Paleontology: Taphonomy, Paleoecology, and Diversity Dynamics (Posters)

Session No. 158
Tuesday, 6 November 2012: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall B (Charlotte Convention Center)

Paleontology: Taphonomy, Paleoecology, and Diversity Dynamics (Posters)

Authors will be present from 367.

 

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USING PHYLOGENETIC BIOGEOGRAPHY TO LINK TECTONICS, SPECIATION, AND BIOTIC INVASION IN LATE ORDOVICIAN LAURENTIA
WRIGHT, David F., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 and STIGALL, Alycia L., Department of Geological Sciences and Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Lab, Athens, OH 45701, wright.1433@osu.edu, wright.1433@osu.edu
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PRESERVATION OF MICROBES IN HALITE: A COMPARISON OF PERMIAN AND MODERN EPHEMERAL ACID SALINE LAKE DEPOSITS
ZAMBITO IV, James J., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Street, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, CONNER, Amber J., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 and BENISON, Kathleen C., Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Street, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, james.zambito@mail.wvu.edu, james.zambito@mail.wvu.edu
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GASTROPOD-DOMINATED SHELLBEDS FROM THE MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN ANTELOPE VALLEY LIMESTONE (IKES CANYON, TOQUIMA RANGE, NV)
DAHL, Robyn M.1, TARHAN, Lidya G.2 and DROSER, Mary L.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, rdahl001@ucr.edu, rdahl001@ucr.edu
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TIME-AVERAGED ACCUMULATION OF LATE CRETACEOUS (CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN) OYSTERS (PYCNODONTE NEWBERRYI) IN THE TROPIC SHALE OF SOUTHERN UTAH
HAMBY, Amanda L. and SCHMEISSER MCKEAN, Rebecca L., Department of Geology, St. Norbert College, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115, amy.hamby@snc.edu, amy.hamby@snc.edu
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POSTMORTEM MINERALOGY OF GLADII OF THE CONIACIAN-CAMPANIAN (LATE CRETACEOUS) "SQUID" TUSOTEUTHIS LONGA (CEPHALOPODA: COLEOIDEA), NORTH AMERICA: A KEY TO THEIR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION
WEAVER, Patricia G., Geology/Paleontology, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029, LAWVER, Daniel R., Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480, TACKER, R. Christopher, Geology, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029, DOGUZHAEVA, Larisa A., Department of Palaeozoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P. O. Box 50007, Stockholm, SE-104 05, Sweden, EVERHART, Michael J., Sternberg Museum of Natural History, 3000 Sternberg Drive, Hays, KS 67601-2006, HATCHER, Joseph, Canadian Fossil Discovery Center, 111 Gilmour Street, Morden, MB R6M 1N9, Canada and HOGANSON, John W., North Dakota Geological Survey, 1016 East Calgary Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0840, trish.weaver@ncdenr.gov, trish.weaver@ncdenr.gov
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TAPHONOMY OF VERTEBRATE MICROFOSSIL BONEBEDS IN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS (CAMPANIAN) JUDITH RIVER FORMATION OF CENTRAL MONTANA
ROGERS, Raymond R.1, CARRANO, Matthew T.2, CURRY ROGERS, Kristina3, FAULKNER, Benjamin1, LAWRENCE, Alexandra1, MARSHALL, Madeline S.4 and PEREZ, Magaly1, (1)Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (2)Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, NHB, MRC-121, Washington, DC 20013-7012, (3)Biology and Geology Departments, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (4)Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, rogers@macalester.edu, rogers@macalester.edu
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THE COLLECTION AND PRESENTATION OF TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL BONE ORIENTATION DATA
EVANS, Thomas, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, PO Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, cavertevans@gmail.com, cavertevans@gmail.com
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INSECT TAPHONOMY IN THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION OF COLORADO: PRESERVATION AS CARBONACEOUS COMPRESSIONS AND IRON OXIDES
ANDERSON, Evan P., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 and SMITH, Dena M., CU Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, CU Museum - Paleontology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0265, Evan.P.Anderson@Colorado.edu, Evan.P.Anderson@Colorado.edu
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GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CENTRAL BASIN FACIES OF THE BEAR GULCH LIMESTONE
RADER, Robert M., Geology, University of Kansas, Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd. Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045-7594, SINGER, Amy, Geosciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive #1296, Missoula, MT 59812-1296 and STANLEY Jr, George D., Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, rader@ku.edu, rader@ku.edu
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PALEOECOLOGY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF FOSSIL-BEARING, HIGH-LATITUDE GLACIOGENIC DEPOSITS IN THE TEPUEL BASIN, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
PAULS, Kathryn N.1, FRAISER, Margaret L.1, ISBELL, John L.2, PAGANI, M. Alejandra3 and TABOADA, Arturo C.4, (1)Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53201, (2)Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, (3)Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Trelew, U9100, Argentina, (4)Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Evolucion y Biodiversidad (LIEB), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Esquel, U9200, Argentina, kpauls@uwm.edu, kpauls@uwm.edu
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A NEW EURYPTERID LAGERSTäTTE FROM THE UPPER SILURIAN OF PENNSYLVANIA
VRAZO, Matthew B., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 and TROP, Jeffrey M., Department of Geology, Bucknell University, 7th Street, 225 O'Leary, Lewisburg, PA 17837, vrazomb@mail.uc.edu, vrazomb@mail.uc.edu
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INSIGHTS INTO CLIMATIC AND FAUNAL CHANGES AT THE END OF THE MAASTRICTIAN AT THE TYPE LOCALITY OF THE OWL CREEK FORMATION, MISSISSIPPI
LARINA, Ekaterina, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, LANDMAN, Neil H., Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, COCHRAN, Kirk, School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, THIBAULT, Nicolas, Department of Geography & Geology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark, GARB, Matthew P., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210 and EDWARDS, Lucy E., U.S. Geological Survey, MS926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, larina.katya@gmail.com, larina.katya@gmail.com
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ANALYSIS OF CORAL REEF DECLINE IN BONAIRE
GREEN, Robin M.1, JOHNSON, Claudia C.1, BEEKER, Charles D.2 and JONES, Burton H.3, (1)Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Kinesiology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia, robigree@indiana.edu, robigree@indiana.edu
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HOLOCENE OYSTER ASSEMBLAGE OF NEWPORT BAY, CALIFORNIA: UNDERSTANDING THE PAST TO HELP RESTORE THE FUTURE
VREELAND, Kelly K., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850 and BONUSO, Nicole, Geological Sciences, California State University, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, kkathe@fullerton.edu, kkathe@fullerton.edu
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SUB-BASINAL VARIATION WITHIN LARGER WATERSHEDS: INTER-LAKE VARIABILITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOECOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION
HASELWANDER, Robert, Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409-0410 and OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca E., Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, rdh2pd@mst.edu, rdh2pd@mst.edu
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USING ICHNOFABRICS TO STUDY BENTHIC OXYGEN THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY FOR THE DURATION OF OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT II
GROSSKOPF, Jacob, Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, 202 Pineland Dr, Mandeville, LA 70471 and ELLWOOD, Brooks, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, jgross2@tigers.lsu.edu, jgross2@tigers.lsu.edu
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MICROSTRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF BURROW-REWORKED DINOSAUR TRACK BED AT JOANNA'S TRACK SITE, CRETACEOUS GLEN ROSE FORMATION, GLEN ROSE, TEXAS
BLAIR, Michael, Dept. of Geosciences, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2102 Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, DATTILO, Benjamin, Department of Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, MARTIN, Anthony J., Department of Environmental Studies, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 and FARLOW, James O., Department of Geosciences, Indiana-Purdue Univ, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, blaimg01@students.ipfw.edu, blaimg01@students.ipfw.edu
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LATE PALEOZOIC PALYNOFACIES AND CLIMATE IN THE NORTH AMERICAN MIDCONTINENT
ARMITAGE, John L., School of Geology & Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019 and LUPIA, R., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History / School of Geology & Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Ave, Norman, OK 73072, john.l.armitage-1@ou.edu, john.l.armitage-1@ou.edu
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PALYNOMORPHS FROM THE JURASSIC SMACKOVER FORMATION, CONECUH EMBAYMENT ALABAMA, U.S.A.: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOCLIMATE, TECTONICS AND BASINAL HISTORY
BAGHAI-RIDING, Nina, Biological and Physical Sciences, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 38733, DAVIDSON, Taylor, Department of Biological Sciences, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 38733, HOTTON, Carol L., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, NIEMEYER, Patrick W., University of Mississippi*, currently Hess Corporation, 1501 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010 and BARIA, Lawrence R., Jura-Search Inc, P.O. Box 320426, Flowood, MS 39232, HOTTONC@si.edu, HOTTONC@si.edu
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A BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST FROM THE EARLY OLIGOCENE OF SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO: EVIDENCE FOR VEGETATION RESPONSE TO THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION
MEYER, Herbert W., National Park Service, P.O. Box 185, Florissant, CO 80816, Herb_Meyer@nps.gov, Herb_Meyer@nps.gov
Handouts
  • Meyer_GSA_Poster-Part 1.pdf (7.9 MB)
  • Meyer_GSA_Poster-Part 2.pdf (2.6 MB)
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    GLACIAL JUNIPERUS FROM THE LA BREA TAR PITS SHOW SIMILAR GROWTH PATTERNS AS MODERN JUNIPERUS DESPITE PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS OF LOW CO2
    MO, Kris H., Biology Department, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, GERHART, Laci, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, 8028 Haworth Hall, Lawrence, KS 66049, WARD, Joy K., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave, Room 2045, Lawrence, KS 66045 and HARRIS, John M., The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pitts, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, kmo@stumail.jccc.edu, kmo@stumail.jccc.edu
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PREFERENCES OF FOSSIL TURTLES OF THE SAN JUAN BASIN, NEW MEXICO
    LICHTIG, Asher, EPS, Sul Ross State University, P.O. Box C-114, Alpine, TX 79832, alichtig@sulross.edu, alichtig@sulross.edu
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    USING DENTAL MICROWEAR TEXTURES TO RECONSTRUCT FEEDING ECOLOGY OF BEARS
    DONOHUE, Shelly L.1, DESANTIS, Larisa R.G.1, SCHUBERT, Blaine W.2, UNGAR, Peter S.3 and STYNDER, Deano D.4, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (2)Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, (3)Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (4)Archaeology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa, shelly.l.donohue@vanderbilt.edu, shelly.l.donohue@vanderbilt.edu
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    DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY IN ORGANIC-WALLED MICROFOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE MID-NEOPROTEROZOIC CHUAR GROUP, GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA
    PORTER, Susannah M., Earth Science, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, porter@geol.ucsb.edu, porter@geol.ucsb.edu
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    USING HUBBELL'S NEUTRAL THEORY TO TEST THE SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP IN THE LATE ORDOVICIAN OF LAURENTIA
    SCLAFANI, Judith A., Department of Geology, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 and HOLLAND, Steven M., Department of Geology, Univ of Georgia, Geology Building, Athens, GA 30602, jas11@uga.edu, jas11@uga.edu
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    ORDOVICIAN CHITINOZOAN BIOGEOGRAPHY AND PALEOECOLOGY: EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF HABITAT ON SPECIES LONGEVITY
    OXMAN, Matthew J.1, GOLDMAN, Daniel1, NOLVAK, Jaak2 and WU, Shuang-Ye1, (1)Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, (2)Institute of Geology at Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn, 19086, Estonia, oxmanm1@udayton.edu, oxmanm1@udayton.edu
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    THE ROLE OF REEFS IN MESOZOIC DECAPOD EVOLUTION
    KLOMPMAKER, Adiël A.1, FELDMANN, Rodney M.1 and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E.2, (1)Department of Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, Kent, OH 44242, (2)Department of Geology, Kent State University at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720, adielklompmaker@gmail.com, adielklompmaker@gmail.com
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    DIVERSITY DIFFERENCES OF EOCENE DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS BETWEEN ATLANTIC AND GULF COAST, USA AND VENETO REGION, ITALY
    FRANTESCU, Adina, Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, Kent, OH 44242 and SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State University at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720, acostach@kent.edu, acostach@kent.edu
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    PTEROSAUR DIVERSITY PARALLELS CHANGES IN PALEOENVIRONMENT
    MCLAIN, Matthew A., Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, mmclain@llu.edu, mmclain@llu.edu
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    A DIAGENETIC INVESTIGATION OF LOWER TRIASSIC CARBONATES: IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF THE EARLY TRIASSIC BIOTIC RECOVERY IN THE WESTERN US
    AKHTAR, Alliya A.1, MARENCO, Pedro J.1, FRAISER, Margaret L.2 and CLAPHAM, Matthew E.3, (1)Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53201, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, aakhtar@brynmawr.edu, aakhtar@brynmawr.edu
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    ACCOUNTING FOR VARIATIONS OF DELTA-13-C ISOTOPIC RECORD AT THE LINGTI PERMIAN-TRIASSIC SECTION
    ETIENNE, Edward D., Biology Department, Univeristy of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96816, HANNIGAN, Robyn, Earth, Environmental & Oceanographic Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125 and WILLIAMS, Jeremy C., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, eetienne@hawaii.edu, eetienne@hawaii.edu
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    TRANSIENT METAZOAN REEFS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE END-PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTION
    BRAYARD, Arnaud, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, 21000, France, STANLEY Jr, George D., Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, VENNIN, Emmanuelle, Laboratoire Biogéosciences, 6 Bd Gabriel, Dijon, 21000, France, OLIVIER, Nicolas, Laboratoire de géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes, Environnement, Université Lyon 1, 27-43 Boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69622, France, BYLUND, Kevin G., 140 South 700 East, Spanish Fork, UT 84660, JENKS, Jim, 1134 Johnson Ridge Lane, West Jordan, UT 84084, STEPHEN, Daniel A., Earth Science Department, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, HOFMANN, Richard, Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Zürich, Karl-Schmid Strasse 4, Zurich, 8006, Switzerland, GOUDEMAND, Nicolas, Paleobiology Group, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 and ESCARGUEL, Gilles, Laboratoire de géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes, Environnement, Université Lyon 1, 2 rue Dubois, Villeurbanne, 69622, France, george.stanley@umontana.edu, george.stanley@umontana.edu
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    RECOVERY OF DEEP MARINE COMMUNITIES FOLLOWING MASS EXTINCTION AT THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY
    CORTEZ, Crystal, Geology, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834 and BONUSO, Nicole, Geological Sciences, California State University, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, paleo.crystal@gmail.com, paleo.crystal@gmail.com
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    MULTIPLE FAILED BIOTIC RECOVERIES ALONG THE OUTER SHELF EDGE OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE EARLY TRIASSIC
    WOODS, Adam D.1, MONARREZ, Pedro M.1, MATA, Scott A.2 and ALMS, Paul D.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, (3)Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O.Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, awoods@fullerton.edu, awoods@fullerton.edu
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    PHYSIOLOGICAL SELECTIVITY OF EARLY MESOZOIC OCEAN ACIDIFICATION EVENTS: COMPARISON OF FISH AND INVERTEBRATE EXTINCTIONS
    VÁZQUEZ, Priscilla, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 and CLAPHAM, Matthew E., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, prvazque@ucsc.edu, prvazque@ucsc.edu
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