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. 4
Sunday, 9 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 205AB (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Paleontology I: Paleoecology and Environment

 

Andrew V. Michelson and Felisa Smith, Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
1
8:15 AM
LATE ORDOVICIAN TRILOBITE BIOFACIES OF EASTERN LAURENTIA: PALEOECOLOGICAL PATTERNS DURING FORELAND BASIN DEVELOPMENT
CARLUCCI, Jesse, Department of Geosciences, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX 76308, WESTROP, Stephen R., Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and School of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, AMATI, Lisa, Department of Geology, SUNY Potsdam, 44 Pierrepont Ave, Potsdam, NY 13676, BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and SALTZMAN, Matthew R., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, jesse.carlucci@mwsu.edu, jesse.carlucci@mwsu.edu
2
8:30 AM
ECOLOGICAL STASIS IN THE MIDDLE DEVONIAN HAMILTON FAUNA: HOW STABLE ARE SPECIES INTERACTIONS?
NAGEL-MYERS, Judith, Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617, DIETL, Gregory, Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 and BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, jnagel@stlawu.edu, jnagel@stlawu.edu
3
8:45 AM
THE PALEOECOLOGY OF THE COCONINO SANDSTONE DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT: THE CASE FOR AVAILABLE SURFACE WATER
BARTLETT, Rickey, Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798 and ELLIOTT, David K., Geology Program, SESES, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86001-4099, Rickey_Bartlett@baylor.edu, Rickey_Bartlett@baylor.edu
4
9:00 AM
DIVERSITY AND PALEOECOLOGY IN THE NEOTROPICS: TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT MARINE BIOTAS OF THE FAMOUS GATUN FORMATION, PANAMA
HENDY, Austin, J.W., Center for Tropical Palaeontology and Archaeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, hendyaj@si.edu, hendyaj@si.edu
5
9:15 AM
CORAL REEF ACCRETION AND CORAL COMMUNITY SUCCESSION PATTERNS IN LATE PLEISTOCENE CORAL REEFS EXPOSED ON CURACAO
GREENSTEIN, Benjamin J., Dept. of Geology, Cornell College, Mt Vernon, IA 512314 and PANDOLFI, John M., Centre for Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia, BGreenstein@cornellcollege.edu, BGreenstein@cornellcollege.edu
6
9:30 AM
RECONNAISSANCE OF OSTRACODES IN THE FRASASSI CAVES AND ADJACENT SULFIDIC SPRING AND SENTINO RIVER IN THE NORTHEASTERN APENNINES OF ITALY
PETERSON, Dawn E.1, FINGER, Kenneth L.1, IEPURE, Sanda2, MARIANI, Sandro3, MONTANARI, Alessandro4 and NAMIOTKO, Tadeusz5, (1)Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, (2)Department of Biospeleology, Speleological Institute “Emil Racovitza”, Clinicilor 5, Cluj Napoca, 400006, Romania, (3)Gruppo Speleologico CAI Fabriano, Via Alfieri 9, Fabriano, 60044, Italy, (4)Osserv Geologico Di Coldigioco, Frontale DiApiro, 62020, Italy, (5)Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Limnozoology, University of Gdańsk, Kładki 24, Gdańsk, 80-822, Poland, kfinger@berkeley.edu, kfinger@berkeley.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
7
10:00 AM
ANCIENT MARINE LOCATION-SHIFTS IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE-CHANGE: A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE
KIESSLING, Wolfgang, Paleontology, Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstr. 43, Berlin, 10115, Germany, wolfgang.kiessling@mfn-berlin.de, wolfgang.kiessling@mfn-berlin.de
8
10:15 AM
EFFECTS OF PALEOGENE CLIMATE CHANGE ON MORPHOSPACE AND MORPHOLOGICAL DISPARITY OF VENERICARD BIVALVES
LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, REED, David J., Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187 and MCCLURE, Kate J., Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, 430 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA 01908, rxlock@wm.edu, rxlock@wm.edu
9
10:30 AM
A COMPARISON OF PLANT AND MAMMAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE FROM DEEP TIME TO THE RECENT
LYONS, S. Kathleen1, FAITH, J. Tyler2, BEHRENSMEYER, Anna K.1, AMATANGELO, Kathryn L.3, BLOIS, Jessica4, DIMICHELE, William A.1, DU, Andrew2, ERONEN, Jussi T.5, GOTELLI, Nicholas J.6 and GRAVES, Gary R.7, (1)Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB MRC 121, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, (2)Hominid Paleobiology Doctoral Program, Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology, Washington, DC 20052, (3)Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02906, (4)School of Natural Sciences, University of California - Merced, 1200 Castle Commerce Building, #47, Merced, CA 95343, (5)Department of Geosciences & Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland, (6)Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, (7)Department of Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, lyonsskate@gmail.com, lyonsskate@gmail.com
10
10:45 AM
SOME LIKE IT HOT? OR NOT? THE ASYMMETRY OF EVOLUTIONARY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ACROSS DIFFERENT TEMPORAL SCALES
SMITH, Felisa and BALK, Meghan, Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC 03-2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, fasmith@unm.edu, fasmith@unm.edu
11
11:00 AM
DRIVERS OF HOLOCENE ABUNDANCE DYNAMICS IN DESERT MICE
TERRY, Rebecca C., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Santa Cruz, Earth and Marine Science Bldg, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 and KOCH, Paul L., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, rterry1@ucsc.edu, rterry1@ucsc.edu
12
11:15 AM
LATE HOLOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE RECORDS FROM THREE LAKES ON SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
MICHELSON, Andrew V., Program in Integrated Bioscience, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325 and PARK, Lisa E., Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, University of Akron, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, avi1@zips.uakron.edu, avi1@zips.uakron.edu
13
11:30 AM
SHELL ASSEMBLAGES AS RECORDERS OF SALMON INDUSTRY: ANTHROPOGENIC DECLINE OF MARINE BENTHIC COMMUNITIES AROUND CHILOE ISLAND, CHILE
KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, MULSOW, Sandor, Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, 90901, Chile and SCHIFFBAUER, James D., ICTAS Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, kowalewski@ufl.edu, kowalewski@ufl.edu
14
11:45 AM
TEMPORAL AND GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGES FROM SEAGRASS BEDS AROUND ST. CROIX, US VIRGIN ISLANDS: TOWARDS THE DELINEATION OF NATURAL VERSUS ANTHROPOGENIC DRIVERS
FESER, Kelsey M., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and MILLER, Arnold I., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, feserkm@gmail.com, feserkm@gmail.com
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