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    Minnesota Geological Survey
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    Minnesota Geological Survey
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    University of West Georgia
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    University of Minnesota Duluth
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Session No. 258
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall C (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 (Posters)

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

 

Celina Suarez, Samuel Matson, Aisha Al-Suwaidi and Patrick Wheatley, Advocates
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CHARACTERIZATION OF SOM IN HOLOCENE PALEOSOLS
MONSON, Jessica LB1, CHUA, Teresita2, THOMPSON, Michael L.2 and BETTIS III, E. Arthur3, (1)Geoscience, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (2)Agronomy, Iowa State University, 2101 Agronomy Hall, Ames, IA 50011, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, jessica-bruse@uiowa.edu, jessica-bruse@uiowa.edu
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THE EFFECTS OF ISOTOPICALLY VARIABLE WATER USED FOR TOOTH ENAMEL PRETREATMENT PRIOR TO STABLE ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
NORMAN, Jessica R., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, BEDASO, Zelalem K., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 301 Olin Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 and WYNN, Jonathan G., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, normanj@mail.usf.edu, normanj@mail.usf.edu
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RECOVERING LIFE HISTORY INFORMATION FROM ONTOGENETIC VARIATION IN THE CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF TOOTH ENAMEL FROM MAMMALS
CLEMENTZ, Mark T., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 University Ave. University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071 and PEEK, Stephanie, Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. #3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071-3006, mclemen1@uwyo.edu, mclemen1@uwyo.edu
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SYNCHROTRON X-RAY PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING OF MAMMOTH DENTIN
ROUNTREY, Adam N., University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, FISHER, Daniel C., Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079 and LEE, Wah-Keat, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439-4801, adam.rountrey@uwa.edu.au, adam.rountrey@uwa.edu.au
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DIAGENETIC AND TAPHONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF AUTHIGENIC MINERALIZATION IN FOSSIL BONES FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS TWO MEDICINE AND JUDITH RIVER FORMATIONS, MONTANA
LUND, Andrew, Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105 and ROGERS, Raymond R., Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, alund1@macalester.edu, alund1@macalester.edu
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LATE EOCENE SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN ARIDITY AND ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE IN NORTH AMERICA BASED ON CARBON ISOTOPE RATIOS IN FOSSIL TEETH AND BONES
ZANAZZI, Alessandro1, EDWARDS, Sarah1, KOHN, Matthew J.2 and TABRUM, Alan R.3, (1)Environmental Earth Science, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham St, Willimantic, CT 06226, (2)Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725, (3)Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, zanazzia@easternct.edu, zanazzia@easternct.edu
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STABLE ISOTOPE RECORD OF PALEOECOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE LATE NEOGENE OF NEBRASKA FROM ENAMEL IN LARGE MAMMALS
KITA, Zachary A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0340 and SECORD, Ross, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 200 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, zkita@huskers.unl.edu, zkita@huskers.unl.edu
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NEW TRACE ELEMENT (SR, BA) DATA FOR PALEOECOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION OF ENAMEL DIAGESESIS FROM DIKIKA, ETHIOPIA
BEDASO, Zelalem K., Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 college park, Dayton, OH 45469-2364, NORMAN, Jessica R., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, WYNN, Jonathan G., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620 and ALEMSEGED, Zeresenay, Department of Anthropology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118, zbedaso@mail.usf.edu, zbedaso@mail.usf.edu
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EARLY CRETACEOUS BASELINE ATMOSPHERIC pCO2 AND BUILDUP ESTIMATED FROM A CALCRETE SUCCESSION, CEDAR MOUNTAIN FORMATION, UTAH, USA
MURPHY, Laura R., Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, LUDVIGSON, Greg, Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, JOECKEL, R.M., CSD, School of Natural Resources, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and U.N. State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996 and GONZALEZ, Luis A., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 120, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, murphy15@ku.edu, murphy15@ku.edu
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THE SNOWMASTODON SITE: INVESTIGATION OF THE YELLOW-BANDED SILT
LUGO-CENTENO, Cristina M., Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, P.O. BOX 1206, Aibonito, PR 00705, PIGATI, Jeffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS-980, Denver, CO 80225 and SCHWEIG, Eugene S., US Geological Survey, MS 980 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, cristina.lugo@upr.edu, cristina.lugo@upr.edu
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MAGNETIC ANALYSIS OF FLUVIAL SOILS MAY AID IN RECONSTRUCTION OF ETHIOPIAN PALEOENVIRONMENTS
PAYTON, Brittney M., Environmental Science Program, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06109, JOHNSON, William C., Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045, TERWILLIGER, Valery, Department of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Drive, Lawrence, KS 66045 and GEISS, Christoph, Environmental Science Program, Trinity College, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106, brittney.payton@trincoll.edu, brittney.payton@trincoll.edu
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EVOLUTION OF CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF DEVONIAN AND EARLY CARBONIFEROUS PLANTS
WAN, Zhenzhu, Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, wanzu@mail.uc.edu, wanzu@mail.uc.edu
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BULK PLANT AND SINGLE ORGAN CARBON ISOTOPIC VARIABILITY ALONG A PRECIPITATION GRADIENT
WILKINS, Christie L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, COTTON, Jennifer M., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and SHELDON, Nathan D., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, cwilki@umich.edu, cwilki@umich.edu
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HIGH RESOLUTION CARBON ISOTOPIC VARIATIONS OF BULK ORGANIC MATTER IN PALEOSOLS
BATAILLE, Clement, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Frederick Albert Sutton Building 115 S 1460 E Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and BOWEN, Gabriel, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907, clement.bataille@gmail.com, clement.bataille@gmail.com
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PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORD AT PANTHERTOWN BOG (NC), AN EARLY HOLOCENE PEAT-ACCUMULATING WETLAND IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
TANNER, Benjamin R., KINNER, David, PARRIS, Jessica E., REINKE, Randy and MOSER, Elizabeth, Geosciences & Natural Resources, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, btanner@wcu.edu, btanner@wcu.edu
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ACTUALISTIC CALIBRATION OF THE PEDOGENIC SIDERITE PALEOCLIMATE PROXY
VILLARREAL, Mark A., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7594, LUDVIGSON, G.a., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, FOWLE, D.A., Geology, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, 2030 Becker Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047, GONZALEZ, Luis A., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 120, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, ROBERTS, Jennifer A., Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66047, SMITH, Jon J., Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, DRIESE, Steven G., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354 and MCKAY, Larry D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, mvillarreal@ku.edu, mvillarreal@ku.edu
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MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC HOMININ LAKE ENVIRONMENTS IN SAHARAN NORTH AFRICA
BRADBURY, Cynthia1, HILL, Christopher L.2, KOHN, Matthew J.3 and EVANS, Samantha3, (1)Anthropology, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, (2)Graduate College, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, (3)Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725, cabradbury@cableone.net, cabradbury@cableone.net
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