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. 99
Monday, 10 October 2011: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Paleontology (Posters) II: Extinction and Environment

Authors will be present from 2 to 4 PM, and 4:30 to 6 PM.

 

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THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS ISN'T ALWAYS A GREAT CIRCLE: GETTING AROUND LAND MASSES IN THE CALIBRATION OF MARINE GEODISPARITY
WU, Shuang-Ye, Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park Ave, Dayton, OH 45469 and MILLER, Arnold I., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, swu526@gmail.com, swu526@gmail.com
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IS EXTINCTION SIZE SELECTIVE? A CASE STUDY OF BRACHIOPODS THROUGH THE PHANEROZOIC
AUGUSTIN, Michael, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850 and PAYNE, Jonathan L., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305, mca57@cornell.edu, mca57@cornell.edu
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ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF PULSES IN A MASS EXTINCTION
ZHONG, Ling and WANG, Steve C., Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, lzhong1@swarthmore.edu, lzhong1@swarthmore.edu
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PALEOECOLOGY OF THE FRASNIAN/FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY INTERVAL (LATE DEVONIAN), TIOGA, PENNSYLVANIA
CSONKA, Jayme D., Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd U-2045, Storrs, CT 06269 and BUSH, Andrew M., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, Jayme.Csonka@uconn.edu, Jayme.Csonka@uconn.edu
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DYNAMIC PALEO-REDOX SIGNAL PRESERVED IN THE KELLWASSER INTERVAL IN NEW YORK STATE
BOYER, Diana L., Earth Sciences, SUNY Oswego, 241 Shineman Science Center, Oswego, NY 13126 and WILCOX, Ellen, Department of Earth Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, dboyer@oswego.edu, dboyer@oswego.edu
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ANATOMY AND AFFINITIES OF LARGE ARCHOSAUROMORPHS FROM THE LOWER FREMOUW FORMATION (EARLY TRIASSIC) OF ANTARCTICA
HELLERT, Spencer M.1, CRANDAL, Jake R.1, SMITH, Nathan D.2, HAMMER, William R.1 and MAKOVICKY, Peter J.2, (1)Geology, Augustana College, 639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201, (2)Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IN 60605, spencer-hellert@augustana.edu, spencer-hellert@augustana.edu
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CLIMATIC AND FAUNAL CHANGES AT THE END OF THE MAASTRICHTIAN: AMMONITE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND ISOTOPIC ANALYSES AT THE TYPE LOCALITY OF THE OWL CREEK FORMATION, MISSISSIPPI
LARINA, Ekaterina1, LANDMAN, Neil H.2, GARB, Matthew P.3, MYERS, Corinne4, ROVELLI, Remy5 and KLOFAK, Susan M.2, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (2)Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (4)Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (5)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, larina.katya@gmail.com, larina.katya@gmail.com
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FIRST RECORDED OCCURRENCE OF IMPACT SPHERULES AT THE K/PG BOUNDARY IN MISSISSIPPI
GARB, Matthew P., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, LANDMAN, Neil H., Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, LARINA, Ekaterina, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, ROVELLI, Remy, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210, MYERS, Corinne E., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 51 Botanical Museum, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 and PHILLIPS, George E., Paleontology, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS 39202-1353, mgarb@brooklyn.cuny.edu, mgarb@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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EVIDENCE FOR A NEOGENE REGIONAL MASS EXTINCTION OF REEF-BUILDING CORALS IN THE TROPICAL AMERICAS
RIVERA, Alexei A., 20404 Peridot Lane, Germantown, MD 20876, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com
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EFFECT OF PLEISTOCENE EXTINCTIONS ON PALEOECOLOGY OF LOWER AND UPPER WACCAMAW FORMATION MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGES IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
KELLEY, Patricia H.1, STANFORD, Samantha D.2, ALLEN, Kerri Alexandra1, BENNINK, Dylan L.1, HILLIARD, Victoria L.1, JOHNSTON, Ian P.1, KILBURN, Alexandra R.1, WILLIS, Ashley R.1, BADYRKA, Kira A.3 and DIETL, Gregory P.4, (1)Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, (2)Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, (4)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, kaa7591@uncw.edu, kaa7591@uncw.edu
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MOLLUSCAN DIVERSITY PATTERNS IN THE LOWER AND UPPER WACCAMAW FORMATION (PLEISTOCENE) OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
KELLEY, Patricia H.1, STANFORD, Samantha D.2, ERVIN, I. Drew1, FERREIRA, Denis H.1, UMLING, Natalie E.3, ZAPPULLA, Anna M.1, BADYRKA, Kira A.4 and DIETL, Gregory P.5, (1)Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, (2)Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, (3)Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, (5)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, sdh7931@uncw.edu, sdh7931@uncw.edu
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PALEOECOLOGY OF FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGES FROM PLIO-PLEISTOCENE LOCALITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA
THORNBERG, Hanna M.1, VISAGGI, Christy C.2, PARNELL, Bradley A.2, MASON, Patricia H.3, KELLEY, Patricia H.3 and DIETL, Gregory P.4, (1)Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, (3)Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, (4)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, hthornberg9@gmail.com, hthornberg9@gmail.com
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INFERRING PLIO-PLEISTOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENTS IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA USING OSTRACODA
PARNELL, Bradley A.1, VISAGGI, Christy C.1, THORNBERG, Hanna M.2, KELLEY, Patricia H.3, DIETL, Gregory P.4 and LAWS, Richard A.3, (1)Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, (2)Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, (3)Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, (4)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, bap7793@uncw.edu, bap7793@uncw.edu
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PALEOCLIMATE ANALYSIS OF TWO PETROLOGICALLY DISTINCT SANDSTONE BODIES OF THE TERTIARY MANASTASH FORMATION, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: POSSIBLE CLIMATE CONTROL ON SANDSTONE PETROLOGY
EVRAETS, Bradly J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, evra1756@vandals.uidaho.edu, evra1756@vandals.uidaho.edu
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RECONSTRUCTING LATE CENOZOIC PALEOENVIRONMENTS IN THE GREAT PLAINS USING OVERLAPPING GEOGRAPHIC RANGES OF MODERN SPECIES
HAVELES, Andrew W., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and FOX, David L., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, have0118@umn.edu, have0118@umn.edu
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INDICATIONS OF LOCAL CLIMATE FROM A MIDDLE MIOCENE FOSSIL SITE IN CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON
ZABORAC-REED, Stephanie, Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195, STRÖMBERG, Caroline A.E., Department of Biology & Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 351800, 24 Kincaid Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-1800 and LEOPOLD, Estella B., Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98105, susitna@gmail.com, susitna@gmail.com
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EVALUATION OF THE LAST GLACIAL CYCLE (MIS 5 TO 1) ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN SOUTHWESTERN BLACK SEA BASED ON ORGANIC-WALLED PHYTOPLANKTON AT DSDP SITE 380
FERGUSON, Shannon M., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, WARNY, Sophie, Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, POPESCU, Speranta, Lyon, F-69622, France and ESCARGUEL, Gilles, Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes, Environnement, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS/ENS-Lyon 5276, Villeurbanne, 69622, France, ferg.shannon@gmail.com, ferg.shannon@gmail.com
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SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN LATE PLEISTOCENE SEASONALITY AND PALEOENVIRONMENT RECORDED in BISON LATIFRONS TOOTH ENAMEL
BONDE, Aubrey M., Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154 and ROWLAND, Stephen M., Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, steve.rowland@unlv.edu, steve.rowland@unlv.edu
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SIZE AND SHAPE STASIS IN RANCHO LA BREA FELIDS DURING THE LATE PLEISTOCENE: UNIVARIATE AND MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL APPROACHES
MADAN, Meena A.1, PROTHERO, Donald R.2 and SUTYAGINA, Anastasiya2, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, University of California, Irvine, 204 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, (2)Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, mmadan@uci.edu, mmadan@uci.edu
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STASIS IN LATE QUATERNARY BIRDS FROM THE LA BREA TAR PITS DURING THE LAST GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE
FRAGOMENI, Ashley, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 and PROTHERO, Donald R., Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, prothero@oxy.edu, prothero@oxy.edu
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STASIS IN THE LATE PLEISTOCENE GROUND SLOTHS (PARAMYLODON HARLANI) FROM RANCHO LA BREA TAR PITS, CALIFORNIA
RAYMOND, Kristina, Biology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614 and PROTHERO, Donald R., Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, ktinasaurus@gmail.com, ktinasaurus@gmail.com
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ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE LATE QUATERNARY DYNAMICS OF PROBOSCIDEANS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST
WIDGA, Chris, SAUNDERS, Jeff and LENGYEL, Stacey N., Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center, 1011 East Ash St, Springfield, IL 62703, cwidga@museum.state.il.us, cwidga@museum.state.il.us
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PALYNOFACIES SIGNALS OF NEUTRAL AND ACID HYPERSALINE LAKE CORES SOUTH OF NORSEMAN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
GRABEL, Lutfia1, SCHLARMAN, Kate2, SANCHEZ BOTERO, Carlos3 and OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca E.1, (1)Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, (2)Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409-0410, (3)Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, 1400 N.Bishop Ave, Rolla, MO 65409, lmgp54@mail.mst.edu, lmgp54@mail.mst.edu
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IMPROVED TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHS OF FOSSIL RODENT TEETH
ANDERSON, Deborah K. and CASEY, Katherine, Division of Natural Sciences, St. Norbert College, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115, deborah.anderson@snc.edu, deborah.anderson@snc.edu
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THE MORPHOLOGY OF POLLEN AND SPORES: WHICH MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE?
SIVAGURU, Mayandi1, MANDER, Luke2, FRIED, Glenn1 and PUNYASENA, Surangi W.3, (1)Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, (3)Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, 505 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, luke.mander@gmail.com, luke.mander@gmail.com
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PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION OF A PRE-COLONIAL RIPARIAN FOREST USING SUB-FOSSIL LEAVES FROM LITTLE CONESTOGA CREEK, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
ELLIOTT, Sara, Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 439 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, soe5036@psu.edu, soe5036@psu.edu
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SUBFOSSIL MOLLUSKS OF THE BEAR LAKE BASIN, UTAH-IDAHO BORDER
GOLDSMITH, David W., Department of Geology, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, dgoldsmith@westminstercollege.edu, dgoldsmith@westminstercollege.edu
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SCHOHARIE FORMATION (LOWER DEVONIAN) GLACIAL ERRATICS FROM THE PREAKNESS FORMATION (LOWER JURASSIC) OF HIGH MOUNTAIN, PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
BECKER, Martin A.1, BARTHOLOMEW, Alex2, CUTULI, John D.2, KONEY, Amber S.1 and O'BRIEN, Andrew J.3, (1)Department of Environmental Science, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470, (2)Geology Department, SUNY, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz, NY 12561, (3)Department of Biology, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470, barthola@newpaltz.edu, barthola@newpaltz.edu
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INTERDUNE FACIES CONTAINING A DINOSAUR BONE BED IN THE LOWER JURASSIC NUGGET SANDSTONE IN NORTHEASTERN UTAH
ENGELMANN, George F., Department of Geography & Geology, University of Nebraska - Omaha, 60th And Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68182, CHURE, Daniel J., Dinosaur National Monument, National Park Service, Box 128, Jensen, UT 84035, BRITT, Brooks B., Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602 and LOOPE, David B., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Lincoln, NE 68588, gengelmann@unomaha.edu, gengelmann@unomaha.edu
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PALEOECOLOGY OF ALASKA'S JURASSIC PARK
FOWELL, Sarah J.1, DRUCKENMILLER, Patrick2, MCCARTHY, Paul J.1, BLODGETT, Robert B.3 and MAY, Kevin4, (1)Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (2)University of Alaska Museum, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 907 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, AK 99775, (3)Geological Consultant, 2821 Kingfisher Drive, Anchorage, AK 99502, (4)University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK 99775, sjfowell@alaska.edu, sjfowell@alaska.edu
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GEOCORPS AMERICA 2011 PALEONTOLOGY INVENTORY OF THE LATE CRETACEOUS LOWER CANTWELL FORMATION IN DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA
PARKER, Nancy E.1, RICHARDS, Mariah E.1, REITMAN, Nadine G.1 and CAPPS, Denny M.2, (1)National Park Service, Denali National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 9, Denali Park, AK 99755, (2)National Park Service, Denali National Park and Preserve, Center for Resources, Science, and Learning, PO Box 9, Denali Park, AK 99755, Nancy_Parker@nps.gov, Nancy_Parker@nps.gov
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SALVAGE SURVEY OF AN EARLY CRETACEOUS DINOSAUR TRACKWAY SITE IN ARKANSAS
BOSS, Stephen K., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, KVAMME, Jo Ann, Environmental Dynamics Program, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, SUAREZ, Celina, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, PLATT, Brian F., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, LUDVIGSON, Greg A., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726 and SUAREZ, Marina, Dept. of Geological Sciences, U. of Texas, San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, jkvamme@uark.edu, jkvamme@uark.edu
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VERTEBRATE REMAINS FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA
HANKS, H. Douglas, Paleontology, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102, ERICKSON, Bruce R., Paleontology, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102 and HAIRE, Scott A., Biology, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102, hanks.douglas@gmail.com, hanks.douglas@gmail.com
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AN UNUSUAL VERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE PRESERVED IN DISTAL ALLUVIAL FAN AND LAKE MARGIN DEPOSITS OF THE CATHEDRAL BLUFFS TONGUE, WASATCH FORMATION, BUSH RIM, RED DESERT, WYOMING
BARTELS, William S.1, GUNNELL, Gregg F.2, ZONNEVELD, John-Paul3, MCHUGH, Luke P.4 and FONTANA, Thomas M.1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224, (2)Division of Fossil Primates, Duke Lemur Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, (3)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (4)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Science Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, wbartels@albion.edu, wbartels@albion.edu
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LATE EOCENE VERTEBRATE FAUNAS FROM THE QATTARA DEPRESSION IN THE WESTERN DESERT OF EGYPT
ZALMOUT, Iyad S.1, ANTAR, Mohammad Sameh M.2, HATAB, EL-Bialy E.3 and GINGERICH, Philip D.1, (1)Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geosciences, the University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Road, Museum of Paleontology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Wadi Al Hitan World Heritage Site, 30, Misr Helwan Zyrae Road, Maadi (Cairo), Egypt, (3)Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Nature Conservation Sector, Office of Siwa Protected Area, Siwa, Egypt, zalmouti@umich.edu, zalmouti@umich.edu
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THE FIRST MAJOR VERTEBRATE FOSSIL FROM THE PLIOCENE OF ICELAND: AN ODONTOCETE (CETACEA: ODONTOCETI) FROM THE TJORNES FORMATION
RACICOT, Rachel1, FIELD, Daniel2, VINTHER, Jakob2, BEHLKE, Adam D.B.2, JÓNASSON, Kristján3 and ASBJÓRNDÖTTIR, Lovisa3, (1)The Dinosaur Institute, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA 90007, (2)Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, (3)Geology, Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Urriðaholtsstræti 6-8, P.O. Box 125, Garðabær, IS-212, Iceland, rachel.racicot@gmail.com, rachel.racicot@gmail.com
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USING MODERN LLAMA BRAINS AND CRANIAL ENDOCASTS TO STUDY BRAIN EVOLUTION IN FOSSIL CAMELS
BRADY, Serina S., Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 and ALLMON, Warren D., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumanburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, ssb84@cornell.edu, ssb84@cornell.edu
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ZIEGLER RESERVOIR AND THE SNOWMASTODON PROJECT: NEW HIGH-ELEVATION FOSSIL VERTEBRATE FAUNAS FROM SNOWMASS VILLAGE, COLORADO
STUCKY, Richard1, SERTICH, Joseph1, JOHNSON, Kirk R.1, MILLER, Ian1, FISHER, Daniel C.2, GRAHAM, Russell W.3, MCDONALD, H. Gregory4 and PIGATI, Jeffrey S.5, (1)Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, (2)Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, (3)Earth and Minerals Science Museum, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (4)Park Museum Management Program, National Park Service, 1201 Oak Ridge Drive, Suite 150, Fort Collins, CO 80525, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS-980, Denver, CO 80225, richard.stucky@dmns.org, richard.stucky@dmns.org
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LARGE EARLY CAMBRIAN SEA ANEMONE BURROWS FROM THE UPPER MEMBER OF THE WOOD CANYON FORMATION, DEATH VALLEY REGION, UNITED STATES
MATA, Scott A.1, CORSETTI, Cara L.2, CORSETTI, Frank A.3, AWRAMIK, Stanley M.4 and BOTTJER, David3, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, (2)SWCA Environmental Consultants, Pasadena, CA 91105, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (4)Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Preston Cloud Research Laboratory, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, scott.mata@usc.edu, scott.mata@usc.edu
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A COMPLEX, VERTICAL TRACE FOSSIL FROM THE UPPER CAMBRIAN GALESVILLE SANDSTONE NEAR BARABOO, WISCONSIN
MANKIEWICZ, Carol, Biology and Geology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, mankiewi@beloit.edu, mankiewi@beloit.edu
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WHEN TRACE FOSSILS ARE ACTUALLY BODY FOSSILS: MEDUSOID (CNIDARIA) TENTACLES FROM THE POTSDAM GROUP OF NEW YORK
ERICKSON, J. Mark, Geology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, meri@stlawu.edu, meri@stlawu.edu
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SEDIMENTOLOGY AND ICHNOLOGY FROM THE EARLY AND MIDDLE TRIASSIC FORMATIONS OF THE CHUGWATER GROUP, CENTRAL WYOMING, USA
LOVELACE, David M., Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2363 N. 65th, Wauwatosa, WI 53213, dlovelace@wisc.edu, dlovelace@wisc.edu
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