Southeastern Section - 62nd Annual Meeting (20-21 March 2013)

Session No. 24
Thursday, 21 March 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Flamboyan Room (Caribe Hilton)

Multidisciplinary Paleontology Research

 

Andrew K. Rindsberg and Kathlyn M. Smith, Chairs
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
BATHYMETRIC VARIATION IN TIME-AVERAGING ACROSS A MODERN SHELF
KOWALEWSKI, Michal1, DEXTER, Troy A.1, KAUFMAN, Darrell S.2, KRAUSE Jr, Richard A.3, ROMANEK, Chris S.4, YANES, Yurena5, HUNTLEY, John Warren6 and SIMOES, Marcello7, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4099, (3)Geosciences Institute, Johannes Gutenberg University, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 21, Mainz, 55128, Germany, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40506, (5)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology-Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221, (6)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (7)Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP, Distrito de Rubiao Junior, CP. 510, Botucatu, 18.618-000, Brazil, kowalewski@ufl.edu, kowalewski@ufl.edu
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8:25 AM
CHARACTER SELECTION AND THE QUANTIFICATION OF MORPHOLOGY
DELINE, Bradley, Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple St, Carrollton, GA 30118, bdeline@westga.edu, bdeline@westga.edu
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8:45 AM
EVOLUTION, DISPERSAL, AND HABITAT PREFERENCE OF BASILOSAURUS (MAMMALIA: CETACEA) IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES: NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE EOCENE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
SMITH, Kathlyn M.1, HASTINGS, Alexander1 and BEBEJ, Ryan M.2, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, (2)Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, ksmith@georgiasouthern.edu, ksmith@georgiasouthern.edu
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9:05 AM
LIVE-DEAD FIDELITY OF MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGES IN ANTHROPOGENICALLY IMPACTED SEAGRASS HABITATS, NORTH CAROLINA
KORPANTY, Chelsea A., 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, cak9515@uncw.edu, cak9515@uncw.edu
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9:25 AM
LONGITUDINAL TRENDS IN THE EVENNESS OF BIVALVE ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS PACIFIC ISLAND REEFS
CASEBOLT, Sahale N., KOWALEWSKI, Michal and PAULAY, Gustav, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, scasebolt@flmnh.ufl.edu, scasebolt@flmnh.ufl.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
THE MORPHOLOGY OF ERISOCRINUS TYPUS: A STUDY USING ARCGIS©
SHEFFIELD, Sarah L., Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Tennessee, 306 EPS Building, 1412 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996, LEWIS, Ronald D., Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5305 and ZACHOS, Louis G., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, Oxford, MS 38677, sarahsheffield89@gmail.com, sarahsheffield89@gmail.com
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10:25 AM
UTILITY OF MARINE BENTHIC ASSOCIATIONS AS A MULTIVARIATE PROXY OF PALEO-BATHYMETRY: A DIRECT TEST FROM RECENT COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS OF NORTH CAROLINA
TYLER, Carrie L. and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, ctylersa@flmnh.ufl.edu, ctylersa@flmnh.ufl.edu
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10:45 AM
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11:05 AM
AN OVERVIEW OF PREDATION EVIDENCE FOUND ON FOSSIL DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS, WITH NEW EXAMPLES OF DRILL HOLES
KLOMPMAKER, Adiël A.1, KARASAWA, Hiroaki2, PORTELL, Roger W.3, FRAAIJE, René H.B.4 and ANDO, Yusuke2, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Mizunami Fossil Museum, Yamanouchi, Akeyo, Mizunami, Gifu, 509-6132, Japan, (3)Division of Invertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, (4)Oertijdmuseum De Groene Poort, Bosscheweg 80, Boxtel, NL-5283 WB, Netherlands, adielklompmaker@gmail.com, adielklompmaker@gmail.com
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11:25 AM
EARLY CENOZOIC CARIBBEAN CORAL COMMUNITIES FROM THE MIDDLE EOCENE CHAPELTON FORMATION OF JAMAICA
STEMANN, Thomas, Department of Geography and Geology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, 7, Jamaica, thomas.stemann@uwimona.edu.jm, thomas.stemann@uwimona.edu.jm
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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