Session: Mid-Continent Paleontology ( North-Central Section (44th Annual) and South-Central Section (44th Annual) Joint Meeting (11

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PHYLOGENY OF THE EARLY ORDOVICIAN TRILOBITES IBEXASPIS, PSEUDOMERA, AND RELATED TAXA: RECONSTRUCTING PLIOMERIDAE FROM THE GROUND UP

MCADAMS, Neo E.B. and ADRAIN, Jonathan M., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, neo-buengermcadams@uiowa.edu, neo-buengermcadams@uiowa.edu

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1:45 PM

PHYLOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE TELEPHINID TRILOBITE OPIPEUTERELLA, WITH NEW SPECIES FROM THE WESTERN USA AND NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

KARIM, Talia S.¹, ADRAIN, Jonathan M.² and MCADAMS, Neo E.B.², (1)Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, tkarim@ku.edu, tkarim@ku.edu

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A REVISED TRILOBITE ZONATION FOR THE LOWER ORDOVICIAN OF WESTERN LAURENTIA

ADRAIN, Jonathan M.¹, WESTROP, Stephen R.² and MCADAMS, Neo E.B.¹, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (2)Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and School of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, jonathan-adrain@uiowa.edu, jonathan-adrain@uiowa.edu

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2:15 PM

MAPPING AND EXCAVATING A MID-CRETACEOUS CROCODILE (ARCHOSAURIA: GONIOPHOLIDAE) AT A LARGE URBAN DIG: THE ARLINGTON ARCHOSAUR SITE, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

FRY, Roger F., Scotese Museum of Paleontology, University of Texas at Arlington, 701 South Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019 and MAIN, Derek J., Dept. of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083, rffry47@sbcglobal.net, rffry47@sbcglobal.net

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2:30 PM

DELTA PLAIN BLOAT AND FLOAT TAPHONOMY IN THE CRETACEOUS (CENOMANIAN) WOODBINE FORMATION AT THE ARLINGTON ARCHOSAUR SITE DINOSAUR QUARRY, NORTH TEXAS

MAIN, Derek J., Dept. of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083, maindinos@msn.com, maindinos@msn.com

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2:45 PM

SIZE AND SHAPE TRENDS IN FUSULINOIDEANS (LATE PALEOZOIC FORAMINIFERA) RELATED TO PHOTOSYMBIOSIS

GROVES, John R., Department of Earth Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0335, john.groves@uni.edu, john.groves@uni.edu

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3:30 PM

ACTUALISTIC APPROACH TO CERATOPSIAN CRANIAL ONTOGENY AND SCARS

ROTHSCHILD, Bruce M., Vertebrate Paleontology, University of Kansas, Dyche Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, bmr@ku.edu, bmr@ku.edu

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3:45 PM

CHRONOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF TURTLE PATHOLOGY: ITS THE PITS

PELLIGRINI, Rodrigo, Registrar, Natural History Bureau, New Jersey State Museum, PO Box 530, Trenton, NJ 08625-0530, ROTHSCHILD, Bruce M., Vertebrate Paleontology, University of Kansas, Dyche Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 and SCHULTZE, Hans-Peter, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, bmr@ku.edu, bmr@ku.edu

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4:00 PM

PALEOECOLOGY ON THE PRAIRIE: FOSSIL MAMMALS AS TEMPERATURE INDICATORS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST

RUEZ Jr, Dennis R., Environmental Studies, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, PAC 308, Springfield, IL 62703-5407, druez2@uis.edu, druez2@uis.edu

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4:15 PM

STABLE ISOTOPE RECORD OF SOIL CARBONATES FROM THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION, BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA

MULLIN, Michelle R-DuPree, 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, michelle072304@gmail.com, michelle072304@gmail.com

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4:30 PM

MICROFOSSILS PRESERVED IN EARLY DIAGENETIC CALCAREOUS CONCRETIONS WITHIN THE OAKLEY AND EXCELLO SHALES OF THE MIDCONTINENT

POPE, John Paul¹, NESTELL, Galina P.² and NESTELL, Merlynd K.², (1)Natural Sciences-Geology, Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468-6001, (2)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas, Arlington, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 96019-0049, jppope@nwmissouri.edu, jppope@nwmissouri.edu

North-Central Section (44th Annual) and South-Central Section (44th Annual) Joint Meeting (11–13 April 2010)

T9. Mid-Continent Paleontology