Session No. 123
Monday, 28 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 607 (Colorado Convention Center)

T243. Konservat-Lagerstätten: Morphology, Ecology, and Taphonomy of Exceptionally Preserved Fossils I

Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Maria E. McNamara and Xiaoya Ma, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION IN THE ORDOVICIAN – CONTRASTING SETTINGS REVIEWED
BRIGGS, Derek E.G., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, derek.briggs@yale.edu
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8:35 AM
SYNCHROTRON-BASED CHEMICAL IMAGING REVEALS PLUMAGE PATTERNS IN ARCHAEOPTERYX
MANNING, Phillip L.1, WOGELIUS, Roy, A.1, SELLERS, Wiiliam I.2, BARDEN, Holly E.1, EDWARDS, Nicholas P.1, LARSON, Peter L.3, SCHWARZ-WINGS, Daniela4, EGERTON, Victoria M.1 and BERGMANN, Uwe5, (1)School of Earth, Atmospheric & Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M139PL, United Kingdom, (2)Faculty of Life Sceinces, University of Manchester, Smith Building, Manchester, M139PL, United Kingdom, (3)Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, PO Box 643, 117 Main St, Hill City, SD 57745, (4)Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity, Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin, 10115, Germany, (5)SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Linac Coherent Light Source, 2575 Sandhill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, phil.manning@manchester.ac.uk
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8:55 AM
THE EARLY PHANEROZOIC 'TAPHONOMIC WINDOW'
GAINES, Robert R., Geology Department, Pomona College, 185 E. Sixth Street, Claremont, CA 91711, PETERS, Shanan, Paleobiology Database, 495 Weeks Hall, Madison, WI 53706, HAMMARLUND, Emma, Nordic Center for Earth Evolution; Inst of Biology, Univeristy of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense, 5230, Denmark, BRIGGS, Derek E.G., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics & Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520, QI, Changshi, Key Laboratory for Paleobiology, Yunnan University, 265 E. Columbia Ave, Kunming, CA 650091, HOU, Xianguang, Key Laboratory For Paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 671000, China, GABBOTT, Sarah E., Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom and CANFIELD, Donald E., Nordic Center for Earth Evolution, Univeristy of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense, 5230, Denmark, robert.gaines@pomona.edu
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9:15 AM
TAPHONOMY OF A NEW MIDDLE CAMBRIAN (SERIES 3) FOSSIL LAGERSTÄTTE FROM THE MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS, NORTHWESTERN CANADA
KIMMIG, Julien, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N5E2, Canada and PRATT, Brian R., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, j.kimmig@usask.ca
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9:30 AM
THE TEMPORAL-SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOFT-BODIED LAGERSTÄTTEN AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC-EARLY PALEOZOIC TAPHONOMIC WINDOWS
MUSCENTE, A. D., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, adm97@vt.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
A REEXAMINATION OF YUKNESSIA WALCOTT, 1919 FROM THE CAMBRIAN OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND UTAH
LODUCA, Steven T., Department of Geography and Geology, Eastern Michigan University, 205 Strong Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, CARON, Jean-Bernard, Department of Natural History (Paleobiology Section), Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON M5S2C6, Canada, SCHIFFBAUER, James D., Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and KRAMER, Anthony, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, sloduca@emich.edu
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10:15 AM
EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED EXCEPTIONAL FOSSILS
MA, Xiaoya, Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, TANAKA, Genko, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, 237-0061, Japan, HOU, Xianguang, Key Laboratory For Paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 671000, China, EDGECOMBE, Gregory D., Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 9BD, United Kingdom and STRAUSFELD, Nicholas, Department of Neuroscience and Center for Insect Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, x.ma@nhm.ac.uk
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10:30 AM
MICROFOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR A MID-JURASSIC SQUID EGG-LAYING AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CHRISTIAN MALFORD LAGERSTATTE
HART, Malcolm Barrie1, PAGE, Kevin N.2, PRICE, Gregory D.1, RIDING, James B.3, SMART, Christopher W.4 and WILBY, Philip R.5, (1)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (2)School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (3)Climate Change, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (4)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (5)British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, mhart@plymouth.ac.uk
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10:45 AM
DISCOVERY OF A NEW ‘PHYLLOPOD BED’ -LIKE ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE BURGESS SHALE, CANADIAN ROCKIES
CARON, Jean-Bernard, Department of Natural History (Paleobiology Section), Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON M5S2C6, Canada, GAINES, Robert R., Geology Department, Pomona College, 185 E. Sixth Street, Claremont, CA 91711, MANGANO, Maria Gabriela, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK SK S7N 5E2, Canada, STRENG, Michael, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen, 22, 75236, Sweden and ARIA, Cédric, Natural History - Palaeobiology, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada, jcaron@rom.on.ca
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11:00 AM
FOSSIL COLEOIDS FROM THE LAGERSTÄTTE OF SÂHEL AALMA (UPPER CRETACEOUS, LEBANON)
JATTIOT, Romain1, FARA, Emmanuel1, BRAYARD, Arnaud1 and CHARBONNIER, Sylvain2, (1)Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, 21000, France, (2)Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 75005, France, jattiot.romain@gmail.com
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11:15 AM
EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED SMALL CARBONACEOUS FOSSILS (SCFS) IN THE CLARKIA LAGERSTÄTTE (EARLY MIOCENE): DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND TAPHONOMIC PATHWAYS
BUTTERFIELD, Nicholas J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom, njb1005@cam.ac.uk
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11:30 AM
EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION IN AN UNEXPECTED ENVIRONMENT: FE-MUMMIFICATION OF CRYPTIC BRYOZOANS FROM A HIGH-ENERGY, PLIO-PLEISTOCENE SANDWAVE FACIES
TAYLOR, Paul D., CUADROS, Javier and SENDINO, Consuelo, Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, p.taylor@nhm.ac.uk
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11:45 AM
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF AN EDIACARAN LAGERSTÄTTE IN THE DEEP SPRING FORMATION OF NEVADA
ROWLAND, Stephen M. and RODRIGUEZ, Margarita, Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, steve.rowland@unlv.edu
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