T139. Divided Oceans and Connected Continents: Advances in Geology and Paleontology of the Tropical Americas II

Session No. 58
Sunday, 4 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
218AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

T139. Divided Oceans and Connected Continents: Advances in Geology and Paleontology of the Tropical Americas II

Paleontological Society

 

Carlos Jaramillo, Austin J.W. Hendy and David W. Farris, Advocates
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1:30 PM
WHY GEOLOGISTS, PALEONTOLOGISTS, AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGISTS NEED EACH OTHER (Invited Presentation)
ANTONELLI, Alexandre, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Carl Skottsbergs gata 22B, Home-page: http://antonelli-lab.net, Goteborg, SE-41319, Sweden, alexandre.antonelli@bioenv.gu.se, alexandre.antonelli@bioenv.gu.se
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1:50 PM
FRESHWATER FISH SET LIMITS TO THE AGE OF THE PANAMA ISTHMUS
BERMINGHAM, Eldredge and ALDA, Fernando, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, STRI MRC 0580-12, Unit 9100, Box 0948, Panama City, 34002, Panama, bermingham@si.edu, bermingham@si.edu
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2:05 PM
FROM FOSSIL BONE CELLS TO THE LARGEST PALEOGENE TROPICAL TURTLE
CADENA, Edwin A., Marine Earth and Atmospheric Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, eacadena@ncsu.edu, eacadena@ncsu.edu
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2:20 PM
THE LAS CASCADAS FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE: BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE OLDEST MAMMALS FROM THE PANAMA CANAL AREA, CENTRAL AMERICA
RINCON, Aldo F., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Dickinson Hall--Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, BLOCH, Jonathan I., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, FOSTER, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, MACFADDEN, Bruce J., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611 and JARAMILLO, Carlos, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, arincon@ufl.edu, arincon@ufl.edu
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2:35 PM
THE NEW WORLD TROPICS AS A CRADLE OF BIODIVERSITY DURING THE EARLY MIOCENE: CALIBRATION OF THE CENTENARIO FAUNA FROM PANAMA
MACFADDEN, Bruce J., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, FOSTER, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, RINCON, Aldo F., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Dickinson Hall--Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, MORGAN, G.S., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 and JARAMILLO, Carlos, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu
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2:50 PM
BIOGEOGRAPHY AND BIOCHRONOLOGY OF SMALL MAMMALS (CHIROPTERA, RODENTIA) FROM THE EARLY MIOCENE OF PANAMA
MORGAN, Gary S., New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, RINCON, Aldo F., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Dickinson Hall--Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, WOOD, Aaron R., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Dickinson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, BLOCH, Jonathan I., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, CZAPLEWSKI, Nicholas J., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Av, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072 and VALLEJO, Maria Camila, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, gary.morgan1@state.nm.us, gary.morgan1@state.nm.us
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3:05 PM
PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHICAL AND PALEOCLIMATICAL IMPLICATIONS FROM A PERMINERALIZED FRUIT AND SEED FLORA OF THE MIDDLE MIOCENE OF PANAMA
HERRERA, Fabiany1, MANCHESTER, Steven1, CARVALHO, Monica R.2 and JARAMILLO, Carlos3, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History & Biology Department, University of Florida, Museum Rd and Newell Dr, Dickinson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, (2)Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, fherrera@flmnh.ufl.edu, fherrera@flmnh.ufl.edu
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3:20 PM
THE NEOTROPICAL FOSSIL RECORD AND THE GREAT AMERICAN BIOTIC INTERCHANGE
CARRILLO, Juan D.1, VALLEJO-PAREJA, María C.1, CÁRDENAS, Andrés L.2, MORENO-BERNAL, Jorge W.1, JARAMILLO, Carlos1, JIMENEZ, Ludwig1, HENDY, Austin J.W.3 and JONES, Douglas S.4, (1)Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, (2)Universidad EAFIT, Departamento Ciencias de la Tierra, Carrera 49 N. 7 Sur -50, Medellin, Colombia, (3)Florida Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 117800, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (4)Florida Museum of Nat History, PO Box 117800, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, carrillojd@si.edu, carrillojd@si.edu
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3:35 PM
AN EXCEPTIONAL MARINE FOSSIL FISH ASSEMBLAGE REVEALS A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE DEEP-WATER ENVIRONMENT IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY DURING THE LATE MIOCENE
DE GRACIA, Carlos, Center for Tropical Paleoecology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, CARRILLO–BRICEÑO, Jorge, Museo Paleontológico de Urumaco, Falcón, Venezuela, SCHWARZHANS, Werner, Ahrensburger Weg 103, Hamburg, 22359, Germany and JARAMILLO, Carlos, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, degraciac@gmail.com, degraciac@gmail.com
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3:50 PM
NEOGENE REEF CORAL ASSEMBLAGES OF THE BOCAS DEL TORO REGION, PANAMA
KLAUS, James S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, MCNEILL, Donald F., Marine Geoscience, RSMAS Univ of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149 and BUDD, Ann F., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, j.klaus@miami.edu, j.klaus@miami.edu
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4:05 PM
QUANTIFYING UPWELLING AND FRESHENING IN NEARSHORE TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS USING STABLE ISOTOPES IN MODERN TROPICAL AMERICAN GASTROPODS
TAO, Kai, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, ROBBINS, John A., Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, MS 3115, College Station, TX 77843, GROSSMAN, Ethan L., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115 and O'DEA, Aaron, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa Ancon, Panama, 2072, Panama, taokai@gmail.com, taokai@gmail.com
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4:20 PM
EXPLORING THE DELAYED OVERTURN IN CARIBBEAN FAUNA USING GASTROPOD STABLE-ISOTOPE PROFILES TO QUANTIFY SEASONAL UPWELLING AND FRESHENING OF COASTAL WATERS
ROBBINS, John A.1, TAO, Kai1, GROSSMAN, Ethan L.2 and O'DEA, Aaron3, (1)Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (2)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115, (3)Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843 - 03092, Panama, 03092, Panama, johnrobbins@tamu.edu, johnrobbins@tamu.edu
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4:35 PM
STABLE ISOTOPE PROFILING IN MODERN MARINE BRYOZOAN COLONIES ACROSS THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
KEY Jr., Marcus M.1, HOLLENBECK, Paige M.1, O'DEA, Aaron2 and PATTERSON, William P.3, (1)Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, P.O. Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013-2896, (2)Naos Island Marine Laboratory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843 - 03092, Panama, 03092, Panama, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, key@dickinson.edu, key@dickinson.edu
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4:50 PM
TIMING OF THE ISOLATION OF THE CARIBBEAN FROM THE TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC
JACKSON, Jeremy B.C., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013 and O'DEA, Aaron, Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843 - 03092, Panama, 03092, Panama, jeremybcjackson@gmail.com, jeremybcjackson@gmail.com
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