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

Session No. 188
Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 318 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T97. Specimen-Based Research and the Reality of Paleontological Resource, Specimen and Data Management: Strengthening Partnerships among Federal Land Managers, Repositories, and Researchers

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections; Paleontological Society; STEPPE; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Kathy A. Hollis, Brian T. Huber, Hans-Dieter Sues, Julia F. Brunner, Vincent L. Santucci and Scott E. Foss, Session Chairs
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
SANTUCCI, Vincent L., National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, The Pennsylvania State University, 801 Ford Building (Room 813), University Park, PA 16802, vincent_santucci@nps.gov
8:30 AM
THE CROOKED RIVER PROJECT: FEDERAL-UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION IN PURSUIT OF AN INTEGRATED UNDERSTANDING OF PALEOECOLOGY, TECTONIC HISTORY, AND CRITICAL PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES
HOPKINS, Samantha S.B., Clark Honors College and Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, WELDON II, Ray J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, SAMUELS, Joshua X., National Park Service, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, 32651 Hwy 19, Kimberly, OR 97848 and ZANCANELLA, John, Bend, OR 97701, shopkins@uoregon.edu
8:45 AM
DATA PRESERVATION FOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOSSIL COLLECTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY
CLITES, Erica C., University of California Museum of Paleontology, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, MARSHALL, Charles R., Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, GOODWIN, Mark B., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 and SANTUCCI, Vincent L., National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, The Pennsylvania State University, 801 Ford Building (Room 813), University Park, PA 16802, eclites@berkeley.edu
9:00 AM
TURNING MOUNTAINS INTO MOLEHILLS: AN INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIP IN THE BACKLOG CATALOGING OF FEDERAL COLLECTIONS
EATON, Carrie, University of Wisconsin Geology Museum, UW Geology Museum, 1215 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706 and HEARST, J.M., Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 400 Pine Canyon Dr, Salt Flat, TX 79847, carrie@geology.wisc.edu
9:15 AM
A PALEONTOLOGICAL MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND THE FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
SMITH, Dena M., STEPPE- Geological Society of America, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301 and MEYER, Herbert W., National Park Service, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, PO Box 185, Florissant, CO 80816, dsmith@geosociety.org
9:30 AM
INCREASING THE DISCOVERABILITY OF USGS PALEONTOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS DATA AT THE THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
LITTLE, Holly, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20560, STROTMAN, Jennifer, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560 and HOLLIS, Kathy, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 37012 MRC 121, Washington, DC 20013, LittleH@si.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
PROTECTING AND PRESERVING FOSSILS FROM STATE-OWNED LANDS: GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO UNIVERSAL PROBLEMS
LISTON, Jeff, Natural Sciences, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, Scotland, leedsichthys@gmail.com
10:15 AM
THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION ACT: A HISTORICAL LOOK, AND A BRIEF EXAMINATION OF PRESENT DAY ISSUES
LEIGGI, Patrick, Paleontology, Museum of the Rockies, Montana State University, 600 West Kagy Blvd., Bozeman, MT 59717 and VLAMIS, Ted J., Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814, pleiggi@montana.edu
10:30 AM
NON-ACADEMIC PALEONTOLOGISTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF PALEONTOLOGY: LESSONS FROM THE CINCINNATI SCHOOL
DATTILO, Benjamin, Department of Geosciences, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Bldg, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, MEYER, David L., Dept of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, FREEMAN, Rebecca L., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, HUNDA, Brenda R., Collections and Research, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203, HOLLAND, Steven M., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2501, STIGALL, Alycia L., Department of Geological Sciences and Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Lab, Athens, OH 45701, DELINE, Bradley, Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple St, Carrollton, GA 30118, SUMRALL, Colin D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 EPS Building, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and WILSON, Mark A., Dept of Geology, College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Scovel Hall, Wooster, OH 44691-2363, dattilob@ipfw.edu
10:45 AM
THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION ACT OF 2009:  STRENGTHENING STEWARDSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH COLLABORATION, CONSISTENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
BRUNNER, Julia F., National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80228-2838, Julia_F_Brunner@nps.gov
11:00 AM
BONES, SHELLS, LEAVES, AND TRACKS: FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS FOR HOLISTIC PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, PRESERVATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF FOSSILS ON BLM’S PUBLIC LAND
BREITHAUPT, Brent H., Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, WY 82003, MATTHEWS, Neffra A., National Operations Center, Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO 80225, ARMSTRONG, Harley J., Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Lakewood, CO 80215, GENSLER, Philip A., New Mexico State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe, NM 87502, LIGGETT, Gregory, Montana State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Billings, MT 59101, HUNT-FOSTER, ReBecca, Moab UT Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Moab, UT 84532 and FOSS, Scott E., Bureau of Land Management, 20 M St. SE, Suite 2134, Washington, DC 20003, Brent_Breithaupt@blm.gov
11:15 AM
REPOSITORIES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE CREATION OF THE PALEONTOLOGY ON PUBLIC LANDS ASSOCIATION
SHELTON, Sally Y., Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph, Rapid City, SD 57701, KNAUSS, Georgia, SWCA Environmental Consultants, 1892 S. Sheridan Ave., Sheridan, WY 82801, SCOTT, Eric, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374 and TERRY Jr., Dennis O., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, Sally.Shelton@sdsmt.edu
11:30 AM
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS (SPNHC): PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL COLLECTIONS
NORRIS, Christopher A., Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, christopher.norris@yale.edu
11:45 AM
BIG DATA FROM A BIG COUNTRY: HOW FEDERAL OVERSIGHT COULD TRANSFORM THE UTILITY OF FOSSIL RESOURCES IN AMERICA
TAPANILA, Leif, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, tapaleif@isu.edu
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