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Rocky Mountain Section - 67th Annual Meeting (21-23 May)

Session No. 15
Friday, 22 May 2015: 1:00 PM-3:45 PM
South Ballroom (Best Western Ramkota Hotel)

Paleontology, Paleoclimate, Paleoecology, and Evolution

 

J.P. Cavigelli, Melissa V. Connely and Stephen T. Hasiotis, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
CLIMATE THROUGHOUT GEOLOGIC TIME HAS BEEN CONTROLLED PRIMARILY BY THE BALANCE BETWEEN COOLING CAUSED BY MAJOR EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS OF EVOLVED MAGMAS TYPICAL OF ISLAND ARCS AND WARMING CAUSED BY VOLUMINOUS EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS OF BASALTIC MAGMA TYPICAL OF SUBAERIAL OCEAN RIDGES, ISLAND CHAINS, AND CONTINENTAL FLOOD BASALTS
WARD, Peter L., US Geological Survey retired, Teton Tectonics, PO Box 4875, Jackson, WY 83001-4875, peward@wyoming.com, peward@wyoming.com
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1:25 PM
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF APECTODINIUM IN THE LATE PALEOCENE OF WEST AFRICA
AWAD, Walaa K., Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 64501 and OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca E., Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 64509, wka9tb@mst.edu, wka9tb@mst.edu
3
1:45 PM
THE EARLY PALEOGENE HERREN FLORA: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EARLY CENOZOIC HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
JIJINA, Anthony, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, ajijina@uwyo.edu, ajijina@uwyo.edu
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2:05 PM
Withdrawn
 
2:25 PM
Break
5
2:40 PM
DOCUMENTING POSSIBILITIES OF REGIONAL VARIATION IN THE COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH (MAMMUTHUS COLUMBI) USING MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CRANIAL AND DENTAL METRICS FROM SPECIMENS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
LEGER, Ashley M.1, AGENBROAD, Larry D.2 and PRICE, Maribeth H.1, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701, (2)Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD., Inc., 1800 US Hwy 18 Bypass, Hot Springs, SD 57747, ashley.leger@mines.sdsmt.edu, ashley.leger@mines.sdsmt.edu
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3:00 PM
FOSSIL COMPLETENESS OF THE THALATTOSUCHIA
DRISCOLL, Daniel, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, DUNHILL, Alexander, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and BENTON, Michael J., School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom, cretaceousmud@gmail.com, cretaceousmud@gmail.com
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3:20 PM
THE PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION OF THE HETEROMORPHIC AMMONITE BACULITES IN THE LATE CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY
SLATTERY, Joshua S.1, ANDRES, Brian1, SANDNESS, Ashley L.2 and HARRIES, Peter J.1, (1)School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620, (2)Tampa, FL 33613, dinohyus@gmail.com, dinohyus@gmail.com
 
3:40 PM
Concluding Remarks
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