Southeastern Section - 61st Annual Meeting (1–2 April 2012)

Session No. 7
Sunday, 1 April 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom (Marriott Rennaissance)

Paleontology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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FIDELITY OF MOLLUSCAN LIFE AND DEATH ASSEMBLAGES: A FOUR-YEAR STUDY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURES ON A NORTH CAROLINA TIDAL FLAT
KORPANTY, Chelsea A.1, VISAGGI, Christy C.2, PARNELL, Bradley A.2, KELLEY, Patricia H.1 and DIETL, Gregory P.3, (1)Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, (2)Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, (3)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, cak9515@uncw.edu, cak9515@uncw.edu
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BIOLOGICAL HOMOGENIZATION OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES
PULLUM, Laura, Geology Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916 and MCKINNEY, Michael L., Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, laurapullum@gmail.com, laurapullum@gmail.com
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TRACKING THE EFFECTS OF THE ASIAN CLAM ON THE DIET OF FISHES IN TENNESSEE
JOHNSON, Hannah, Geology Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916 and MCKINNEY, Michael L., Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, hjohns14@utk.edu, hjohns14@utk.edu
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DEVELOPING A KEY FOR IDENTIFYING TREPOSTOME BRYOZOANS FROM THE CINCINNATIAN SERIES OF THE CINCINNATI ARCH
CARNEY, Jordan A., N/A`, The University of Georgia, Department of Geology, Athens, GA 30602, HANCOCK, Leanne, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 and HOLLAND, Steven M., Department of Geology, Univ of Georgia, Geology Building, Athens, GA 30602, jacarney@uga.edu, jacarney@uga.edu
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SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND TAPHONOMIC GAP OF THE BLASTOID PENTREMITES IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPIAN GLEN DEAN FORMATION
SCHNUCK, Maxwell, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 EPS Building, 1412 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996, ATWOOD, James W., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996 and SUMRALL, Colin D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 EPS Building, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, mschnuck@utk.edu, mschnuck@utk.edu
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META-ANALYSIS OF EXTINCTION SELECTIVITY IN FOSSIL BIVALVES AND GASTROPODS
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, P.O. 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, eaorzechowski@berkeley.edu, eaorzechowski@berkeley.edu
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SEXUAL DIMORPHISM AND SPECIES SELECTION IN LATE CRETACEOUS FOSSIL OSTRACODES FROM THE U.S. GULF COASTAL PLAIN
HALL, Christine M.S., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, HUNT, Gene, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB MRC 121, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and PUCKETT, T. Markham, Physics and Earth Science, University of North Alabama, P.O. Box 5130, 1 Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL 35632-0001, csolo001@ucr.edu, csolo001@ucr.edu
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OCCURRENCE AND PRESERVATION OF RARE CEPHALOPODS FROM FLORIDA'S RICH CENOZOIC DEPOSITS
PORTELL, Roger W., Division of Invertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611 and KITTLE, B. Alex, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, portell@flmnh.ufl.edu, portell@flmnh.ufl.edu
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ANALYSIS OF ORNAMENTATION AS AN ASPECT OF PREY ESCALATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO DRILLING PREDATION IN MIOCENE MOLLUSCS OF MARYLAND
STANFORD, Samantha D., Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403 and KELLEY, Patricia H., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, sdh7931@uncw.edu, sdh7931@uncw.edu
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COMPARISON OF FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY IN APPALACHIOSAURUS AND ALBERTOSAURUS WITH IMPLICATIONS ON ARM LENGTH AND FEEDING BEHAVIORS
JOVANELLY, Tamie and LANE, Lesley, Physics, Astronomy, Geology, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Hwy, Mount Berry, GA 30149, tjovanelly@berry.edu, tjovanelly@berry.edu
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EVIDENCE OF CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA IN ANCIENT SPECIMENS OF THE EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL (SCIURUS NIGER)
DOOLEY Jr, Alton C. and MONCRIEF, Nancy, Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112, Alton.dooley@vmnh.virginia.gov, Alton.dooley@vmnh.virginia.gov
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COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF TRANSPORT-INDUCED FLUVIAL ABRASION ON AVIAN AND NONAVIAN VERTEBRATE SKELETAL REMAINS
CIRAVOLO, Amber, EES Department, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613 and COULSON, Alan B., Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, amber.ciravolo@furman.edu, amber.ciravolo@furman.edu
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DOES THE FOSSIL RECORD SUPPORT GRADUALISTIC OR RECTANGULAR EVOLUTION? DATA FROM GENERATION TIMES AND TAXONOMIC RATES
RIVERA, Alexei A., 20404 Peridot Lane, Germantown, MD 20876, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com
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MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF FOSSILS USING HEADS-UP DIGITIZING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) SOFTWARE
ZACHOS, Louis G., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, Oxford, MS 38677, lgzachos@olemiss.edu, lgzachos@olemiss.edu
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APPENDICULAR ELEMENT EVENNESS IN AN AVIAN-DOMINATED TYTO ALBA PELLET ASSEMBLAGE
FULWOOD, Ethan L., Department of Anthropology / Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, 612 N Rogers Rd, Seymour, TN 37865 and BOYER, Alison G., Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, 569 Dabney Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1610, efulwood@utk.edu, efulwood@utk.edu
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THE EFFECT OF INCREASED SALINITY ON FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGES IN GEORGIA SALT MARSHES
PLATSKY, Allison Lee-Ann, SCLAFANI, Judith A. and GOLDSTEIN, Susan T., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, jas11@uga.edu, jas11@uga.edu
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SPATIAL VARIATION IN PREDATION ON SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA ACROSS RECENT BARRIER-ISLAND ENVIRONMENTS, BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
MACK, Kyle, TYLER, Carrie L. and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, kmack@vt.edu, kmack@vt.edu
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COMPLEX INTERACTION BETWEEN CLIMATE AND PATTERNS OF PALEOZOIC ECHINODERM EVOLUTION
WATERS, Johnny, Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, watersja@appstate.edu, watersja@appstate.edu
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THE USE OF FOSSIL BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA TO ASSESS HUMAN IMPACTS OVER THE LAST DECADES ALONG SE NORWEGIAN COASTS
BOUCHET, Vincent M.P., HESS, Silvia, DOLVEN, Jane K. and ALVE, Elisabeth, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047 Blindern, Oslo, 0316, Norway, vincent_bouchet@hotmail.com, vincent_bouchet@hotmail.com