Northeastern Section (45th Annual) and Southeastern Section (59th Annual) Joint Meeting (13-16 March 2010)

Session No. 45
Monday, 15 March 2010: 1:30 PM-5:35 PM
Liberty B (Sheraton Baltimore City Center)

Paleontology

 

Charles N. Ciampaglio and Paul K. Strother, Chairs
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
CRYPTOSPORES FROM FOSSIL MOUNTAIN AND BOWER'S ANTITHETIC ORIGIN OF PLANTS
STROTHER, Paul K.1, TAYLOR, Wilson A.2, VECOLI, Marco3 and BECK, John H.1, (1)Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, Weston Observatory, Weston, MA 02493, (2)Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Avenue, P. O. Box 4004, Eau Claire, WI 54701, (3)Umr 8157 Cnrs, University of Lille 1, SN5, Cité Scientifique, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 59655, France, strother@bc.edu, strother@bc.edu
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1:55 PM
WHATCHEERID MATERIAL FROM NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND THE VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE MISSISSIPPIAN OF NORTH AMERICA
GARCIA, William J., Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, wjgarcia@uncc.edu, wjgarcia@uncc.edu
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2:15 PM
NEW PENNSYLVANIAN SOMOHOLITID SPECIES FROM WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA
SCHATTAUER, Sarah A., Geography, Geology and the Environment, Slippery Rock University, 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 and SCHIAPPA, Tamra A., Department of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, sas5534@sru.edu, sas5534@sru.edu
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2:35 PM
GROWTH IN THE DINOSAUR COELOPHYSIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DINOSAUR SPEED ESTIMATES FROM TRACKWAYS
BOBO, Dean and RAINFORTH, Emma C., Theoretical and Applied Science, Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430, dbobo@ramapo.edu, dbobo@ramapo.edu
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2:55 PM
JAW MORPHOLOGY IN THE LOWER CRETACEOUS HYBODONT SHARK TRIBODUS LIMAE FROM BRAZIL
LANE, Jennifer A., Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, jlane@amnh.org, jlane@amnh.org
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
PALEOECOLOGY OF LATE CRETACEOUS PINNIDAE IN THE EUTAW FORMATION OF ALABAMA AND AN ECOLOGIC COMPARISON WITH A MODERN ASSEMBLAGE IN FLORIDA
LIVELY, Joshua, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and LEWIS, Ronald D., Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, joshuarlively@utexas.edu, joshuarlively@utexas.edu
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3:55 PM
AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ON COLEOID CEPHALOPODS FROM TERTIARY ROCKS OF SOUTHERN NORTH AMERICA
CIAMPAGLIO, C.N., Earth and Environmental Science, Wright State University, Lake Campus, Celina, OH 45822, WEAVER, P.G., Geology/Paleontology, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029 and CHANDLER, R.E., 1225 Lorimer Rd, NC 27606, chuck.ciampaglio@wright.edu, chuck.ciampaglio@wright.edu
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4:15 PM
ECHINOIDS OF THE LATE PALEOCENE VINCENTOWN FORMATION OF NEW JERSEY
ZACHOS, Louis G., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, Oxford, MS 38677, lgzachos@olemiss.edu, lgzachos@olemiss.edu
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4:35 PM
THREE-DIMENSIONAL MORPHOMETRICS OF AN OLIGOCENE ECHINOID: AN ADVANCED METHOD FOR ANALYZING ONTOGENETIC MECHANISMS IN EVOLUTION
ROBERTSON, Peter, Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, MCKINNEY, M.L., Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 and ATWOOD, Will, Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, TN 37996, probert6@utk.edu, probert6@utk.edu
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4:55 PM
INTER-SPECIFIC RADIOCARBON AGE DIFFERENCES IN MOLLUSC SHELLS FROM COASTAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS, SOUTHEASTERN ARABIA
WOLFENDEN, Sophia A., Geology and Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, BARBER, Don, Geology Department, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Park Sci Bldg, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 and MAGEE, Peter, Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899, swolfenden@brynmawr.edu, swolfenden@brynmawr.edu
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5:15 PM
UNEXPECTED HIGH RATES OF CANNIBALISM IN LOW COMPETITION ENVIRONMENTS BY THE NATICID GASTROPOD NEVERITA DUPLICATA
GOULD, Emily, Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, KELLEY, Patricia H., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403 and DIETL, Gregory, Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, esg3851@uncw.edu, esg3851@uncw.edu