T168. Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Stratigraphy and Paleontology

Session No. 226
Wednesday, 7 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
203A (Charlotte Convention Center)

T168. Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Stratigraphy and Paleontology

Paleontological Society; North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

David S. Powars and Lucy Edwards, Advocates
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8:00 AM
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IMPACT STRUCTURE: MAPPING MICROBIAL BIOGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS IN THE DEEP SUBSURFACE AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR DISCOVERING BIOSIGNATURES
VON DER HEYDE, Nicole, Old Dominion University, 5115 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23529, nvond555@odu.edu, nvond555@odu.edu
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8:15 AM
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8:30 AM
DISSECTING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY SEQUENCES ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN
STASSEN, Peter1, THOMAS, Ellen2 and SPEIJER, Robert P.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Leuven, B3001, Belgium, (2)Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P O Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, PETER.STASSEN@ees.kuleuven.be, PETER.STASSEN@ees.kuleuven.be
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8:45 AM
LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND CLAY MINERALOGY OF PETM SEDIMENTS AT NEW WILSON LAKE, NJ COREHOLE
LOMBARDI, Christopher1, MILLER, Kenneth G.2, WRIGHT, James D.3, BROWNING, James V.2 and KOPP, Robert E.2, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (3)Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, chrislom@eden.rutgers.edu, chrislom@eden.rutgers.edu
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9:00 AM
MOLLUSCAN FAUNAS OF THE ASHLEY FORMATION AND CHANDLER BRIDGE FORMATION (OLIGOCENE), CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
CAMPBELL, Matthew R., Physical Sciences, Charleston Southern University, Science Building, 9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC 29406 and CAMPBELL, David C., Department of Natural Sciences, Gardner-Webb University, Box 7270, Boiling Springs, NC 28017, mrcampbell2007@gmail.com, mrcampbell2007@gmail.com
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9:15 AM
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9:30 AM
MIOCENE LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY, SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY, AND AQUIFER MAPPING IN THE CENTRAL DELMARVA PENINSULA (Invited Presentation)
MCLAUGHLIN Jr, Peter P.1, TOMLINSON, Jaime L.1, MARTIN, Paul J.2 and MARTIN, Ronald E.2, (1)Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Penny Hall, 101 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, ppmclau@udel.edu, ppmclau@udel.edu
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9:50 AM
CHALLENGES OF CORRELATION IN VERY THIN STRATIGRAPHIC RECORDS: EXTENDING G.B. SHATTUCK'S CLASSIC MIOCENE SUBDIVISIONS AWAY FROM THE TYPE CALVERT CLIFFS (Invited Presentation)
KIDWELL, Susan M., Department of Geophyscial Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, EDWARDS, Lucy E., U.S. Geol Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 and WEEMS, Robert E., U.S. Geological Survey, Mail Stop 926A, Reston, VA 20192, skidwell@uchicago.edu, skidwell@uchicago.edu
 
10:10 AM
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10:25 AM
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10:40 AM
MIDDLE MIOCENE DINOFLAGELLATES DEMONSTRATE THE PRESENCE OF UPPER CHOPTANK MARINE BEDS BENEATH THE MIDLOTHIAN GRAVELS IN SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
WEEMS, Robert E., Paleo Quest, 14243 Murphy Terrace, Gainesville, VA 20155, EDWARDS, Lucy E., U.S. Geological Survey, MS926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, CARTER, Mark W., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and SPEARS, David B., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, rweems@gmail.com, rweems@gmail.com
Handouts
  • Charlotte, 2012 GSA--Midlothian talk.pptx (16.4 MB)
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    10:55 AM
    MIOCENE TO PLEISTOCENE PALEOCHANNELS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN: REGRESSIVE LOWSTAND CONDUITS AND TRANSGRESSIVE HIGHSTAND INFILLING
    POWARS, David S., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and EDWARDS, Lucy E., U.S. Geological Survey, MS926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, dspowars@usgs.gov, dspowars@usgs.gov
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    11:10 AM
    LITHOLOGIC AND THICKNESS VARIATIONS IN THE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE YORKTOWN FORMATION, INNER COASTAL PLAIN VIRGINIA
    GILMER, Amy K., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903 and BERQUIST Jr, C.R., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of Geology-College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, amy.gilmer@dmme.virginia.gov, amy.gilmer@dmme.virginia.gov
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    11:25 AM
    PLIO-PLEISTOCENE PECTINID BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF VIRGINIA, THE CAROLINAS, AND GEORGIA
    CAMPBELL, Lyle D., NSE, USC Upstate, 800 University Way, USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC 29303, CAMPBELL, Sarah C., NSE, USC Upstate, 800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303, CAMPBELL, Matthew R., Physical Sciences, Charleston Southern University, Science Building, 9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC 29406 and CAMPBELL, David C., Department of Natural Sciences, Gardner-Webb University, Box 7270, Boiling Springs, NC 28017, LCAMPBELL@uscupstate.edu, LCAMPBELL@uscupstate.edu
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    11:40 AM
    THE LAST GLACIAL AND DEGLACIATION: INSIGHTS FROM CONTINUOUS CORING ON THE NEW JERSEY CONTINENTAL SHELF
    CHRISTENSEN, Beth A., Environmental Studies Program, Adelphi University, Science 201, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530, ALEXANDER, Clark, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411, GOFF, John A., Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 196 (ROC), 10100 Burnet Rd. (R2200), Austin, TX 78758-4445, AUSTIN Jr, James A., Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus (ROC), 10100 Burnet Rd. (R2200), Austin, TX 78758-4445 and TURNER, R. Jessica, Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, PO Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30303, christensen@adelphi.edu, christensen@adelphi.edu
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