FEBO, Lawrence A.¹, ELLWOOD, Brooks B.², TOMKIN, Jonathan H.³, ANDERSON, Laurie C.⁴, ROWE, Harry⁵, RATCLIFFE, Kenneth T.⁶, MEANS, Guy⁷ and TEDFORD, Rebecca¹, (1)BP of America, Houston, TX 77079, (2)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (3)School of Earth, Society, and Environment, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, (4)Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57702, (5)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19049, 500 Yates Street, Arlington, TX 76019, (6)Chemostrat Inc, 6700 Portwest Drive, Houston, TX 77024, (7)Florida Geological Survey, Tallahassee, FL 32304, Lawrence.Febo@bp.com, Lawrence.Febo@bp.com

MUNNECKE, Axel, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Fachgruppe Paläoumwelt, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loewenichstrasse 28, Erlangen, D-91054, Germany, WESTPHAL, Hildegard, Geology/Marine Geology, Universität Bremen, Leobener Straße, Bremen, D - 28359, Germany and HILGEN, Frits, Institute of Paleoenvironments and Paleoclimate Utrecht, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584 CD, Netherlands, axel.munnecke@fau.de, axel.munnecke@fau.de

GOODHUE, Robbie, Geology, Trinity College Dublin, Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin, D2, Ireland and CLAYTON, Geoff, Geology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D2, Ireland, goodhuer@tcd.ie, goodhuer@tcd.ie

SCARPONI, Daniele, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, University of Bologna, via Selmi 3, Bologna, I-40126, Italy, KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, KAUFMAN, Darrell, Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4099 and AMOROSI, Alessandro, Earth Sciences, Univ of Bologna, via Zamboni 67, Bologna, 40126, Italy, daniele.scarponi@unibo.it, daniele.scarponi@unibo.it

MEYERS, Stephen R., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, 1215 West Dayton St, Madison, WI 53076 and PETERS, Shanan E., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, smeyers@geology.wisc.edu, smeyers@geology.wisc.edu

OVER, D. Jeffrey, Department of Geological Sciences, SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454-1401, GRADY, Brynne, Geological Sciences, SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, TRAVIS, Matthew E., Geological Sciences, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454-1401, VER STRAETEN, Charles A., New York State Museum/Geological Survey, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230 and BARTHOLOMEW, Alexander J., Geological Sciences, SUNY College at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12561, over@geneseo.edu, over@geneseo.edu

ELLWOOD, Brooks B., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, FEBO, Lawrence A., BP of America, Houston, TX 77079, ROWE, Harry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19049, 500 Yates Street, Arlington, TX 76019, TOMKIN, Jonathan H., School of Earth, Society, and Environment, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, ANDERSON, Laurie C., Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57702, RATCLIFFE, Kenneth T., Chemostrat Inc, 6700 Portwest Drive, Houston, TX 77024 and MEANS, Guy, Florida Geological Survey, Tallahassee, FL 32304, ellwood@lsu.edu, ellwood@lsu.edu

HILLBUN, Kelly, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Johnson Hall, 4000 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98195, PLAYTON, Ted E., Chevron, San Ramon, CA 94583, KATZ, David A., Chevron ETC, San Ramon, CA 94583 and WARD, Peter D., Departments of Biology and Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Kincaid Hall, Seattle, WA 98125, khillbun@u.washington.edu, khillbun@u.washington.edu

GIANNINY, Gary L., Department of Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, MISKELL-GERHARDT, Kimberlee J., Consulting Geologist, 35 Michael Way, Durango, 82301 and RITTER, Scott M., Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, gianniny_g@fortlewis.edu, gianniny_g@fortlewis.edu

SCHRAMM, Thomas J., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, SULLIVAN, Nicholas, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and DATTILO, Benjamin F., Geosciences, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2102 Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, tschra2@tigers.lsu.edu, tschra2@tigers.lsu.edu

CLARK, Matthew A., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, ELLWOOD, Brooks B., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, WANG, Wei-Hsung, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, BABCOCK, Loren E., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 and TOMKIN, Jonathan H., School of Earth, Society, and Environment, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, mclar22@tigers.lsu.edu, mclar22@tigers.lsu.edu

BRADY, Mara E., Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, marabrady@uchicago.edu, marabrady@uchicago.edu