Session: Paleontology (Posters) (North-Central Section - 47th Annual Meeting (2-3 May 2013))

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SIZE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION AND TAPHONOMY OF BRACHIOPODA FROM THE HUGHES CREEK SHALE (CARBONIFEROUS) OF SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA

JOHNSON, Daryl, WULF, Shane and HANGER, Rex, Geography & Geology, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI 53190, JohnsonDG22@uww.edu, JohnsonDG22@uww.edu

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EARLY CARBONIFEROUS (EARLIEST TOURNAISIAN-KINDERHOOKIAN) BRACHIOPOD AND CONODONT FAUNAS OF THE “ELLSWORTH” MEMBER OF THE NEW ALBANY SHALE, ILLINOIS BASIN, SOUTHERN INDIANA

DAY, Jed, Geography & Geology, Illinois State Univ, Normal, IL 61790-4400, EVANS, Scott D., Geology, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92501, OVER, D. Jeffrey, Geological Sciences, S.U.N.Y. Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454-1401, HASENMUELLER, Nancy R., Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 North Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405 and LEONARD, Andrea M., Geography & Geology, Illinois State University, 2377 24th St, Moline, IL 61265, jeday@ilstu.edu, jeday@ilstu.edu

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COMPARING SCLEROBIONT COVERAGE OF RAFINESQUINA ALTERNATA IN HARDGROUND AND SOFT-BOTTOM SUBSTRATE SETTINGS IN THE CINCINNATI ARCH REGION (CINCINNATIAN, UPPER ORDOVICIAN)

SMRECAK, Trisha A., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48906, smrecakt@msu.edu, smrecakt@msu.edu

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THE INFLUENCE OF BITE FORCE ON THE FORMATION OF DENTAL MICROWEAR IN XENARTHRANS (MAMMALIA)

GREEN, Jeremy L., Geology, Kent State University at Tuscarawas, 330 University Dr NE, New Philadelphia, OH 446636 and MCAFEE, Robert K., Ohio Northern University, Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, jgreen72@kent.edu, jgreen72@kent.edu

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AGAINST HOMOLOGY OF CRINOID AND BLASTOZOAN ORAL PLATES

GUENSBURG, Thomas E., Sciences Division, Rock Valley College, 3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford, IL 61114, SPRINKLE, James, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254 and MOOI, Rich, Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118, t.guensburg@rockvalleycollege.edu, t.guensburg@rockvalleycollege.edu

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A PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF THE LATE ORDOVICIAN BUTTER SHALES OF THE CINCINNATI ARCH

AUCOIN, Christopher D.¹, BRETT, Carlton E.¹, MALGIERI, Thomas J.² and THOMKA, James R.³, (1)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, (2)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, (3)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, aucoincd@mail.uc.edu, aucoincd@mail.uc.edu

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NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE TRILOBITE AND CONODONT BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE-UPPER DEVONIAN GENESEE GROUP IN EASTERN NEW YORK STATE

ZAMBITO IV, James J., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Street, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 and DAY, Jed, Geography & Geology, Illinois State Univ, Normal, IL 61790-4400, james.zambito@mail.wvu.edu, james.zambito@mail.wvu.edu

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TESTING SPECIES-ABUNDANCE MODELS OF THE HUGHES CREEK SHALE (CARBONIFEROUS) OF SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA

WULF, Shane¹, JOHNSON, Daryl¹ and HANGER, Rex A.², (1)Geography & Geology, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI 53190, (2)Geography & Geology, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, WulfSA11@uww.edu, WulfSA11@uww.edu

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ECOLOGY OF LATE MESOZOIC HETEROMORPHIC AMMONITES: A CASE FOR ALGAL SYMBIOSIS?

RIVERA, Alexei A., 20404 Peridot Lane, Germantown, MD 20876, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com

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A NEW TEST OF THE PUNCTUATIONAL MODEL USING PRESENTLY RADIATING CLADES OF BIVALVE MOLLUSKS AND MAMMALS

RIVERA, Alexei A., 20404 Peridot Lane, Germantown, MD 20876, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com, alexei.a.rivera@gmail.com

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MOUTH-SIZE ESTIMATION OF THE SHARK, PETALODUS OHIOENSIS, FROM THE HUGHES CREEK SHALE (CARBONIFEROUS) OF SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA

BLAHNIK, Caitlin and HANGER, Rex, Geography & Geology, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI 53190, BlahnikCE10@uww.edu, BlahnikCE10@uww.edu

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EOCENE TURTLES FROM THE DISTAL DEPOSITS OF THE CATHEDRAL BLUFFS TONGUE (WASATCH FORMATION), RED DESERT, WYOMING

FONTANA, Thomas M. and BARTELS, William S., Department of Geological Sciences, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224, TMF10@albion.edu, TMF10@albion.edu

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIVING REPTILIANS WITH RESPECT TO CLIMATE AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR GENERATING QUANTITATIVE PALEOCLIMATIC ESTIMATES

CLAES, Christopher, BARTELS, William S. and MCRIVETTE, Michael W., Geological Sciences, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St, Albion, MI 49224, cac13@albion.edu, cac13@albion.edu

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INVESTIGATING THE ECOLOGY OF EXTINCT PROBOSCIDEANS FROM THE CINCINNATI REGION USING STABLE ISOTOPES

BAUMANN Jr, Eric, Geology, University of Cincinnati, 5359 Little Turtle Dr, South Lebanon, OH 45065 and CROWLEY, Brooke, Geology and Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology-Physics Building, 345 Clifton Court, Cincinnati, OH 45221, baumanei@mail.uc.edu, baumanei@mail.uc.edu

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SUBSTRATE-CONTROLLED VARIABILITY WITHIN ATTACHMENT STRUCTURES OF CARYOCRINITES (ECHINODERMATA: RHOMBIFERA) FROM THE MIDDLE SILURIAN OF SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA

THOMKA, James R., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 and BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, thomkajr@mail.uc.edu, thomkajr@mail.uc.edu