T142. Topics in Paleoecology: Predation/Biotic Interactions, Fidelity/Taphonomy, and Community Ecology/Whole Organism Paleoecology II

Session No. 199
Tuesday, 6 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
217D (Charlotte Convention Center)

T142. Topics in Paleoecology: Predation/Biotic Interactions, Fidelity/Taphonomy, and Community Ecology/Whole Organism Paleoecology II

Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Carrie L. Tyler, Amelinda E. Webb, Mary Elizabeth Kosloski, Frank L. Forcino, Emily S. Stafford and Simon A.F. Darroch, Advocates
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1:30 PM
BATS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: THE RED QUEEN AND COURT JESTER IN GREEN LACEWING EVOLUTION
ARCHIBALD, S. Bruce, Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, MAKARKIN, Vladimir N., Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia, GREENWOOD, David R., Dept. of Biology, Brandon University, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada and GUNNELL, Gregg F., Division of Fossil Primates, Duke Lemur Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, sba48@sfu.ca, sba48@sfu.ca
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1:45 PM
EVOLUTIONARY AND FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLD AND SULCUS IN SUBORDER PRODUCTIDINA (BRACHIOPODA)
POUNDER, Lauryn A., TWERDY, Pamela A., FUNSTON, Gregory F., TIMMER, Eric and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, pounder@ualberta.ca, pounder@ualberta.ca
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2:00 PM
A MULTI-TAXIC EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF THE FOSSIL RECORD BASED ON MARINE BENTHIC ASSOCIATIONS OF COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA (Invited Presentation)
KOWALEWSKI, Michal and TYLER, Carrie L., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, kowalewski@ufl.edu, kowalewski@ufl.edu
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2:20 PM
PRESERVATION BIAS OR HISTORICAL SIGNALS: VARIANCE IN MOLLUSCAN LIVE-DEAD AGREEMENT WITH WATER DEPTH OFF OF THE OREGON COAST
VOORHIES, Kristen Jenkins, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Ave, Hinds 273, Chicago, IL 60637, KIDWELL, Susan M., Department of Geophyscial Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 and HENKEL, Sarah K., Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365, kristenj14@uchicago.edu, kristenj14@uchicago.edu
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2:35 PM
LIVE-DEAD FIDELITY OF MULTI-TAXIC ASSEMBLAGES: RELATIVE TAPHONOMIC BIASES ACROSS MAJOR BENTHIC MARINE INVERTEBRATE GROUPS (NORTH CAROLINA, USA)
TYLER, Carrie L. and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, ctylersa@vt.edu, ctylersa@vt.edu
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2:50 PM
TIMING THE TWILIGHT OF THE CRINOIDS: WHEN DID CRINOIDS CEDE ECOLOGICAL DOMINANCE?
GREENE, Sarah E., School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, United Kingdom, BOTTJER, David, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 and ZONNEVELD, John-Paul, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, sarah.greene@bristol.ac.uk, sarah.greene@bristol.ac.uk
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3:05 PM
EXPLORATION OF POTENTIALLY PRESERVED AND TRANSPORTED ROCKY INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES
FRIEND, Dana S., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, dsf88@cornell.edu, dsf88@cornell.edu
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3:20 PM
QUANTIFYING DECADAL-SCALE COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES IN SEAGRASS-ASSOCIATED MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGES USING MULTI-YEAR CENSUS DATA FROM TWO SITES AROUND ST. CROIX, USVI
FESER, Kelsey M., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Bldg., Cincinnati, OH 45221 and MILLER, Arnold I., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, feserkm@gmail.com, feserkm@gmail.com
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3:35 PM
HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF TIME-AVERAGING ON PALEO-COMMUNITY DATA
WEBB, Amelinda E., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, amelinda.webb@gmail.com, amelinda.webb@gmail.com
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3:50 PM
TEMPORAL MEGABIAS: LATITUDINAL CONTROLS ON TIME-AVERAGING OF TERRESTRIAL LARGE-MAMMAL DEATH ASSEMBLAGES
MILLER, Joshua H., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, josh.miller@uc.edu, josh.miller@uc.edu
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4:05 PM
POSTMORTEM AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIVALVE MULINIA LATERALIS FROM COPANO BAY, TX: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIME AVERAGING, RATE OF SHELL LOSS, AND SEDIMENT REWORKING
OLSZEWSKI, Thomas D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, olszewski@geos.tamu.edu, olszewski@geos.tamu.edu
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4:20 PM
THE L-SHAPED DISTRIBUTION OF SHELL AGES: PRESERVATION OF DIVERSITY IS FACILITATED BY STOCHASTIC BURIAL THAT RESETS THE LOSS RATES OF INDIVIDUALS
TOMASOVYCH, Adam, Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 84005, Slovakia, KIDWELL, Susan M., Department of Geophyscial Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 and FOYGEL, Rina, Department of Statistics, University of Chicago, 5734 S. University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, geoltoma@savba.sk, geoltoma@savba.sk
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4:35 PM
RECONCILING SPATIAL, TEMPORAL, AND TAXONOMIC SCALE IN ECOLOGICAL AND PALEOECOLOGICAL STUDIES
BENNINGTON, J. Bret, Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability, 114 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1140 and ARONSON, Myla F.J., Department of Biology, Hofstra University, 114 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1140, geojbb@hofstra.edu, geojbb@hofstra.edu
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4:50 PM
THE ORIGINS OF FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES: TESTING THE FOUNDATIONS OF PALEOBIOLOGY
KOSNIK, Matthew A., Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia, mkosnik@alumni.uchicago.edu, mkosnik@alumni.uchicago.edu
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5:05 PM
TAPHONOMY OF SCAPHOPOD ASSEMBLAGES FROM SHALLOW-WATER, CARBONATE ENVIRONMENTS OF SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS
ROTHFUS, Thomas A.1, KOWALEWSKI, Michal2, SMITH, Dena3 and ROTHFUS, Zipper L.1, (1)Gerace Research Centre, San Salvador, Bahamas, (2)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)CU Museum of Natural History, Univ of Colorado, Campus Box 265, Boulder, CO 80309, tarothfu@gmail.com, tarothfu@gmail.com
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