CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Session No. 58
Sunday, 9 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 200FG (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T66. Advances in Terrestrial Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology: Geochemical Techniques and Examples Using Inorganic and Organic Molecules in Fossil Soils, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates I

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society; Geochemical Society; GSA Archaeological Geology Division

 

Celina Suarez, Samuel Matson, Aisha Al-Suwaidi and Patrick Wheatley, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF MG ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION DURING PRECIPITATION OF INORGANIC CALCITE
LI, Weiqiang1, CHAKRABORTY, Suvankar2, BEARD, Brian L.3, JOHNSON, Clark M.1 and ROMANEK, Christopher S.2, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, NASA Astrobiology Institute, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, (3)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, li_tai_ran@hotmail.com, li_tai_ran@hotmail.com
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1:50 PM
EARTHWORM SECRETED CALCIUM CARBONATE – A NEW PALEOTHERMOMETER?
VERSTEEGH, Emma A.A.1, BLACK, Stuart2 and HODSON, Mark E.1, (1)Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 233, Reading, RG6 6DW, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AB, United Kingdom, e.a.versteegh@reading.ac.uk, e.a.versteegh@reading.ac.uk
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2:05 PM
PALEOCLIMATIC INSIGHT INTO THE DEPLETED ISOTOPIC RATIOS OF FOSSIL AQUIFER WATERS, NORTHERN AFRICA, BASED ON A RALEIGH DISTILLATION MODEL
ABOUELMAGD, Abdou, Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, KRISHNAMURTHY, R.V., Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, SULTAN, Mohamed, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, KEHEW, Alan, Dept. of Geoscience, Western Michigan University, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and MILEWSKI, Adam, Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, abdou_aly@hotmail.com, abdou_aly@hotmail.com
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2:20 PM
CALCIUM ISOTOPE FRACTIONATIONS IN VERTEBRATES FROM MODERN AND FOSSIL ECOSYSTEMS
WHEATLEY, Patrick V.1, HOFMANN, Amy E.1, HOLROYD, Patricia A.2, GOODWIN, Mark B.2 and BROWN, Shaun T.1, (1)Center for Isotope Geochemistry, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, pvwheatley@lbl.gov, pvwheatley@lbl.gov
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2:35 PM
BONE MINERAL CALCIUM PERCENTAGE IN BIRDS VERSUS OTHER VERTEBRATES: WHAT XRF CAN TELL US ABOUT MODERN BONE CHEMISTRY
ANNÉ, Jennifer, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Temple University, 326 Beury Hall, 1901 N. 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19126, jeanne.3817@temple.edu, jeanne.3817@temple.edu
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2:50 PM
ONTOGENETIC VARIATION IN ELEMENTAL RATIOS (SR/CA AND BA/CA) OF TOOTH ENAMEL TO ASSESS DIAGENETIC ALTERATION
PEEK, Stephanie, Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. #3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071-3006 and CLEMENTZ, Mark T., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 University Ave. University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, speek@uwyo.edu, speek@uwyo.edu
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3:05 PM
SYNCHROTRON LIGHT REVEALS CHEMICAL GHOSTS OF PAST LIFE
MANNING, Phillip L.1, WOGELIUS, Roy, A.1 and BERGMANN, Uwe2, (1)School of Earth, Atmospheric & Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M139PL, United Kingdom, (2)SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Linac Coherent Light Source, 2575 Sandhill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, phil.manning@manchester.ac.uk, phil.manning@manchester.ac.uk
 
3:25 PM
Break
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3:40 PM
QUANTIFYING PERIODS OF FOSSILIZATION IN TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS USING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
DREWICZ, Amanda E.1, GRANDSTAFF, David E.2, ASH, Richard3 and TERRY Jr, Dennis O.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (3)Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, tua52971@temple.edu, tua52971@temple.edu
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3:55 PM
CARBONATE CLUMPED ISOTOPE THERMOMETRY OF FOSSIL BONE AND DENTIN: PROSPECTS FOR USE AS A GROUND TEMPERATURE THERMOMETER
SUAREZ, Marina B., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 301 Olin Hall, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 and PASSEY, Benjamin H., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 301 Olin Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, marinabsuarez@gmail.com, marinabsuarez@gmail.com
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4:10 PM
RECONSTRUCTING PALEOTEMPERATURE USING CLUMPED ISOTOPE PALEOTHERMOMETRY ACROSS THE K-PG BOUNDARY FROM GARFIELD COUNTY, MT, USA
TOBIN, Thomas S., Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Johnson Hall 070 - Box 351310, 4000 15th Avenue NE - University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, WILSON, Gregory P., Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800 and EILER, John M., Division of Geology and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 170-25, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, ttobin@u.washington.edu, ttobin@u.washington.edu
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4:25 PM
INVESTIGATIONS OF LATE CRETACEOUS ARCTIC PALEOHYDROLOGY BY INTEGRATION OF TERRESTRIAL STABLE ISOTOPE PROXIES
SUAREZ, Celina, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535, LUDVIGSON, Greg, Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, GONZÁLEZ, Luis A., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045-7594, FIORILLO, Anthony R., Museum of Nature and Science, P.O. Box 151469, Dallas, TX 75315, MCCARTHY, Paul J., Dept.of Geology & Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 997705, LOLLAR, J. Chad, Geology, Kansas University, 2902 Aldrich Ct, Lawrence, KS 66047 and FLAIG, Peter P., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758, celinasuarez@boisestate.edu, celinasuarez@boisestate.edu
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4:40 PM
EARLY EOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENTS IN WYOMING BASED ON STABLE ISOTOPE ECOLOGY OF FOSSIL MAMMALS
KRAFT, Rebecca A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, LEVIN, Naomi E., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, PASSEY, Benjamin H., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 301 Olin Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, ROSE, Kenneth D., Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 E. Monument St, Room 305, Baltimore, MD 21205 and CHEW, Amy E., Department of Anatomy, Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, kraft@jhu.edu, kraft@jhu.edu
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4:55 PM
Withdrawn
 
5:10 PM
Discussion
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