Paleontology: Extinction, Origination and Recovery

Session No. 67
Monday, 5 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
217A (Charlotte Convention Center)

Paleontology: Extinction, Origination and Recovery

 

Paul G. Harnik and Emily Haddad, Chairs
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8:00 AM
DECLINING VOLATILITY, A MACROEVOLUTIONARY PROPERTY OF DISPARATE SYSTEMS: FROM FOSSILS, TO STOCKS, TO THE STARS
LIEBERMAN, Bruce S., Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 and MELOTT, Adrian L., Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive #1082, Lawrence, KS 66046, blieber@ku.edu, blieber@ku.edu
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8:15 AM
DETERMINANTS OF EARLY SURVIVAL IN MARINE ANIMAL GENERA
FOOTE, Michael, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 and MILLER, Arnold I., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, mfoote@uchicago.edu, mfoote@uchicago.edu
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8:30 AM
GEOLOGICALLY RAPID BIOTIC RESPONSE TIMES TO CHANGES IN HABITAT AREA: EVIDENCE FROM A NEUTRAL ECOLOGICAL MODEL
HOLLAND, Steven M., Department of Geology, Univ of Georgia, Geology Building, Athens, GA 30602, stratum@uga.edu, stratum@uga.edu
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8:45 AM
DETERMINANTS OF PHANEROZOIC EXTINCTION: A META-ANALYSIS OF POST-ORDOVICIAN BIVALVE AND GASTROPOD SELECTIVITY
ORZECHOWSKI, Emily A., Department of Integrative Biology, The University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94708, LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, BYRNES, Jarrett E., Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125 and ANDERSON, Sean C., Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, rxlock@wm.edu, rxlock@wm.edu
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9:00 AM
ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF PULSES IN A MASS EXTINCTION
WANG, Steve C. and ZHONG, Ling, Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, scwang@swarthmore.edu, scwang@swarthmore.edu
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9:15 AM
FOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR A CRYOGENIAN DIVERSITY CRISIS
RIEDMAN, Leigh Anne, Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1006 Webb Hall, Department of Earth Science, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, PORTER, Susannah M., Earth Science, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, HALVERSON, Galen P., Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University St, Montreal, QC H3A0E8, Canada, HURTGEN, Matthew T., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 and JUNIUM, Christopher K., Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 322 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070, lriedman@umail.ucsb.edu, lriedman@umail.ucsb.edu
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9:30 AM
LATE ORDOVICIAN EUXINIA DRIVES EXTINCTION OF THE DEEP-WATER BRACHIOPOD FOLIOMENA FAUNA
HARPER, David A.T., Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, David.Harper@durham.ac.uk, David.Harper@durham.ac.uk
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9:45 AM
TRILOBITE SURVIVORSHIP DURING THE LATE ORDOVICIAN MASS EXTINCTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH GEOGRAPHIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECOLOGICAL BREADTH
CASTLE, Chris1, MIOFSKY, Emily1 and NOVACK-GOTTSHALL, Philip M.2, (1)Department of Biological Sciences, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532, pnovack-gottshall@ben.edu, pnovack-gottshall@ben.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
ANOXIA AND THE UPPER KELLWASSER EVENT: A HIGH RESOLUTION STUDY IN NEW YORK STATE
HADDAD, Emily1, BOYER, Diana L.2, DROSER, Mary L.1 and LOVE, Gordon D.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Earth Sciences, SUNY Oswego, 241 Shineman Science Center, Oswego, NY 13126, ewoot001@ucr.edu, ewoot001@ucr.edu
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10:30 AM
RATE AND MAGNITUDE OF OXYGEN STRESS LEADING INTO AND OUT OF THE KELLWASSER EVENT IN NEW YORK STATE
BOYER, Diana L., Earth Sciences, SUNY Oswego, 241 Shineman Science Center, Oswego, NY 13126 and SEEGER, Emily, Earth Sciences, SUNY Oswego, 208 Hewitt Union, Oswego, NY 13126, dboyer@oswego.edu, dboyer@oswego.edu
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10:45 AM
THE FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN EXTINCTION IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA: A MICROSTRATIGRAPHIC STUDY
CSONKA, Jayme D., Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd U-2045, Storrs, CT 06269 and BUSH, Andrew M., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, jayme.csonka@uconn.edu, jayme.csonka@uconn.edu
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11:00 AM
PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN EXTINCTION SELECTIVITY IN DEVONIAN TEREBRATULIDE BRACHIOPODS
HARNIK, Paul G., Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17603, FITZGERALD, Paul C., Department of Biology, Northern Virginia Community College, One Shields Ave1000 Harry Flood Byrd Highway, Sterling, VA 20164, PAYNE, Jonathan L., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305 and CARLSON, Sandra J., Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, paul.harnik@fandm.edu, paul.harnik@fandm.edu
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11:15 AM
A MOLLUSCAN LATITUDINAL SELECTIVITY GRADIENT IN THE END-CRETACEOUS MASS EXTINCTION
VILHENA, Daril1, HARRIS, Elisha B.2, BERGSTROM, Carl3, MALISKA, Max4, SIDOR, Christian A.5, WARD, Peter D.6, STROMBERG, Caroline A.E.7 and WILSON, Gregory P.7, (1)Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98103, (2)Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195, (3)Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98103, (4)Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98103, (5)Dept. of Biology and Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, (6)Departments of Biology and Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Kincaid Hall, Seattle, WA 98125, (7)Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, daril@uw.edu, daril@uw.edu
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11:30 AM
REBUILDING BIODIVERSITY AFTER A MASS EXTINCTION: INSIGHTS FROM MOLLUSCAN BENTHIC ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY IN PATAGONIA
ABERHAN, Martin, Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstr. 43, Berlin, 10115, Germany and KIESSLING, Wolfgang, Paleontology, Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstr. 43, Berlin, 10115, Germany, martin.aberhan@mfn-berlin.de, martin.aberhan@mfn-berlin.de
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11:45 AM
THE ROLE OF ABUNDANCE IN DETERMINING EXTINCTION RISK OF THE LATE NEOGENE GASTROPODS OF WESTERN ATLANTIC
PAUL, Shubhabrata1, HERBERT, Gregory S.2 and HARRIES, Peter J.1, (1)Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, (2)School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33620, shubhabrata2005@gmail.com, shubhabrata2005@gmail.com
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