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

Session No. 225
Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall (Baltimore Convention Center)

T152. Geobiology of Critical Transitions: Integrating Fossils, Proxies, and Models (Posters)

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society; Geochemical Society
Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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AFTER THE GREAT OXIDATION EVENT: δ13C, δ15N, δ34S, AND I/CA RECORDS FROM THE FRANCEVILLE BASIN, GABON
WANG, Vicky W, Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, JUNIUM, Christopher K., Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 322 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070, LU, Zunli, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244 and PRÉAT, Alain R.Y., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Brussels, F. Roosevelt av., 50, Brussels, B-1000, Belgium, vwwang@syr.edu
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EDIACARAN TO CAMBRIAN BIOMARKERS IN OLIGOTROPHIC BASINS OF THE EAST EUROPEAN PLATFORM
PEHR, Kelden1, LOVE, Gordon D.1, KUZNETSOV, Anton2, BEKKER, Andrey1 and PODKOVYROV, Victor2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology, RAS, nab. Makarova 2, St Petersburg, 199034, Russia, kpehr001@ucr.edu
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FIRST REPORT OF THE EDIACARAN CLOUDINID FOSSIL CONOTUBUS IN NORTH AMERICA AND ITS APPARENT PRESERVATION BY DIRECT PRECIPITATION OF IRON OXIDES AND IRON-RICH ALUMINOSILICATES
STRANGE, Michael A., Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and ROWLAND, Stephen M., Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, mstrange1941@gmail.com
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED ICHNOFAUNA FROM THE EDIACARAN-CAMBRIAN TRANSITION OF THE CORUMBA GROUP OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL, BRAZIL
PARRY, Luke, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom, CONDON, Daniel, NERC Isotope Geoscience Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, BOGGIANI, Paulo Cesar, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do lago 562, São Paulo, 05508-080, Brazil, LIU, Alexander G., School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom, GARWOOD, Russell, School Of Materials / School of Earth, Atmospheric, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom and MCILROY, Duncan, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 300 Prince Phillip Drive, St John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, lp13932@bristol.ac.uk
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NEW ARCHAEOCYATHAN REEFS AND CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE LOWER CAMBRIAN WOOD CANYON FORMATION, DEATH VALLEY, USA
MCGANN, Tessa1, SMITH, Emily F.2, FAGGETTER, Luke E.3, WIGNALL, Paul B.3 and PRUSS, Sara B.4, (1)Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, (3)School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (4)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, tmcgann@smith.edu
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RETILAMINA FROM NEW JERSEY: TROPHIC STRATEGY IN A BIZARRE ARCHAEOCYATH
MCMENAMIN, Mark A.S. and HUSSEY, Meghan C., Geology and Geography, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, mmcmenam@mtholyoke.edu
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ASSESSING THE ROLE OF ANOXIA IN THE END-MARJUMAN EXTINCTION AND SPICE EVENTS
LEROY, Matthew, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and GILL, Benjamin C., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, mleroy@vt.edu
341
GEOCHEMICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF A LACUSTRINE TRIASSIC LAGERSTÄTTE IN THE COW BRANCH FORMATION OF THE DANVILLE-DAN RIVER BASIN
RITZER, Samantha R. and GILL, Benjamin C., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, sritzer@vt.edu
342
A GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF OXYGENATION IN THE EARLY EDIACARAN OCEANS AT THE TYPE SECTION OF THE SHEEPED FORMATION, MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA
MILLER, Austin J.1, STRAUSS, Justin V.2, MYROW, Paul M.3, JOHNSTON, David T.2 and SPERLING, Erik A.4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall Bldg. 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, (3)Department of Geology, Colorado College, Geology Department Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 320, Palo Alto, CA 94305, austin.miller@coloradocollege.edu
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THE FIRST OBSERVATION OF COMPLETE MACROCYSTELLA FROM THE UPPER CAMBRIAN (FURONGIAN, SANDU FORMATION) OF GUANGXI PROVINCE, SOUTH CHINA
YANG, Xianfeng, key lab for paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China, JOHAN, Fredrik Bockelie, Natural History Museum (Geology), University of Oslo, Oslo, P.O. Box 1172, Norway, TIAN, Xinglei, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China and HOU, Xianguang, Key lab for Paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, yangxf@ynu.edu.cn
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THE EARLIEST PHANEROZOIC CARBONATE HARDGROUND (CAMBRIAN STAGE 5, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA): IMPLICATIONS TO THE PALEOSEAWATER CHEMISTRY AND EARLY ADAPTATION OF HARDGROUND FAUNA
LEE, Jeong-Hyun, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701, South Korea, CHEN, Jitao, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China and WOO, Jusun, Division of Polar Earth-System Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, 406-840, South Korea, leejh85@snu.ac.kr
345
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STUDY OF FOSSIL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL BONE AND TEETH – THE QUESTION OF DIAGENESIS
SNOECK, Christophe1, DE WINTER, Niels J.1, STEIN, Koen H.W.2 and CLAEYS, Philippe1, (1)Analytical, Environmental and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium, (2)Directorate 'Earth and History of Life', Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, Brussels, 1000, Belgium; Analytical, Environmental and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium, csnoeck@vub.ac.be
346
MORPHOMETRIC SHELL ANALYSIS OF ONE OF THE LAST AMMONITE SPECIES BEFORE THE K/PG MASS EXTINCTION EVENT
DANILOVA, Anastasia1, GARB, Matthew P.1, LANDMAN, Neil H.2, HOPKINS, Melanie3, LARINA, Ekaterina4, ROVELLI, Remy1, NAUJOKAITYTE, Jone1 and MYERS, Corinne E.5, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (2)Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, (3)Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, (4)Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90018, (5)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 51 Botanical Museum, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, adanilova10@gmail.com
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STABLE ISOTOPE VALUES FROM UNGULATE TOOTH ENAMEL SHED LIGHT ON THE MIOCENE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF C4 PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES
FERANEC, Robert S., Research and Collections, New York State Museum, 3140 CEC, Albany, NY 12230, PAGNAC, Darrin, Geology & Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, CROWLEY, Brooke E., Departments of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220, MAGUIRE, Kaitlin Clare, School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, CA 95348 and DESANTIS, Larisa R.G., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1805, feranec@gmail.com
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CANCELLOUS BONE IS A VIABLE SOURCE OF FOSSIL SOFT TISSUES: EVIDENCE FROM AN EDMONTOSAURUS BONEBED IN THE CRETACEOUS HELL CREEK FORMATION
ULLMANN, Paul Victor1, PANDYA, Suraj H.2 and LACOVARA, Kenneth J.1, (1)Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)Biology Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, pvu23@drexel.edu
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ANTHROPOCENE OVERPRINTS IN TRILOBITE BIOMARKERS FROM THE CAMBRIAN
JOHN, Douglas L.1, WALKER, Sally E.1, BABCOCK-ADAMS, Lydia C.2 and MEDEIROS, Patricia M.2, (1)Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, (2)Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, d.john@uga.edu
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