T122. Fossils Plants as Paleoenvironmental Recorders II

Session No. 56
Sunday, 4 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
202AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

T122. Fossils Plants as Paleoenvironmental Recorders II

Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Dana L. Royer and Daniel J. Peppe, Advocates
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1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:40 PM
FOSSIL LEAF VENATION AS AN INDICATOR OF PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH TIME
BOYCE, C. Kevin, School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 320, Stanford, CA 94305 and ZWIENIECKI, Maciej A., University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, ckboyce@stanford.edu, ckboyce@stanford.edu
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2:00 PM
A PLAUSIBLE MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL GAS TRANSPORT IN LYCOPSIDS
GREEN, Walton A., Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, CLARK, Thomas, Program in Applied Mathematics, Duke University, Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320 and LEVINE, Margo, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, wagreen@bricol.net, wagreen@bricol.net
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2:15 PM
THE LEAF ECONOMICS OF SEED FERNS IN PENNSYLVANIAN MIRES: NEUROPTERID FRONDS WERE CHEAP AND SHORT-LIVED RELATIVE TO MOST ALETHOPTERID FRONDS
RAYMOND, Anne, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 and WEHNER, Matthew, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, raymond@geo.tamu.edu, raymond@geo.tamu.edu
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2:30 PM
SEEING THE FOREST THROUGH THE TREES: RECONSTRUCTING VEGETATION STRUCTURE FROM THE CELLULAR LEVEL USING PHYTOLITHS
DUNN, Regan1, STRÖMBERG, Caroline A.E.2, LE, Thien-Y3 and LOESER, Aidan3, (1)Department of Biology, University of Washington, Kincaid Hall 24, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)Department of Biology & Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 351800, 24 Kincaid Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, (3)Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 351800, Kincaid Hall 24, Seattle, WA 98195, dunnr@uw.edu, dunnr@uw.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
INTEGRATING PHYTOLITH AND CARBON ISOTOPE ANALYSES TO RECONSTRUCT VEGETATION IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS DURING THE MIDDLE MIOCENE
HARRIS, Elisha B., Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195, STROMBERG, Caroline A.E., Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, SHELDON, Nathan D., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and SMITH, Selena Y., Museum of Paleontology and Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little, 1100 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, ebh4145@uw.edu, ebh4145@uw.edu
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3:15 PM
TRACKING THE SPREAD OF ANCIENT GRASSLANDS: A COMBINED PHYTOLITH-CARBON ISOTOPE PALEOVEGETATION RECONSTRUCTION FROM THE LATE MIOCENE OF SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA
CHEN, Stephanie T., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Program in the Environment, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little, 1100 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, SMITH, Selena Y., Museum of Paleontology and Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little, 1100 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, SHELDON, Nathan D., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and STROMBERG, Caroline A.E., Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, stichen@umich.edu, stichen@umich.edu
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3:30 PM
RELATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF CERCIDIPHYLLUM- AND ZIZYPHOIDES-LIKE PLANTS IN THE PALEOGENE: A CASE FOR ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING?
DEVORE, Melanie L.1, PIGG, Kathleen B.2 and BARNES, Brach2, (1)Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061, (2)School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, melanie.devore@gcsu.edu, melanie.devore@gcsu.edu
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3:45 PM
USING BUG BITES ON FOSSIL LEAVES TO RECONSTRUCT FOREST HEALTH AND ECOSYSTEM STABILITY (Invited Presentation)
CURRANO, Ellen D., Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Department of Botany, 3165, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, ecurrano@uwyo.edu, ecurrano@uwyo.edu
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4:05 PM
FOSSIL INSECT BORINGS IN WOOD: AN UNDERUTILIZED ARCHIVE FOR ECOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL DATA
TAPANILA, Leif, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, tapaleif@isu.edu, tapaleif@isu.edu
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