T137. The Evolution of Biomineralization

Session No. 222
Wednesday, 7 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
217BC (Charlotte Convention Center)

T137. The Evolution of Biomineralization

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Paleontological Society

 

Uwe Balthasar and Susannah M. Porter, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
THE EVE OF BIOMINERALIZATION
WOOD, Rachel1, POULTON, Simon W.2, ZHURAVLEV, Andrey Yu.3, PRAVE, Anthony4, HOFFMANN, Karl Heinz5, CLARKSON, Matthew6, GUIBAUD, Romain7, KASEMANN, Simone8, CURTIS, Andrew1 and LYNE, James6, (1)School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, United Kingdom, (2)School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Biological Evolution, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia, (4)Geosciences, Univ of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AL, United Kingdom, (5)Geological Survey of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, (6)School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, United Kingdom, (7)School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom, (8)Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 330 440, Bremen, 28334, Germany, Rachel.Wood@ed.ac.uk, Rachel.Wood@ed.ac.uk
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8:25 AM
OCEAN PH ON THE EVE OF THE CAMBRIAN RADIATION (Invited Presentation)
RIES, Justin B.1, GONZALEZ-ROUBAUD, Cécile2, DOUVILLE, Eric2 and MONTAGNA, Paolo3, (1)Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3202 Venable Hall, CB 3300, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (2)Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, UMR 8212 UVSQ-CNRS-CEA, Bâtiment 12, Av. de la Terrasse, Gif sur Yvette, 91198, France, (3)Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR), Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), U.O.S. Bologna, Via Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy, riesjustin@gmail.com, riesjustin@gmail.com
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8:45 AM
STRANGE BREW: PERVASIVE PATTERNS OF UNUSUAL CHEMICAL SEDIMENTATION AND TRANSIENT OCEAN CHEMISTRY AT THE DAWN OF THE PHANEROZOIC
GAINES, Robert R., Geology Department, Pomona College, 185 E. Sixth Street, Claremont, CA 91711, PETERS, Shanan, Paleobiology Database, 495 Weeks Hall, Madison, WI 53706 and TOFTE, Marshal, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706, robert.gaines@pomona.edu, robert.gaines@pomona.edu
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9:00 AM
THE ORGANIC MATRIX MYSTERY: TOO MANY PHYLA, TOO LITTLE TIME
CLARK, George R., Kansas State University, Department of Geology, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, grc@ksu.edu, grc@ksu.edu
 
9:15 AM
Break
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9:30 AM
ARAGONITE/CALCITE SEAS AND THE EVOLUTION OF BIOCALCIFICATION
BALTHASAR, Uwe, School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gregory Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, uwe.balthasar@glasgow.ac.uk, uwe.balthasar@glasgow.ac.uk
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9:45 AM
BIOMINERALIZATION IN BRYOZOANS: BIOLOGICAL VS EXTRINSIC CONTROLS (Invited Presentation)
TAYLOR, Paul D., Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, pdt@nhm.ac.uk, pdt@nhm.ac.uk
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10:05 AM
MAGNESIUM CONTENT OF AMORPHOUS CALCIUM CARBONATE (ACC) IS REGULATED BY THE INTERPLAY OF PH AND CARBONATE CONCENTRATION
BLUE, Christina and DOVE, Patricia M., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, cblue@vt.edu, cblue@vt.edu
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10:20 AM
CONTROLS OF FUNCTIONAL GROUP CHEMISTRY ON CALCIUM CARBONATE NUCLEATION AND INSIGHTS FOR POLYMORPH SELECTION
DOVE, Patricia M.1, HAMM, Laura M.1, HAN, Nizhou1 and DE YOREO, James J.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, dove@vt.edu, dove@vt.edu
 
10:35 AM
Break
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10:50 AM
A PHYLOGENETIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE EVOLUTION OF BIOMINERALIZATION IN FORAMINIFERA
RICHARDSON, Susan L., Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, RF-109, Jupiter, FL 33458, richards@fau.edu, richards@fau.edu
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11:05 AM
A MORPHOSPACE OF MARINE PLANKTONIC DIATOMS AND ITS SAMPLING-STANDARDIZED OCCUPANCY THROUGH THE CENOZOIC ERA
KOTRC, Benjamin, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Botanical Museum, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 and KNOLL, Andrew H., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, kotrc@fas.harvard.edu, kotrc@fas.harvard.edu
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11:20 AM
CROSS-REEF DIFFERENCES IN BASELINE THERMAL EXPOSURE RENDER FOREREEF CORALS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WARMING THAN BACKREEF AND NEARSHORE CORALS
CASTILLO, Karl D., Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 123 South Road CB#3300, 3202 Venable hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, RIES, Justin B., Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3202 Venable Hall, CB 3300, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, WEISS, Jack M., Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3301 Venable Hall CB#3275, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and LIMA, Fernando P., Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, 701 Sumter Street, EWS 704, Columbia, NC 29208, karl_castillo@unc.edu, karl_castillo@unc.edu
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11:35 AM
ECHINOMETRA VIRIDIS EXHIBITS SEASONAL RESPONSE IN CALCIFICATION RATES TO PREDICTED END OF 21ST CENTURY CO2-INDUCED OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
COURTNEY, Travis, WESTFIELD, Isaac and RIES, Justin B., Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3202 Venable Hall, CB 3300, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, traviscourtney@gmail.com, traviscourtney@gmail.com
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