Paleontology: Modern Analogues and Reconstructing Behavior

Session No. 210
Wednesday, 7 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
217A (Charlotte Convention Center)

Paleontology: Modern Analogues and Reconstructing Behavior

 

Richard Waite and Tracy J. Thomson, Chairs
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8:00 AM
STALKED CRINOIDS FROM THE HADAL DEPTHS OF JAPANESE TRENCH AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR SURVIVAL IN "EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS"
OJI, Tatsuo, Nagoya University Museum, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan and KITAZAWA, Kota, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8564, Japan, oji@num.nagoya-u.ac.jp, oji@num.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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8:15 AM
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8:30 AM
EARLY CAMBRIAN MICROBURROW NESTS AND THE ORIGIN OF PARENTING SKILLS
MCMENAMIN, Mark A.S., Geology and Geography, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, mmcmenam@mtholyoke.edu, mmcmenam@mtholyoke.edu
Handouts
  • MicroburrowNests3.pptx (6.9 MB)
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    8:45 AM
    DAEDALUS HALLI: A FOSSIL BIOFILM HARVESTER FROM THE LOWER ARENIGIAN, MONTAGNE NOIRE, FRANCE
    NOFFKE, Nora, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4600, Elkhorn Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23529, nnoffke@odu.edu, nnoffke@odu.edu
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    9:00 AM
    HORSESHOE CRABS LIVED IN PERMO-TRIASSIC ANTARCTIC FRESHWATER RIVERS AND LAKES: TRACE FOSSIL EVIDENCE FROM THE BUCKLEY AND FREMOUW FORMATIONS, BEARDMORE GLACIER AREA, CENTRAL TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS (CTAM), ANTARCTICA
    HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, FLAIG, Peter P., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758 and JACKSON, Adam, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, hasiotis@ku.edu, hasiotis@ku.edu
     
    9:15 AM
    Break
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    9:30 AM
    REGIONALLY CONSERVED SWIM TRACK MORPHOTYPES FROM THE EARLY TRIASSIC OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
    THOMSON, Tracy J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Geology Building, Riverside, CA 92521, tracy.thomson@email.ucr.edu, tracy.thomson@email.ucr.edu
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    9:45 AM
    FISH AND SWIMMING REPTILES: ICHNOFAUNA OF THE BASAL MAHOGANY MEMBER OF THE TRIASSIC ANKAREH FORMATION IN CENTRAL, UTAH
    AHERN, Alexandra, HOOD, Steven and BRITT, Brooks B., Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, alexandra.ahern@gmail.com, alexandra.ahern@gmail.com
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    10:00 AM
    FLIGHT-INITIATING QUADRUPEDAL JUMPS IN THE GIANT PTERODACTYLOID QUETZALCOATLUS: FACT OR FANTASY?
    CHATTERJEE, Sankar, Geosciences, Texas Tech University, 3301 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79409-3191, ALEXANDER, David E., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 2041 Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045 and TEMPLIN, R. Jack, 2212 Aster Street, Ottawa, ON K1H 6R6, Canada, jtemplin@rogers.ca, jtemplin@rogers.ca
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    10:15 AM
    THE OXYGEN AND CARBON STABLE ISOTOPE RECORD OF MODERN TURRITELLINE GASTROPODS: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOLOGY, SCLEROCHRONOLOGY AND (PALEO)ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS
    WAITE, Richard, Paleontological Research Institution, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, ALLMON, Warren D., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 and IVANY, Linda C., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, wairic00@gmail.com, wairic00@gmail.com
     
    10:30 AM
    Break
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    10:45 AM
    A CAST OF THOUSANDS: PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF A WESTERN HARVESTER ANT NEST CAST IN ALUMINUM FROM WESTERN KANSAS AND COMPARISONS WITH ICHNOFOSSILS OF PURPORTED FORMICIDAE CONSTRUCTION
    SMITH, Jon Jay1, PLATT, Brian F.2, THOMASSON, Joseph R.3, PACKAUSKAS, Richard4, FLORES, Tobias5, LEIKER, James3, WALTERS, Gregory3, BARRICK, Reese3 and LUDVIGSON, Greg A.6, (1)Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, (2)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, (3)Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University, 3000 Sternberg Dr, Hays, KS 67601, (4)Department of Biological Sciences, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601, (5)Department of Art and Design, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601, (6)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, jjsmith@ku.edu, jjsmith@ku.edu
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    11:00 AM
    NEOICHNOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS WITH MEIO- AND MACROFAUNA IN FINE-GRAINED MEDIA: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
    RIESE, David J., Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SCHIEBER, Juergen, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, djriese@indiana.edu, djriese@indiana.edu
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    11:15 AM
    PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE TRACKWAY-MAKING ABILITY OF BATS (PHYLLOSTOMIDAE, CAROLLINAE)
    JONES, Matthew F., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045 and HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, tclawyer@ku.edu, tclawyer@ku.edu
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