GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 161
Monday, 26 September 2016: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall E/F (Colorado Convention Center)

T132. Microfossil Proxies in Earth History (Posters)

Cushman Foundation; Geochemical Society; Paleontological Research Institution; Paleontological Society; GSA Limnogeology Division
Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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3D IMAGING OF FORAMINIFERA:  ANALYSIS OF GROWTH
BARNHILL, Kelsey Archer1, TOWBIN, Henry2, HOPKINS, Melanie3, THOMAS, Ellen4, O'LEARY, Ruth5, LANDMAN, Neil H.6 and HUSSAINI, Bushra M.3, (1)Paleontology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. Saint Joseph St., Rapid City, SD 57701; Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, (2)Microscopy and Imaging, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, (3)Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, (4)Geology and Geophysics and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yale University and Wesleyan University, P O Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, (5)Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, (6)Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, kelsey.barnhill@mines.sdsmt.edu
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DOES MELONIS BARLEEANUM HAVE CELLULAR ADAPTATIONS TO PERMIT INHABITATION OF SEDIMENTS SUBJECT TO GAS HYDRATE DISSOCIATION?
BERNHARD, Joan M., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and PANIERI, Giuliana, CAGE - Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Department of Geology, Dramsveien 201, Tromsø, N-9037, Norway, jbernhard@whoi.edu
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SEASONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS OF BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN CHINCOTEAGUE BAY, DELMARVA PENINSULA, USA
OSTERMAN, Lisa E., ELLIS, Alisha M., SMITH, Christopher G. and SHAW, Jaimie E.L., St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 Fourth St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, osterman@usgs.gov
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THE FORAMINIFERAN BACULOGYPSINA SPHAERULATA AS AN INDICATOR OF WATER QUALITY IN GUAM
DOHERTY, John, CYBULSKI, Jonathan, MORALES, Sergio and KIM, Kiho, American University, Washington, DC 20016, jd1160a@american.edu
180
INVESTIGATING THE PRESERVATION POTENTIAL OF LOCAL-SCALE BIOTIC GRADIENTS USING BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA
KOESTER, Bryce E., GIBSON, Brandt M. and DARROCH, Simon A.F., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 5726 Stevenson Center, 7th floor, Nashville, TN 37240, bryce.koester@vanderbilt.edu
181
DISSOLUTION OF BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA TESTS TRACKS ACIDIFICATION IN ANTHROPOGENICALLY IMPACTED EMBAYMENTS OF PUGET SOUND, WA (SOUTHERN SALISH SEA)
MARTIN, Ruth A. and NESBITT, Elizabeth A., University of Washington, Burke Museum, P.O. Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195, ruthm2@uw.edu
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UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF DISSOLUTION ON MG/CA RATIOS IN PLANKTIC FORAMINIFERA: EVIDENCE FROM A NOVEL INDIVIDUAL FORAMINIFERA METHOD
RONGSTAD, Brigitta L., INSTAAR and Dept. of Geological Sciences, CU-Boulder, University of Colorado, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, MARCHITTO, Thomas M., INSTAAR and Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, 450 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 and HERGUERA, Juan Carlos, Department of Marine Ecology, CICESE (El Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860,, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, brigitta.rongstad@colorado.edu
183
COASTAL FORAMINIFERA FROM THE IRANIAN COAST OF MAKRAN, OMAN SEA (CHABAHAR BAY TO GAWATER BAY) AS AN INDICATOR OF TSUNAMIS
VAZIRI, Seyed Hamid, Department of Geology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 19585-851, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of); Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada, REINHART, Eduard G., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada and PILARCZYK, Jessica E., Department of Marine Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1020 Balch Blvd., Stennis Space Center, Hattiesburg, MS 39529, hamid.vaziri@utoronto.ca
184
DISTRIBUTIONS OF SALT-MARSH FORAMINIFERA ALONG THE COAST OF SW CALIFORNIA, USA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEA-LEVEL RECONSTRUCTIONS
AVNAIM-KATAV, Simona, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) and the Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, LA KRETZ HALL, SUITE 300 619 CHARLES E. YOUNG DR. EAST BOX 951496, Los Angeles, CA 90095, GEHRELS, W. Roland, Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5NG, United Kingdom, BROWN, Lauren N., Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, 1255 Bunche Hall University of California, Los Angeles Box 951524, Los Angeles, CA 90095, FARD, Elizabeth, Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, 1255 Bunche Hall Box 951524, Los Angeles, CA 90095 and MACDONALD, Glen M., Department of Geography, University of California at Los Angeles, 1255 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, simona100@ucla.edu
185
CHANNEL TO UPLAND TRANSITION: MODERN SALT-MARSH FORAMINIFERA FROM GRAND BAY, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
HALLER, Christian1, OSTERMAN, Lisa E.2, SMITH, Christopher G.2, HALLOCK, Pamela1 and HINE, Albert C.1, (1)College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 Fourth St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, challer@mail.usf.edu
186
IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL DRIVERS OF REGIME SHIFTS ON INDONESIAN CORAL REEFS UTILIZING BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA
GARCIA, Christine N., Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, cgarci33@fau.edu
187
BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL FACIES OF A CARIBBEAN, MID-HOLOCENE CORAL REEF, ISLA COLON, BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA
SIDER, Maria N., Earth and Environment, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199, COLLINS, Laurel S., Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199 and O'DEA, Aaron, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa Ancon, Panama, 2072, Panama, mnsider@gmail.com
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HOLOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SUNDA SHELF, OFF NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
HARRISON, Emily Irene1, CULVER, Stephen J.2, LEORRI, Eduardo2, MALLINSON, David J.2, PARHAM, Peter R.3, NOOR, Shazili A.M.4 and HORSMAN, Eric5, (1)Geology, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, (3)Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI), Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia, Kuala Selangor, 45000, Malaysia, (4)Institute of Oceanography, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, 000000, Malaysia, (5)Dept. of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, harrisone11@students.ecu.edu
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DISTINGUISHING COASTAL SILICICLASTIC SUBENVIRONMENTS USING MODERN FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGES: BEAR ISLAND AND BOGUE BANKS, NORTH CAROLINA
SHMORHUN, Nina1, CULVER, Stephen J.1, FARRELL, Kathleen M.2, MALLINSON, David J.1 and RIGGS, Stanley R.1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)North Carolina Geological Survey, Coastal Plain Office and Core Repository, 1620 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620, shmorhunn16@students.ecu.edu
190
EVALUATING MORPHOSPACE DISCONTINUITY WITHIN THE GLOBIGERINOIDES RUBER-ELONGATUS PLEXUS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A CONSISTENT FOSSIL CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
BROWN, Elizabeth A.1, WEINKAUF, Manuel F.G.2, HALLOCK, Pamela1 and KUCERA, Michal3, (1)College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)University of Geneva, Department of Earth Science, 13 Rue des Maraîchers, Genève, 1205, Switzerland, (3)Micropaleontology - Paleoceanography, MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Straße, Bremen, 28359, Germany, eabrown@mail.usf.edu
192
A MULTIPROXY PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF MARINE SEDIMENTS FROM TWO INTERGLACIALS: WESTERN SUNDA SHELF, SOUTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA
DONOVAN, Bailey G.1, CULVER, Stephen J.1, LEORRI, Eduardo1, MALLINSON, David J.1, PARHAM, Peter R.2, SHAZILI, Noor A.M.3 and HORSMAN, Eric4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bandar Baru Bangi, Kuala Selangor, 45000, Malaysia, (3)Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, (4)Dept. of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, donovanb15@students.ecu.edu
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AN EXTENDED PLIOCENE FORAMINIFERAL RECORD FOR THE EASTERN SANTA BARBARA BASIN
SHAFER, Allison E.1, RUCH, Sara K.2, GARCIA, Christine N.1 and ROOPNARINE, Peter D.1, (1)Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118, (2)College of Biological Sciences, UC-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, allisonshafer@umail.ucsb.edu
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LATE NEOGENE HISTORY OF THE KUROSHIO EXTENSION, ODP SITE 1208, SHATSKY RISE
LAM, Adriane R., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, LECKIE, R. Mark, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003 and VENTI, Nicholas L., Massachusetts Geological Survey, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, arlam@geo.umass.edu
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NEOGENE PALEOPRODUCTIVITY OF THE CARIBBEAN AND EQUATORIAL EASTERN PACIFIC
PLETKA, Crystal, ALS Oil & Gas, 6510 Guhn Road, Houston, TX 77040 and COLLINS, Laurel S., Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, cpletka@gmail.com
196
A CONSTRAINED TEST ON THE EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 PARTIAL PRESSURE (pCO2) ON CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATIONS IN C3 PLANTS FROM CENOZOIC FOSSIL LAGERSTÄTTEN
LENG, Qin, Laboratory for Terrestrial Environments, Department of Science and Technology, Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917 and YANG, Hong, Laboratory for Terrestrial Environments, Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, qleng@bryant.edu
197
OSTRACODA FROM A NEW FOSSIL LOCALITY IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE: A PRELIMINARY REPORT
DESAI, Dipa, MORGAN, Paris M. and MORENO-BERNAL, Jorge W., Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archaeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Roosevelt Ave, Building 401, Balboa, Ancon, Panama, d4dipa3@gmail.com
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TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS OF DEEP SEA LIMESTONE AND PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA OF THE NEW CALEDONIA BASIN FROM DSDP SITE 206
GRYSEN, Taylor, Department of Geological Science, Ball State University, AR 110, Muncie, IN 47306, FLUEGEMAN, Richard H., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0475, GRIGSBY, Jeffry D., Department of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47304 and NICHOLSON, Kirsten N., Department of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, tmgrysen@gmail.com
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ECOSTRATIGRAPHY OF PETM RECORDS, NEW JERSEY COASTAL MARGIN
SI, Weimin, AUBRY, Marie-Pierre and WRIGHT, James, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Wright-Rieman Laboratories, Piscataway, NJ 08854, wsi@eps.rutgers.edu
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FORAMINIFERAL BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE LOWER PALEOGENE SUCCESSION IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH SINAI, EGYPT
HASSAN, Hatem F., Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, 42511, Egypt and ELDERBAK, Khalifa, Reservoir Characterization, ALS Oil & Gas, 6510 Guhn Road, Houston, TX 77040, hatem99_eg@yahoo.com
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MORPHOMETRIC AND STRATOPHENETIC STUDY OF THE ROTALIPORA LINEAGE (PLANKTIC FORAMINIFERA) DURING THE MIDDLE AND LATE CENOMANIAN
SORMAN, Melanie, Department of Geography, Geology & Environmental Science, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, FRAASS, Andrew Jeffrey, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 10th St. & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC, DC 20560, HUBER, Brian T., Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, ACHA, Beatrice, Academy of Health Sciences, Prince George's Community College, 301 Largo Road, Largo, MD 20774 and WIGGINS, John Wesley, BASIS Washington DC PCS, BASIS Educational Group, 410 8th NW, Washington, DC 20004, mgsorman@comcast.net
Handouts
  • Melanie Sorman GSA Poster 2016.pptx (39.0 MB)
  • 202
    SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY PALEOCEANOGRAPHY USING FORAMINIFERA, FUZZY SETS AND DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY
    LOCKSHIN, Samuel N.1, YACOBUCCI, Margaret M.1 and GORSEVSKI, Pece V.2, (1)Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, (2)School of Earth, Environment and Society, Bowling Green State University, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, slocksh@bgsu.edu
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