T144. Virtual Paleontology: Computer-Aided Analysis of Fossil Form and Function

Session No. 150
Tuesday, 6 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
217A (Charlotte Convention Center)

T144. Virtual Paleontology: Computer-Aided Analysis of Fossil Form and Function

Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; The Palaeontological Association

 

Imran A. Rahman and Selena Y. Smith, Advocates
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ANATOMY OF EARLY FISH: A VIRTUAL PERSPECTIVE
GILES, Sam1, BRAZEAU, Martin D.2, ATWOOD, Robert3 and FRIEDMAN, Matt1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3AN, United Kingdom, (2)Netherlands Center for Biodiversity, Naturalis, Darwinweg 2, Leiden, 2333 CR, Netherlands, (3)Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom, sam.giles@earth.ox.ac.uk, sam.giles@earth.ox.ac.uk
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MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND 3-D RECONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BAENID TURTLE FROM THE CRETACEOUS KAIPAROWITS FORMATION, SOUTHERN UTAH
LIVELY, Joshua, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, joshuarlively@utexas.edu, joshuarlively@utexas.edu
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3D VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF CT IMAGING IN TWO MAMMOTH CALVES
WHALEN, Christopher D.1, SHIRLEY, Ethan2, FISHER, Daniel C.3, ROUNTREY, Adam N.4, CALAMARI, Zachary T.2, TIKHONOV, Alexei N.5, BUIGUES, Bernard6, GRIGORIEV, Semyon7, HOLMES, Charles E.8 and LACOMBAT, Frédéric9, (1)Museum of Paleontology and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, (2)Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, (3)Museum of Paleontology and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (4)Centre for Marine Futures, Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, 6907, Australia, (5)Zoological Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab.1, Saint-Petersburg, 199034, Russia, (6)International Mammoth Committee, 4 Place Louise XIV, St. Jean de Luz, 64500, France, (7)Mammoth Museum, Institute of applied ecology of the North, Northeast Federal University Yakutsk, 48 Kulakovskogo St, Yakutsk, 677000, Russia, (8)Anthropology Department, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Anchorage, AK 99516, (9)Paleontological Museum of Chilhac, Place de L'église, Chilhac, 43700, France, cdwhalen@umich.edu, cdwhalen@umich.edu
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TUBULAR STRUCTURES AND THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN MICROBIAL AND PRESERVATIONAL PROCESSES IN ARCHEAN FENESTRATE MICROBIALITES
JUAREZ RIVERA, Marisol, Geology, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, SUMNER, Dawn Y., Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 and MACKEY, Tyler J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California-Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, mjuarezrivera@ucdavis.edu, mjuarezrivera@ucdavis.edu
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APPLICATIONS OF NEUTRON IMAGING IN PALAEONTOLOGY
DAWSON, Martin, School of Computing, Science and Engineering, University of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT, United Kingdom, m.n.dawson@salford.ac.uk, m.n.dawson@salford.ac.uk
 
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RECONSTRUCTING DEVELOPMENT IN FOSSIL VERTEBRATES USING VIRTUAL PALEONTOLOGY
RÜCKLIN, Martin1, DONOGHUE, Philip C.J.2, CUNNINGHAM, John A.3, MARONE, Federica4 and STAMPANONI, Marco4, (1)School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1JL, United Kingdom, (2)School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (4)Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, CH-5232, Switzerland, M.Ruecklin@bristol.ac.uk, M.Ruecklin@bristol.ac.uk
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SHEDDING SYNCHROTRON LIGHT ON THE FOSSIL RECORD OF EARLY PLANT EVOLUTION
MURDOCK, Duncan J.E.1, DONOGHUE, Philip C.J.2, EDWARDS, Dianne3, MARONE, Federica4 and STAMPANONI, Marco4, (1)School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (2)School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (3)School of Earth and Ocean Science, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom, (4)Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, CH-5232, Switzerland, duncan.murdock@bris.ac.uk, duncan.murdock@bris.ac.uk
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DIGITAL VISUALIZATION OF FOSSIL AND MODERN SEEDS PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO PAST DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION OF BANANAS AND GINGERS (ORDER ZINGIBERALES)
SMITH, Selena Y.1, BENEDICT, John C.2, COLLINSON, Margaret E.3, LEONG-SKORNICKOVA, Jana4, XIAO, Xianghui5, MARONE, Federica6 and FIFE, Julie L.6, (1)Museum of Paleontology and Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little, 1100 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, (4)Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore, 259569, Singapore, (5)Argonne National Labs, Advanced Photon Source, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439, (6)Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, CH-5232, Switzerland, sysmith@umich.edu, sysmith@umich.edu
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FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATION TO PALEONTOLOGY (Invited Presentation)
BRIGHT, Jen A. and RAYFIELD, Emily J., Dept. Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, j.bright@bristol.ac.uk, j.bright@bristol.ac.uk
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PALAEONTOLOGY 2.0 – A COMPREHENSIVE PROTOCOL FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HARD- AND SOFT TISSUE STRUCTURES IN FOSSILS
LAUTENSCHLAGER, Stephan, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1JL, United Kingdom, glzsl@bristol.ac.uk, glzsl@bristol.ac.uk
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COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS: A POWERFUL TOOL FOR ELUCIDATING FUNCTION IN FOSSIL TAXA
RAHMAN, Imran A., School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom and FALKINGHAM, Peter L., Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, imran.rahman@bristol.ac.uk, imran.rahman@bristol.ac.uk
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