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

Session No. 163
Monday, 2 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 314 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T147. Biotic Interactions and Their Influence on Long-Term Evolution II

Paleontological Society
Paul D. Taylor and Lee Hsiang Liow, Session Chairs
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Start Time
1:30 PM
PERSISTENT PARABOLIC PITS IN ECHINODERMS FROM THE MISSISSIPPIAN TO THE LATE CRETACEOUS
DONOVAN, Stephen K., Geology, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, Leiden, 2333 CR, Netherlands, HAMMOND, Julian, 6, Davenport Road, Witney, Oxon, OX286EH, England and TENNY, Andrew, 12 Weir Road, Milnrow, Rochdale, Lanacahire, OL163UX, England, Steve.Donovan@naturalis.nl
1:50 PM
MESOZOIC ORIGIN OF THE BONE-EATING OSEDAX WORMS AND INSIGHTS ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SIBOGLINIDAE (ANNELIDA)
DANISE, Silvia, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602 and HIGGS, Nicholas D., Marine Institute, Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL48AA, United Kingdom, silvia.danise@gmail.com
2:05 PM
SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN SERPULID POLYCHAETES AND HYDROID CNIDARIANS: 187 MILLION YEARS OF BIOTIC INTERACTION
TAYLOR, Paul D., Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, GORDON, Dennis P., National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Greta Point, Kilbirnie, Wellington, P.O. Box 14-901, New Zealand, JÄGER, Manfred, Lindenstrasse 53, Rosenfeld, D-72348, Germany, LIOW, Lee Hsiang, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066 Blindern, Oslo, 0316, Norway, WAESCHENBACH, Andrea, Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom and ZIBROWIUS, Helmut, Le Corbusier 644, 280 Boulevard Michelet, Marseille, 13008, France, pdt@nhm.ac.uk
2:20 PM
INSIGHT FROM EARLY CORAL-STROMATOPOROID INTERGROWTHS, LATE ORDOVICIAN OF CHINA
LEE, Mirinae, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University, Andong, 760749, South Korea, ELIAS, Robert J., Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T2N2, Canada, CHOH, Suk-Joo, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea and LEE, Dong-Jin, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University, Andong, 760-749, South Korea; College of Earth Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130061, China, amsassia@andong.ac.kr
2:35 PM
STABLE ISOTOPE EVIDENCE FOR PHOTOSYMBIOSIS IN FOSSIL CORALS
TORNABENE, Chiara, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78759, MARTINDALE, Rowan C., Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712 and SCHALLER, Morgan F., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180, ctornabe@utexas.edu
2:50 PM
CORRELATION BETWEEN SOFT AND HARD PARTS IN CYPRIDEIS (OSTRACODA): IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE FOSSIL RECORD
FERNANDES MARTINS, Maria João, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution [NHB, MRC 121], PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20113-7012, HUNT, Gene, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB MRC 121, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, SWEENEY, Colin, Department of Biology, The College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23178-8795, LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187 and SWADDLE, John P., Department of Biology, The College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, mjoaofmartins@gmail.com
3:05 PM
SEXUAL DIMORPHISM AS A PROXY FOR SEXUAL SELECTION IN CRETACEOUS OSTRACODES FROM THE US GULF COASTAL PLAIN
HUNT, Gene, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB MRC 121, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, PUCKETT, T. Markham, Physics and Earth Science, University of North Alabama, P.O. Box 5130, 1 Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL 35632-0001, FERNANDES MARTINS, Maria João, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution [NHB, MRC 121], PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20113-7012, HALL, Christine M.S., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187 and SWADDLE, John P., Department of Biology, The College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, hunte@si.edu
 
3:20 PM
Break
3:35 PM
EYES AND CLAWS REVEAL THE EVOLUTION OF DIVERGENT ECOLOGICAL ROLES IN GIANT PTERYGOTID EURYPTERIDS
MCCOY, Victoria E., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, LAMSDELL, James C., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Kline Geology Laboratory, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, POSCHMANN, Markus, Referat Erdgeschichte, Direktion Landesarchäologie, Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe RLP, Große Langgasse 29, Mainz, 55116, Germany, ANDERSON, Ross P., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 and BRIGGS, Derek E.G., Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, victoria.mccoy@yale.edu
3:50 PM
BIOTIC INTERACTIONS OF INSECTS WITH PLANTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATES IN TWO MID MESOZOIC ECOSYSTEMS OF NORTHEASTERN CHINA
SHIH, ChungKun1, GAO, Taiping2, LABANDEIRA, Conrad C.3, LI, Longfeng4, WANG, Mei1, LIN, Xiaodan4 and REN, Dong1, (1)College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Beijing, 100048, China, (2)College of Life Sciences, Captial Normal Univrsity, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China, (3)Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, (4)College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal Univ., 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China, chungkun.shih@gmail.com
4:05 PM
PLANT–INSECT ASSOCIATONS FROM THE EARLIEST PERMIAN WILLIAMSON DRIVE FLORA IN NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
XU, Qingqing, Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013; School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingangxi Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China, JIN, Jianhua, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China and LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China, xuq@si.edu
4:20 PM
INSECT HERBIVORY FROM THE LOWER PERMIAN SANZENBACHER FLORA FROM NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
MURATORE, Isabella, Biology, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue, Lancaster, PA 19041; Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, DOS SANTOS, Thamiris Barbosa, Biology, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, MSC 3AF, Foster Hall, Las Cruces, NM 88003; Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013 and LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, imurator@haverford.edu
4:35 PM
MINIMAL EVIDENCE FOR PLANT–INSECT ASSOCIATIONS IN THE SOUTH ASH PASTURE FLORA, MIDDLE PERMIAN OF NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
MACCRACKEN, S. Augusta, Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013; Entomology, University of Maryland, 4112 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742 and LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., Entomology, University of Maryland, 4112 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742; College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China, maccrackens@si.edu
4:50 PM
AFTER THE MAMMOTHS: THE RESPONSE OF A SMALL GRAZER TO THE TERMINAL PLEISTOCENE MEGAFAUNA EXTINCTION
SMITH, Felisa A.1, TOMÉ, Catalina P.2, NEWSOME, Seth D.1, ELLIOTT SMITH, Emma A.3, LYONS, S. Kathleen4 and STAFFORD Jr., Thomas W.5, (1)Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC 03-2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Biology, University of New Mexico, albuquerque, NM 87131, (4)Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB MRC 121, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, (5)AMS 14C Dating Centre and Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Ny Munkegad, Denmark, fasmith@unm.edu
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