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

Session No. 67
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 314 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T149. Co-Evolution of Life and Planet: Broad–Scale Controls on Biodiversity II

Paleontological Society; Paleontological Association
Peter J. Harries and Richard J. Twitchett, Session Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
1:30 PM
MODELLING THE PALEOENVIRONMENTAL NICHES OF TESTUDINES: A DEEP-TIME PERSPECTIVE
WATERSON, Amy M.1, SCHMIDT, Daniela N.2, VALDES, Paul J.3, HOLROYD, Patricia A.4, NICHOLSON, David B.5 and BARRETT, Paul M.5, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, (3)School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol University, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, United Kingdom, (4)Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, aw13663@bristol.ac.uk
1:45 PM
DIVERSITY, OXGYEN AND TRUE POLAR WANDER
WARD, Peter D., Department Biology, University of Washington, seattle, WA 98195 and MITCHELL, Ross N., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Intitute of Technology / Yale University, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 06511, ward.biology.uw@gmail.com
2:00 PM
DIVERSITY AND NICHE PARTITIONING IN PRIMITIVE CRABS (DECAPODA: BRACHYURA)
SCHWEITZER, Carrie E., Department of Geology, Kent State University at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44720 and FELDMANN, Rodney M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, Kent, OH 44242, cschweit@kent.edu
2:15 PM
ONSHORE-OFFSHORE PATTERNS OF ORDOVICIAN DIVERSIFICATION IN THE BRACHIOPOD ORDER STROPHOMENIDA: A PHYLOGENETIC PERSPECTIVE
PATZKOWSKY, Mark E.1, CONGREVE, Curtis R.2, KRUG, Andrew Z.3 and SCLAFANI, Judith A.2, (1)Pennsylvania State University, 503 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2714, (2)Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Flint Hill School, 3320 Jermantown Road, Oakton, VA 22124, mep12@psu.edu
2:30 PM
DIVERSE EARLY PALEOCENE FOSSIL FLORA FROM THE OJO ALAMO SANDSTONE, SAN JUAN BASIN, NEW MEXICO, USA: IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL RESPONSES TO THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE EXTINCTION EVENT
FLYNN, Andrew1, PEPPE, Daniel J.1, ABBUHL, Brittany1 and WILLIAMSON, Thomas E.2, (1)Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (2)New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, andrew_flynn@baylor.edu
2:45 PM
THE LATITUDINAL DIVERSITY GRADIENT WITHIN LATEST CRETACEOUS AND EARLY PALEOGENE MAMMALIAN ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF NORTH AMERICA
RANKIN, Brian D., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Buliding, Berkeley, CA 94720, HOLROYD, Patricia A., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, VAVREK, Matthew J., Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada and THEODOR, Jessica M., Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, bdrankin@berkeley.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
INFLUENCE OF IMPACT SITE PROXIMITY TO K/PG RECOVERY OF ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY: NEW INSIGHT FROM THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN AND ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN
ROVELLI, Remy1, GARB, Matthew P.2, LANDMAN, Neil H.3, MYERS, Corinne4, DASTAS, Natalie R.5, LARINA, Ekaterina6 and NAUJOKAITYTE, Jone2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (3)Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87108, (5)Ph.D. Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, (6)Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90018, remyrovelli@gmail.com
3:30 PM
THERMAL GRADIENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC RANGES: BIODIVERSITY ACROSS THE TEMPERATE PACIFIC 5 MA-PRESENT
RIZZO, Adriana I., Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, HUANG, Shan, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center, Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt, D-60325, Germany and JABLONSKI, David, Geophysical Sciences, Univ of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, adrizzo@uchicago.edu
3:45 PM
TROPICAL OSTRACOD DIVERSITY AND PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
SHIN, Caren, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, IWATANI, Hokuto, School of Biological Sciences and the Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, KASE, Tomoki, Department of Geology and Paleontology, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Department of Geology and Paleontology, National Museum of Nature and Science, 4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0005, Tokyo, Japan and YASUHARA, Moriaki, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, and Swire Institute of Marine Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, h1180279@connect.hku.hk
4:00 PM
ON THE GENERATION OF LATITUDINAL DIVERSITY GRADIENTS
SAUPE, Erin E.1, QIAO, Huijie2, MYERS, Corinne3, SOBERÓN, Jorge M.4, TOWNSEND PETERSON, A.4, HUNTER, Stephen5, SINGARAYER, Joy S.6 and VALDES, Paul J.7, (1)Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, (2)Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen W Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87108, (4)Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, (5)Sellwood Group for Palaeo-Climatology, University of Leeds, Room 9.127 Earth and Environment Building, School of Earth and Environment, West Yorkshire, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (6)Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6BB, United Kingdom, (7)School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol University, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, United Kingdom, erin.saupe@yale.edu
 
4:15 PM
Discussion
 
4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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