2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 285
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 345/346 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T202. Paleosol Case Studies: Resurrecting Ancient Critical Zones through Space and Time

GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Emily J. Beverly, R. Hunter Harlow and William E. Lukens, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
PALAEOWEATHERING PROFILES FROM THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA, AND THEIR ONSHORE ANALOGUES
RIBER, Lars1, DYPVIK, Henning1, SØRLIE, Ronald2, OBERHARDT, Nikolas1, TAN, Pingchuan1, STANGVIK, Kristian1, NAQVI, Syed A.A.3, SCHROEDER, Paul A.4 and FERRELL, Ray E.5, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047 Blindern, Oslo, NO-0316, Norway, (2)Lundin Norway AS, Strandveien 50D, Lysaker, NO-1366, Norway, (3)Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research, Gaustadalléen 21, Oslo, NO-0349, Norway, (4)Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field St., Athens, GA 30602-2501, (5)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4101, lars.riber@geo.uio.no
8:20 AM
REVISITING THE JULES GEOSOL AND GASTROPOD PALEOECOLOGY IN LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM LOESS, WESTERN ILLINOIS
GRIMLEY, David A.1, NASH Jr., T. Andrew2, CONROY, Jessica L.2, WANG, Hong3, MIAO, Xiaodong4 and CURRY, Brandon1, (1)Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, (2)Department of Geology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, (3)Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, (4)Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, dgrimley@illinois.edu
8:35 AM
PLANT WAX BIOMARKERS IN LATE NEOGENE PALEOSOLS AS ARCHIVES OF GREAT PLAINS VEGETATION
UNO, Kevin T.1, POLISSAR, Pratigya J.1, SNELL, Kathryn E.2, LUKENS, William E.3, FOX-DOBBS, Kena4, HAVELES, Andrew W.5, MARTIN, Robert A.6 and FOX, David L.7, (1)Biology and Paleoenvironment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 2200 Colorado Avenue, UCB-0399, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (4)Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (6)Department of Biology, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071, (7)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, kevinuno1@gmail.com
8:50 AM
A DATA-DRIVEN EMPIRICAL MODEL THAT PREDICTS PALEOCLIMATE FOR A DIVERSE RANGE OF CONDITIONS FOR PALEOSOLS
STINCHCOMB, Gary1, NORDT, Lee C.2, DRIESE, Steven G.2, LUKENS, William E.2, WILLIAMSON, Forrest C.3 and TUBBS, Jack D.3, (1)Department of Geosciences & Watershed Studies Institute, Murray State University, 432 Blackburn Science Building, Murray, KY 42071, (2)Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (3)Department of Statistical Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, gstinchcomb@murraystate.edu
9:05 AM
A NEW PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION FOR ESTIMATING SOIL PH IN PALEOSOLS
LUKENS, William E.1, STINCHCOMB, Gary E.2, NORDT, Lee C.1 and DRIESE, Steven G.1, (1)Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (2)Watershed Studies Institute, Dept. of Geosciences, Murray State University, 334 Blackburn Hall, Murray, KY 42071, bill_lukens@baylor.edu
9:20 AM
WHEN AND WHERE IS MY CRITICAL ZONE, AND WHAT IS THE ROCK RECORD REALLY RECORDING?
TERRY Jr., Dennis O., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, doterry@temple.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break/Discussion
9:55 AM
RECONSTRUCTING ANCIENT TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS USING ISOTOPIC PROXIES FROM PALEOSOL MINERALS, ORGANICS, AND FOSSILS
SUAREZ, Celina, Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, casuarez@uark.edu
10:15 AM
DETECTION OF DIAGENESIS IN PALEOSOL CARBONATE NODULES USING OPTICAL AND CATHODOLUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY
BURGESS, Crystal S., Department of Geology and Environmental, Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802, SNELL, Kathryn E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 2200 Colorado Avenue, UCB-0399, Boulder, CO 80309, BUDD, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309 and FOX, David L., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, csburgess27@gmail.com
10:30 AM
EVIDENCE FOR >5 MA PALEO-EXPOSURE OF A PALEOSOL IN THE BOHNERZ FORMATION, SWITZERLAND
HOFMANN, Florian, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125 and FARLEY, Kenneth A., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, fhofmann@caltech.edu
10:45 AM
POSSIBLE CLIMATIC INFLUENCE ON DENSITY OF COMPLEX, LARGE-DIAMETER BURROW NETWORKS IN UPPERMOST LATE TRIASSIC CHINLE FORMATION STRATA FROM WARD’S TERRACE, ARIZONA
HARLOW, R. Hunter1, TEASDALE, Caleb2 and ATCHLEY, Stacy1, (1)Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, (2)Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, hunter_harlow@baylor.edu
11:00 AM
RECONSTRUCTING MIOCENE NEOTROPICAL PALEOENVIRONMENTS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE PALEOSOLS AND ICHNOFOSSILS OF CERDAS, BOLIVIA
CATENA, Angeline M., Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-4930, HEMBREE, Daniel I., Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, SAYLOR, Beverly, Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 218 A.W. Smith, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 and CROFT, Darin A., Department of Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-4930, Angeline.Catena@gmail.com
11:15 AM
STABLE ISOTOPE PALEOHYDROLOGY OF PEDOGENIC CARBONATES IN THE WAYAN AND BLACKLEAF FORMATIONS (MID-CRETACEOUS) OF IDAHO AND MONTANA
ROSS, Jeffrey B.1, LUDVIGSON, Greg2, MÖLLER, Andreas1 and WALKER, J. Douglas1, (1)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, j894r483@ku.edu
11:30 AM
CRITICAL ZONE MEDIATION OF CARBON CYCLE RESPONSE THROUGH THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM
BOWEN, Gabriel J., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, gabe.bowen@utah.edu
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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