Cordilleran Section - 111th Annual Meeting (11–13 May 2015)

Session No. 17
Wednesday, 13 May 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Lecture Hall (ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building)

T13. The Art and Science of West Coast Fossils I: A Tribute to Paleo-Artist Ray Troll

 

Constance M. Soja, Kirk Johnson and Brian White, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
DRAWING FOSSIL MAPS FOR THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA
TROLL, Ray, Soho Coho Gallery, 5 Creek Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901, ray@trollart.com, ray@trollart.com
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8:25 AM
TRIBUTE TO RAY TROLL - THE FAMILY PERSPECTIVE
TROLL, Tim, Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust, 151 Ocean Park Dr, Anchorage, AK 99515, troll@gci.net, troll@gci.net
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8:45 AM
THE PALEOGENE PALM FORESTS OF ALASKA AND WASHINGTON
JOHNSON, Kirk, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20002, johnsonkr@si.edu, johnsonkr@si.edu
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9:05 AM
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9:25 AM
TROLLING FOR SILURIAN FOSSIL “FINGERPRINTS:”  NEW RAYS OF EVIDENCE FOR CALEDONIDE INFLUENCE ON EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY IN THE ALEXANDER TERRANE
SOJA, Constance M.1, WHITE, Brian2, MCWILLIAMS, Gary3, CAPODIFERRO, Craig J.1, RIEFLER, Joshua P.1 and HOWELL, Karen3, (1)Geology, Colgate Univ, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, (2)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (3)Stone Arts of Alaska, Craig, AK 99921, csoja@colgate.edu, csoja@colgate.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
CRUISIN’ THE DIGITAL FREEWAY: USING NEW TECHNOLOGY AND ARTISTIC SENSIBILITY TO REVITALIZE FORGOTTEN SHARK FOSSILS FOR RESEARCH AND OUTREACH
PRUITT, Jesse B., Idaho Virtualization Laboratory, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University, Stop 8096, Pocatello, ID 83209-8096, TAPANILA, Leif, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072 and SCHLADER, Robert, Idaho Virtualization Lab, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University, Stop 8096, Pocatello, ID 83209-8096, pruijess@isu.edu, pruijess@isu.edu
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10:20 AM
THE BUZZ SAW SHARK OF LONG AGO:  MECHANICS OF THE JAWS AND TOOTH-WHORL OF HELICOPRION DAVISII OR HOW TO EAT WITH A SAW FOR A JAW
RAMSAY, Jason B., Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 9 E. Alumni ave, Kingston, RI 02881, WILGA, Cheryl D., Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 120 Flagg rd, Kingston, RI 02881, TAPANILA, Leif, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, PRUITT, Jesse B., Idaho Virtualization Laboratory, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University, Stop 8096, Pocatello, ID 83209-8096, PRADEL, Alan, Département Histoire de la Terre, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 57 Rue Cuvier, Paris, 75005, France, SCHLADER, Robert, Idaho Virtualization Lab, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University, Stop 8096, Pocatello, ID 83209-8096 and DIDIER, Dominique A., Department of Biology, Millersville University, Millersville, PA 17551, jasonramsay@uri.edu, jasonramsay@uri.edu
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10:40 AM
AN ALASKAN HELICOPRION FROM ATIGUN GORGE, EAST-CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA
GLENN, Richard, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, PO Box 120, Barrow, AK 99723 and MULL, C.G., PO Box 117, Santa Fe, NM 87504, rglenn@asrc.com, rglenn@asrc.com
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11:00 AM
SPAWN TILL YOU DIE: THE RISE, FALL AND TRANSCENDENCE OF EDESTOID SHARKS
TAPANILA, Leif, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072 and PRUITT, Jesse B., Idaho Virtualization Laboratory, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University, Stop 8096, Pocatello, ID 83209-8096, tapaleif@isu.edu, tapaleif@isu.edu
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11:20 AM
THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH: THE JAWS AND TOOTH WHORLS OF EDESTUS HEINRICHI FORM STREAMLINED GRASPING-CUTTING TOOLS
WILGA, Cheryl D., Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 120 Flagg rd, Kingston, RI 02881, PRADEL, Alan, Département Histoire de la Terre, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 57 Rue Cuvier, Paris, 75005, France, PRUITT, Jesse B., Idaho Virtualization Laboratory, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University, Stop 8096, Pocatello, ID 83209-8096 and TAPANILA, Leif, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, cwilga@uri.edu, cwilga@uri.edu
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