South-Central Section - 49th Annual Meeting (19–20 March 2015)

Session No. 1
Thursday, 19 March 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Exhibit Room 2 (OSU Student Union)

Paleontology and Archaeological Geology

 

Jack C. Pashin and Darwin R. Boardman II, Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
A TAXONOMIC AND GEOLOGIC STUDY ON AN OREODONT SKULL EXCAVATED FROM BUFFALO GAP NATIONAL GRASSLANDS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
WILLIAMSON, Garrett1, WALSH, T.1 and SCHMIDT, David2, (1)Geology, Wayland Baptist University, 1900 W. 7th Street, Plainview, TX 79072, (2)Environmental Science and Geology, Westminster College, 501 Westminster Ave, Fulton, MO 65251, garrett.williamson@wayland.wbu.edu, garrett.williamson@wayland.wbu.edu
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8:25 AM
A TAPHONOMIC COMPARISON OF BARN OWL (TYTO ALBA) PELLET REMAINS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS IN GEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
MCGUIRE, Heather, Anthropology, University of Tulsa, 800 S. Tucker Dr., Tulsa, OK 74104 and BELMAKER, Miriam, Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104, ham498@utulsa.edu, ham498@utulsa.edu
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8:45 AM
GORHAYK, A NEW PALEOLITHIC SITE IN SYUNIK MARZ (PROVINCE) IN SOUTHERN ARMENIA: USING REGOLITH EVOLUTION TO DETERMINE SITE FORMATION PROCESSES
BELMAKER, Miriam, Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104 and SIMONYAN, Hakob, Scientific Research Center of the Historical and Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, miriam-belmaker@utulsa.edu, miriam-belmaker@utulsa.edu
Handouts
  • GOrhayk GSA.pdf (20.7 MB)
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    9:05 AM
    DIETARY VARIABILITY IN CAMELOPS, HEMIAUCHENIA, AND PALAEOLAMA OF THE AMERICAS DURING THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE
    YANN, Lindsey T., Anatomy & Cell Biology, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W 17th Street, Tulsa, OK 74107 and DESANTIS, Larisa R.G., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1805, lindsey.yann@okstate.edu, lindsey.yann@okstate.edu
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    9:25 AM
    TAXONONOMIC REVISION AND PALEOECOLOGY OF “THE CAPTAIN”, A UNIQUELY DERIVED TYLOSAURUS KANSANESIS SPECIMEN
    VAN VRANKEN, Nathan E., Geology, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 5313 Marsh Drive, The Colony, TX 75056, nvanvranken@sbcglobal.net, nvanvranken@sbcglobal.net
     
    9:45 AM
    Break
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    10:05 AM
    ANATOMY OF A CAMBRIAN TRILOBITE EXTINCTION EVENT, HONEY CREEK FORMATION, WICHITA MOUNTAINS REGION, OKLAHOMA
    WESTROP, Stephen R. and BLACKWELL, Sean R., Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and School of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, swestrop@ou.edu, swestrop@ou.edu
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    10:25 AM
    A PLEISTOCENE PUZZLE: A NEW OCCURRENCE OF MAMMUTHUS COLUMBI FROM THE LILY MCARTHUR GREGORY SITE OF DICKENS COUNTY TEXAS
    BOGGS, Matthew, Geology, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 E University Blvd, Odessa, TX 79762, matthew_boggs23@eku.edu, matthew_boggs23@eku.edu
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    10:45 AM
    IMPLICATION OF STABLE ISOTOPE SIGNATURE ON THE DIAGENESIS OF SANDSTONE AND ENCLOSED FOSSIL BONES; THE UPPER CRETACEOUS HELL CREEK FORMATION NEAR GLENDIVE, MONTANA
    YAMAMURA, Daigo, Department of Geoscience, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and SUAREZ, Celina, Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, dyamamur@uark.edu, dyamamur@uark.edu
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    11:05 AM
    POWER OF STATISTICAL TESTS TO SUPPORT OR REFUTE THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE SPECIES OF THE SAME GENUS WHEN SAMPLE SIZES ARE SMALL
    BROWNE, Ian D., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W. 17th Street, Tulsa, OK 74107, ian.browne@okstate.edu, ian.browne@okstate.edu
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