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

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A PHOTOGRAPHIC FAUNAL CATALOGUE OF EAST AFRICAN MAMMALS APPLIED TO PALEOANTHROPOLOGICAL FIELDWORK

WIESER, Anna, Anthropology, University of Arkansas, 1343 N Leverett Ave, Apt 3, Fayetteville, AR 72703, afwieser@uark.edu, afwieser@uark.edu

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CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY OF ALBIAN-SANTONIAN WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN FILL

SCOTT, Robert W.¹, ANDERSON, Justin², TAPP, Laura² and VANDERVOORT, Carl², (1)Geosciences, The University of Tulsa, RR3 Box 103-3, Cleveland, OK 74020, (2)Geosciences, University of Tulsa, 800 S. Tucker, Tulsa, OK 74104, rwscott@ix.netcom.com, rwscott@ix.netcom.com

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THE LATE MIDDLE DEVONIAN GLOBAL TAGHANIC BIOCRISIS IN ITS TYPE-AREA (NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN): GEOLOGICALLY RAPID FAUNAL TRANSITIONS DRIVEN BY GLOBAL AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES

ZAMBITO IV, James J., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, SULLIVAN, Nicholas, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and BAIRD, Gordon, Dept. of Geoscience, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063, zambitjj@mail.uc.edu, zambitjj@mail.uc.edu

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IDENTIFYING CYCLICITY IN THE LITHOLOGICALLY MONOTONOUS UPPER ORDOVICIAN (CINCINNATIAN) BELLEVUE FORMATION: A TEST OF THE UTILITY OF TAPHONOMIC AND PALEOECOLOGICAL ANALYSES FOR CYCLE RECOGNITION

WISE, Julia Linnaea, Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, KOLBE, Sarah E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geo/Phys, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, ZAMBITO IV, James J., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, BRETT, Carlton, Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Bldg, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and WILSON, Ryan David, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, julia.wise19@gmail.com, julia.wise19@gmail.com

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NEW LATE PLIOCENE AGE ECHINOID FAUNA OF FLORIDA AND SOUTH CAROLINA

OSBORN, Adam, S., PO Box 96, Bethune, SC 29009 and CIAMPAGLIO, Charles N., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, Lake Campus, Celina, OH 45822, Macropneustes@netzero.com, Macropneustes@netzero.com

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ANALYSIS OF THE EXPANSION RATE AND SEPTAL SPACING DURING THE ONTOGENY OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN AMMONOID MUENSTEROCERAS PARALLELUM FROM ROCKFORD, INDIANA

COSTELLO, Phillip, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, phcoste@uark.edu, phcoste@uark.edu

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THE TORYNOMMATIDAE GLAESSNER, 1980, IS POLYPHYLETIC

SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720 and FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, cschweit@kent.edu, cschweit@kent.edu

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THE OLDEST SHRIMP (DEVONIAN: FAMENNIAN) AND REMARKABLE PRESERVATION OF SOFT TISSUE

FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720, rfeldman@kent.edu, rfeldman@kent.edu

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LOBSTER–BEARING CONCRETION FORMATION IN THE BEARPAW SHALE (LATE CRETACEOUS) OF MONTANA

FELDMANN, Rodney M., FRANTESCU, Adina, FRANTESCU, Ovidiu D., KLOMPMAKER, Adiel, LOGAN Jr, Greg, ROBINS, Cristina M. and WAUGH, David A., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, rfeldman@kent.edu, rfeldman@kent.edu

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ADDITIONS TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER JURASSIC DECAPOD FAUNAS FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE

FRANTESCU, Ovidiu D., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720, ofrante1@kent.edu, ofrante1@kent.edu

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SYSTEMATIZING TYPICAL ORNAMENTATION AND GROOVE STRUCTURES OF LATE JURASSIC GALATHEIDS (DECAPODA, GALATHEOIDEA)

ROBINS, Cristina M., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO BOX 117800, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720, crobins@flmnh.ufl.edu, crobins@flmnh.ufl.edu

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KOSKOBILO (SPAIN) – THE RICHEST CRETACEOUS DECAPOD LOCALITY IN THE WORLD?

KLOMPMAKER, Adiel¹, ARTAL, Pedro², VAN BAKEL, Barry W.M.³, FELDMANN, Rodney M.¹, FRAAIJE, Rene H.B.³ and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E.⁴, (1)Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, (2)Museo Geologico del Seminario de Barcelona, Diputacion 231, Barcelona, E-08007, Spain, (3)Oertijdmuseum De Groene Poort, Bosscheweg 80, Boxtel, NL-5283 WB, Netherlands, (4)Department of Geology, Kent State Univ at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720, adielklompmaker@gmail.com, adielklompmaker@gmail.com

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EXAMINATION OF FOSSILIZED PORE CANALS IN DECAPOD CUTICLE

WAUGH, David A.¹, FELDMANN, Rodney M.¹ and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E.², (1)Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, (2)Department of Geology, Kent State Univ at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720, dwaugh@kent.edu, dwaugh@kent.edu

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DOCUMENTING DECAPOD (CRUSTACEA) DIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS IN THE LATE JURASSIC OF CZECH REPUBLIC

JOHNSON, Sarah, Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, Kent, OH 44242, SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720 and FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, sjohns15@kent.edu, sjohns15@kent.edu

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EOCENE FOSSIL DECAPOD CRUSTACEAN DIVERSITY OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA, USA

FRANTESCU, Adina Lucica, Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720, acostach@kent.edu, acostach@kent.edu

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ASSESSING THE PRESENCE OF BASAL NEORNITHISCHIAN TAXA WITHIN MICROVERTEBRATE LOCALITIES

HOUSEHOLDER, Mindy L., Badlands National Park, Interior, SD 57750 and BOYD, Clint A., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, mindy.householder@gmail.com, mindy.householder@gmail.com

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A PRELIMINARY DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST CENTROSAURUS APERTUS (CERITOPSIDAE) BONE BED FROM THE OLDMAN FORMATION (CRETACEOUS, CAMPANIAN) OF SOUTH-EASTERN ALBERTA WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LOCATION OF CERATOPSIAN NESTING SITES

SCOTT, Evan E., Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, Cleveland, OH 44106, RYAN, Michael J., Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr, University Circle, Cleveland, OH 44106 and EVANS, David C., Dept. of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada, ees20@case.edu, ees20@case.edu

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PALINOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE PALEOGENE ESMERALDAS FORMATION, MIDDLE MAGDALENA VALLEY BASIN, COLOMBIA

RODRIGUEZ-FORERO, Guillermo, Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 Mcnutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca E., Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, JARAMILLO, Carlos, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, Panama, 0843-03092, Panama and LIU, Kelly H., Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, grvh3@mst.edu, grvh3@mst.edu

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FLORISTIC AND CLIMATIC CHANGES RECORDED IN SEDIMENTS OF AN ACID SALINE LAKE SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

SANCHEZ BOTERO, Carlos, Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, 1400 N.Bishop Ave, Rolla, MO 65409 and OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca E., Geological science and engineering, Missouri university of science and technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, casmwc@mst.edu, casmwc@mst.edu

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FAUNAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH CARBONATE PROGRESSION IN THE FORT PAYNE FORMATION OF CENTRAL TENNESSEE

FORD, Robert C., Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, rcford79@ksu.edu, rcford79@ksu.edu

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

General Paleontology (Posters)