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

Session No. 249
Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 310 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T148. Cenozoic Evolution of Tropical Biota and Environments III: A Session Honoring the Contributions of Ann F. Budd

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Paleontological Society
James S. Klaus, Kenneth G. Johnson, Francesca R. Bosellini and Thomas Stemann, Session Chairs
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Start Time
1:30 PM
STABLE ISOTOPE EVIDENCE FOR DECLINING FRESHWATER INPUT TIED TO PLIO-PLEISTOCENE FAUNAL OVERTURN IN THE CARIBBEAN
GROSSMAN, Ethan L.1, ROBBINS, John A.2, TAO, Kai2, RACHELLO-DOLMEN, Paola G.3, SAXENA, Divya4 and O'DEA, Aaron3, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (2)Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (3)Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa Ancon, Panama, 2072, Panama, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, e-grossman@tamu.edu
1:45 PM
TROPICAL AMERICA PALEOBIOLOGY DATABASE: INTEGRATING BIOTIC AND GEOCHEMICAL DATA TO EXPLORE DRIVERS OF EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGICAL CHANGE
RACHELLO-DOLMEN, Paola G., Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa Ancon, Panama, 2072, Panama; Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, O'DEA, Aaron, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa Ancon, Panama, 2072, Panama, GROSSMAN, Ethan L., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 and JACKSON, Jeremy B.C., Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa Ancon, Panama, 2072, Panama; Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92023-0244, pgrachellod@gmail.com
2:00 PM
A PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTATION OF THE CORAL REEFS FROM LIBYA
KHAMEISS, Belkasim, Department of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Fine Arts Building (AR), room 117 Muncie, IN 47306, muncie, IN 47304, HOYT, William H., Earth Sciences, Univ of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 80639, EL EBAIDI, Saad K., University of Benghazi, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 9480, Benghazi, Libya, MUFTAH, Ahmed M., University of Benghazi, Department of Earth Sciences, Benghazi, Libya, KLAUS, James S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 and BUDD, Ann F., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, bkb28_1981@yahoo.com
2:15 PM
DIFFICULTIES WITH THE DEATH ASSEMBLAGE AS A RECORD OF RECENT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN A REEF LAGOON SYSTEM
PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla1, MCGUIRE, Casey2, KAY, Cria2 and HERRMANN, Megan2, (1)Geology Dept, Oberlin College, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, (2)Dept. of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St., Oberlin, OH 44074, Karla.Hubbard@Oberlin.edu
2:30 PM
LEAVES FROM THE SEA: A FLORA FROM THE PLIOCENE BOWDEN FORMATION OF JAMAICA
LOCATELLI, Emma Rose, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Kline Geology Laboratory, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, BRIGGS, Derek, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics & Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520, STEMANN, Thomas, Department of Geography and Geology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, 7, Jamaica, PORTELL, Roger W., Division of Invertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, MEANS, Harley, Florida Geological Survey, Tallahassee, FL 32304 and DONOVAN, Stephen K., Geology, NCB Naturalis, Postbus 9517, Leiden, 2300RA, Netherlands, emma.r.locatelli@gmail.com
2:45 PM
UNDERSTANDING THE MURKY HISTORY OF THE CORAL TRIANGLE: MIOCENE CORALS AND REEF HABITATS OF INDONESIA
SANTODOMINGO, Nadiezhda and JOHNSON, Kenneth, Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, n.santodomingo@nhm.ac.uk
3:00 PM
SEA URCHIN ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE MIOCENE OF SARDINIA AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO RECONSTRUCTING OCEANOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN TETHYS
NEBELSICK, James H., University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences, Sigwartstrasse 10, Tübingen, 72076, Germany and MANCOSU, Andrea, Universita' degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento Scienze della Terra, via Trentino, 51, Cagliari, 09127, Italy, nebelsick@uni-tuebingen.de
 
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
PALEOECOLOGICAL SHIFTS IDENTIFIED THROUGH BIVALVE ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE BOWDEN AND PORT MORANT FORMATIONS IN THE PLIOCENE AND PLEISTOCENE
JOHNS, Griffin Stephen, Geology, Washington and Lee University, 204 W Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450 and LEONARD-PINGEL, Jill, Geology Department, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, johnsg16@mail.wlu.edu
3:45 PM
MIDDLE PLIOCENE CORAL REEFS OF THE FLORIDA PLATFORM
KLAUS, James S., Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124, MEEDER, John, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, 1120 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199, MCNEILL, Donald F., Marine Geoscience, RSMAS Univ of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149 and WOODHEAD, Jon, Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia, jklaus@rsmas.miami.edu
4:00 PM
PLIO-PLEISTOCENE TURNOVER ON SILICLASTIC DOMINATED REEFS FROM JAMAICA
STEMANN, Thomas, Department of Geography and Geology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, 7, Jamaica, thomas.stemann@uwimona.edu.jm
4:15 PM
THE MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE REEF TRANSITION: CHANGES IN CORALS AND REEF ARCHITECTURE AS RECORDED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CORE TRANSECT
MCNEILL, Donald F.1, DIAZ, Viviana2, KLAUS, James S.3, SWART, Peter K.4, POURMAND, Ali2, WOODHEAD, Jon5, DA GAMA, Rui6 and MEDINA, Daniel7, (1)Marine Geoscience, RSMAS Univ of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, (2)Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124, (4)Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmopsheric Sciences, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, (5)Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia, (6)Shell International Exploration and Development, 200 North Dairy Ashford Road, Houston, TX 77079, (7)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 43C Cox Science Center, Coral Gables, FL 33146, dmcneill@rsmas.miami.edu
4:30 PM
FACIES ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN HOLOCENE CORAL REEFS OF THE WESTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HUBBARD, Dennis, Department of Geology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, dennis.hubbard@oberlin.edu
 
5:00 PM
Concluding Remarks
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