Bay, CA 94923, gherbert@usf.edu, gherbert@usf.edu
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PALEONTOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF THE WACCAMAW FORMATION AT NEILS EDDY LANDING, ACME, NORTH CAROLINA
MCGREGOR, Daren A., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, KELLEY, Patricia H., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944 and DIETL, Gregory P., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, daren.mcgregor@gmail.com, daren.mcgregor@gmail.com
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ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF A MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE UPPER WACCAMAW FORMATION, SHALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE PLEISTOCENE EXTINCTION
KELLEY, Patricia H., BAKER, Holly A., DEPRIEST, Jamie R., FRIEND, Dana S., GAGNON, John H., GOULD, Emily S., MCKONE, Brennan M., SALMON, Rachel L. and SCHER, Erin L., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, dsf6522@uncw.edu, dsf6522@uncw.edu
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PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF EARLIEST PHANEROZOIC BIOCLASTIC ACCUMULATIONS AND THE EMERGENCE OF CAMBRIAN SHELL BEDS, SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN, USA
MATA, Scott A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740 and BOTTJER, David, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, scott.mata@usc.edu, scott.mata@usc.edu
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LOW ENDEMISM OF EARLY OSAGEAN (MISSISSIPPIAN) CAMERATE CRINOIDS IN NORTH AMERICA
RHENBERG, Elizabeth C., Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, P.O Box 6300, Morgantown, WV 26506 and KAMMER, Thomas W., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, erhenber@mix.wvu.edu, erhenber@mix.wvu.edu
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PATTERNS OF GENUS RICHNESS WITHIN MISSISSIPPIAN CRINOID CLADES BETWEEN NORTH AMERICA AND THE BRITISH ISLES
AUSICH, William, School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 155 S Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1398 and KAMMER, Thomas, Geology and Geography, West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, ausich.1@osu.edu, ausich.1@osu.edu
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PHANEROZOIC DIVERSITY IN THE MARINE REALM: AN ANALYSIS OF ORDERS AND EVOLUTIONARY FAUNAS
RIVERA, Alexei A., Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com
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LONG-TERM TRENDS IN THE RICHNESS OF FRESHWATER ACTINOPTERYGIANS FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS (CENOMANIAN-MAASTRICHTIAN) OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF NORTH AMERICA
REDMAN, Cory1, BRINKMAN, D.B.2, NEWBREY, M.G.3, NEUMAN, A.G.3 and EATON, J.G.4, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, (2)Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, AB T0J0Y0, (3)Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0, (4)Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408, corymredman@gmail.com, corymredman@gmail.com
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DETERMINING THE MOST ROBUST METHOD OF MEASURING DISAGGREGATED FOSSIL MATERIAL: THE COLONIAL CONUNDRUM
FORCINO, Frank L. and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, forcino@ualberta.ca, forcino@ualberta.ca
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USING FAUNAL GRADIENT ANALYSIS TO RECONSTRUCT FINE-SCALE, REGIONAL PALEOENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY IN THE KOPE FORMATION (CINCINNATIAN SERIES, UPPER ORDOVICIAN) OF OHIO AND KENTUCKY
WEBBER, Andrew, Geier Collections and Research Center, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203 and HUNDA, Brenda R., Collections and Research, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203, bhanke@cincymuseum.org, bhanke@cincymuseum.org
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ANALYZING NICHE STABILITY IN LATE ORDOVICIAN ARTICULATED BRACHIOPODS DURING THE RICHMONDIAN INVASION
MALIZIA, Richard W., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701 and STIGALL, Alycia L., Department of Geological Sciences and Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Lab, Athens, OH 45701, rm262709@ohio.edu, rm262709@ohio.edu
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REGIONAL PALEOECOLOGY OF NEAR-FIELD MARINE FAUNAS DURING THE LATE PALEOZOIC ICE AGE, WESTERN ARGENTINA
DINEEN, Ashley A.1, FRAISER, Margaret L.1, TABOADA, Arturo C.2, PAGANI, M. Alejandra3 and ISBELL, John L.4, (1)Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53201, (2)Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Evolucion y Biodiversidad (LIEB), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Esquel, U9200, Argentina, (3)Museo Paleontológico, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Trelew, U9100, Argentina, (4)Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, aadineen@uwm.edu, aadineen@uwm.edu
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COMPARING INCUMBENT AND INVADER BRACHIOPOD TAXA WITH ABUNDANCE AND BIOVOLUME ESTIMATES WITHIN THE BELL CANYON FORMATION (MIDDLE PERMIAN) OF THE DELAWARE BASIN (GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, WEST TEXAS)
FALL, Leigh M., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820, leigh.fall@oneonta.edu, leigh.fall@oneonta.edu
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TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION IN THE PALEOCOMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF LATE TRIASSIC CORAL REEFS FROM NORTHERN CHILE
TWITCHETT, Richard J.1, OPAZO, L. Felipe2, RUBILAR, Alfonso3, CHONG, Guillermo4 and MOURGUES, F. Amaro3, (1)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (2)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (3)Sernageomin, Calle Til Til 1993, Ñuñoa, Santiago, 10465, Chile, (4)Departamento de Ciencias Geologicas, Universidad Catolica del Norte, Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile, richard.twitchett@plymouth.ac.uk, richard.twitchett@plymouth.ac.uk
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PALEOECOLOGICAL COMPOSITION AND SUCCESSION IN NORIAN (LATE TRIASSIC) PANTHALASSIC BENTHIC FAUNAS
TACKETT, Lydia S., Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, ZHS 233, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740 and BOTTJER, David, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Zumberge Hall 117, Los Angeles, CA 90254, Tackett@usc.edu, Tackett@usc.edu
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TIMING OF ECOLOGICAL DOMINANCE SHIFTS IN MARINE BENTHIC GROUPS DURING THE MESOZOIC OF NORTH AMERICA
MONARREZ, Pedro M. and BONUSO, Nicole, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, paydrowk@csu.fullerton.edu, paydrowk@csu.fullerton.edu
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LATEST CRETACEOUS FAUNAL CHANGE IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY
SLATTERY, Joshua S., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620, HARRIES, Peter, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620 and SANDNESS, Ashley L., Tampa, FL 33613, dinohyus@gmail.com, dinohyus@gmail.com
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TESTING THE ASSUMPTION OF NEUTRALITY WITHIN THE LATE CRETACEOUS HOLZ SHALE, SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA
GEVEDON, Michelle L. and BONUSO, Nicole, Geological Sciences, California State University Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, michellegevedon@csu.fullerton.edu, michellegevedon@csu.fullerton.edu
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SURVIVING THE STURTIAN SNOWBALL
BOSAK, Tanja1, LAHR, Dan J.G.2, PRUSS, Sara B.3, MACDONALD, Francis A.4 and AGRAMAKOVA, Yulia1, (1)Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Dept. of Geology, Smith College, Clark Science Center, Northampton, MA 01063, (4)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, tbosak@MIT.EDU, tbosak@MIT.EDU
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MICROFOSSILS IN THE POST-STURTIAN CAP CARBONATES OF THE RASTHOF FORMATION, NORTHERN NAMIBIA
DALTON, Lilly A., Dept. of Geosciences, Smith College, Clark Science Center, Northampton, MA 01063, PRUSS, Sara B., Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, BOSAK, Tanja, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, LAHR, Daniel, Department of Zoology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508, Brazil and MACDONALD, Francis A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, ldalton@smith.edu, ldalton@smith.edu
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PLIO/PLEISTOCENE REEF DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: THE RISE OF ACROPORA DOMINANCE AND THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN CARIBBEAN REEFS
KLAUS, James S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, MCNEILL, Donald F., CSL-Center for Carbonate Research, University of Miami-RSMAS, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, GERALDES, Francisco, Centro de Investigaciones de Biología Marina, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Alma Mater, Santo Domingo, 10700-11999, Dominican Republic and PEREZ, Marco, Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Santo Domingo, 10700-11999, Dominican Republic, j.klaus@miami.edu, j.klaus@miami.edu
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PREDICTIONS FOR DISSOLUTION OF ANTARCTIC BIVALVES UNDER OCEAN ACIDIFICATION SCENARIOS
TEETER, William H., Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, WALKER, Sally E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 and BOWSER, Samuel S., Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201, wteeter@uga.edu, wteeter@uga.edu
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SEASONAL VARIATION IN SURFACE POPULATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF SALT MARSH FORAMINIFERA IN THE NISQUALLY DELTA, WASHINGTON
RAYRAY, Shan M., Northern Illinois University, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Davis Hall 312, Normal Road, DeKalb, IL 60115 and BENHAM, Steven, Dept. of Geosciences, Division of Natural Sciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, srayray@niu.edu, srayray@niu.edu
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COMPARISON OF HOLOCENE DROUGHT, FIRE, AND VEGETATION HISTORY IN THE EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE, CENTRAL COLORADO
CARTER, Grace E., Geology and Geophysics, Ecology, University of Wyoming, 1000 University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, POWERS, Kristine, Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and SHUMAN, Bryan N., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, gcarter6@uwyo.edu, gcarter6@uwyo.edu
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THE APPLICATION OF DIATOM BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOECOLOGY TO RESOLVE EARLY MIOCENE PALEOCLIMATIC EVENTS
FARMER, Ryan K., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, HARWOOD, David, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and BOHATY, Steven, School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom, rf70478@gmail.com, rf70478@gmail.com
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FORAMINIFERAL PALEOECOLOGY ACROSS THE EARLY-MIDDLE EOCENE TRANSITION (EMET) IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
CHEZEM, Michelle A., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306 and FLUEGEMAN, Richard, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Main campus, Muncie, IN 47306-0475, machezem@bsu.edu, machezem@bsu.edu
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STASIS IN RANCHO LA BREA SABERTOOTHED CATS AND ICE AGE LIONS DURING THE LAST GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE
MADAN, Meena A.1, PROTHERO, Donald R.2 and SUTYAGINA, Anastasiya2, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, University of California, Irvine, 204 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, (2)Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, mmadan@uci.edu, mmadan@uci.edu
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PUNCTUATIONAL EVOLUTION IN LIGHT OF THE GEOLOGIC RECORD: THE TEST OF LIVING FOSSILS REVISITED
RIVERA, Alexei A., Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com
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DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION IN EAST AFRICAN CICHLIDS FROM STOCHASTIC BRANCHING MODELS
HOERNER, Marie Elizebeth, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, mhoerner@uchicago.edu, mhoerner@uchicago.edu
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PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF DEVONIAN TROPIDOCORYPHID TRILOBITES (ORDER PROETIDA), AND RELATIONSHIPS OF TROPIDOCORYPHE & ASTYCORYPHE
MOLINARO, Darrin J.1, GIBB, Stacey2 and CHATTERTON, Brian D.E.2, (1)Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, molinaro@ualberta.ca, molinaro@ualberta.ca
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