GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 24
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 402 (Colorado Convention Center)

T201. Cenozoic Geology of the Great Plains and Western United States: Toward an Integrated Understanding of a Sedimentary, Paleoecologic, and Geohydrologic System

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; National Ground Water Association
David L. Fox, Greg A. Ludvigson, Debra L. Hanneman, Emmett Evanoff and Ryan A. Portner, Advocates
8:00 AM
8:20 AM
DETAILED CORRELATION BETWEEN TWO SEPARATED LATE EOCENE - EARLY OLIGOCENE TERRESTRIAL DISTAL VOLCANICLASTIC SEQUENCES, THE WHITE RIVER FORMATION OF FLAGSTAFF RIM, AND DOUGLAS, WYOMING
EVANOFF, Emmett, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 100, Greeley, CO 80639, emmettevanoff@earthlink.net
8:35 AM
THE EMERGING DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CENOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY IN NEBRASKA AND THE POWER OF INTERSTATE COOPERATION (Invited Presentation)
JOECKEL, R.M.1, TUCKER, S.T.2, LUDVIGSON, G.A.3, MÖLLER, A.4, FIELD, H.L.4 and KORUS, J.T.5, (1)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, (2)University of Nebraska State Museum and Nebraska Highway Paleontology Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514, (3)Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, (4)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (5)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, rjoeckel3@unl.edu
8:50 AM
MAXIMUM DEPOSITIONAL AGE CONSTRAINTS AND PROVENANCE OF CENOZOIC DEPOSITS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS IN WESTERN KANSAS, USA
SMITH, Jon Jay1, LUDVIGSON, Greg A.1, LAYZELL, Anthony L.1, MÖLLER, Andreas2, STOTLER, Randy L.3, HARLOW, R. Hunter4, PETRONIS, Michael5, RITTENOUR, Tammy M.6 and DOVETON, John H.7, (1)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (2)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, (4)Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, (5)Natural Resources Management Department, New Mexico Highlands University, P.O. Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM 87701, (6)Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, (7)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, jjsmith@ku.edu
9:05 AM
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF OGALLALA FORMATION DEPOSITION REVEALED BY U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY
HALLMAN, Jason A.1, MCLEAN, Noah1, MÖLLER, Andreas1, LUDVIGSON, Greg A.2, SMITH, Jon Jay3 and SITEK, Brian C.1, (1)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, (3)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, jhallman@ku.edu
9:20 AM
PLIO-PLEISTOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORD OF THE MEADE BASIN, SOUTHWEST KANSAS
FOX, David L.1, FOX-DOBBS, Kena2, HAVELES, Andrew W.1, LEE, Jung-Eun3, LUKENS, William E.4, MARTIN, Robert A.5, POLISSAR, Pratigya J.6, UNO, Kevin T.6 and SNELL, Kathryn E.7, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Department of Geology, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N Warner St, Tacoma, WA 98416, (3)Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, 324 Brook Street, Providence, RI 02912, (4)Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (5)Department of Biology, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071, (6)Biology and Paleoenvironment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (7)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, dlfox@umn.edu
9:35 AM
EARLY PLEISTOCENE PALEOLANDSCAPES AT BORCHERS BADLANDS, MEADE BASIN, SOUTHWEST KANSAS
LUKENS, William E., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, SNELL, Kathryn E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, FOX, David L., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, MARTIN, Robert A., Department of Biology, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071, UNO, Kevin T., Biology and Paleoenvironment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, GOSSE, John C., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada and FOX-DOBBS, Kena, Department of Geology, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner St, CMB 1048, Tacoma, WA 98416-1048, bill_lukens@baylor.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
10:05 AM
STABLE ISOTOPIC PALEOHYDROLOGY OF PEDOGENIC CARBONATE NODULES FROM PLIOCENE PALEOSOLS IN THE MEADE BASIN, SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS
LAYZELL, Anthony L.1, LUDVIGSON, Greg A.1 and FOX, David L.2, (1)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, alayzell@ku.edu
10:20 AM
THE LINKED EVOLUTION OF SURFACE UPLIFT AND ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION IN THE LATE CENOZOIC SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
MIX, Hari1, CAVES RUGENSTEIN, Jeremy K.2, WINNICK, Matthew J.3, RITCH, Andrea J.4, REILLY, Sean P.5 and CHAMBERLAIN, C. Page4, (1)Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, (2)Earth System Science, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Rm. 140, Stanford, CA 94305, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (4)Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Rm 140, Stanford, CA 94305, (5)Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara, CA 95053, hmix@scu.edu
10:40 AM
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF GEOLOGY ON RECHARGE TO AND PRODUCTION FROM THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER IN KANSAS (Invited Presentation)
STOTLER, Randy L.1, BUTLER, James J.2, HIRMAS, Daniel R.3, JOHNSON, William C.4, KATZ, Britney1, KNOBBE, Steven J.2, LAYZELL, Anthony L.2, LONG, Molly M.1, LUDVIGSON, Greg A.2, REBOULET, Edward C.2, SMITH, Jon J.2 and WHITTEMORE, Donald O.2, (1)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (3)Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7575, (4)Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, rstotler@ku.edu
11:00 AM
CROSS-CUTTING BURIED VALLEYS AT THE EASTERN MARGIN OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER: GENESIS, EVOLUTION, AND GEOHYDROLOGIC BEHAVIOR
KORUS, Jesse T.1, JOECKEL, R.M.2, DIVINE, Dana P.1 and ABRAHAM, Jared D.3, (1)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, (2)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, (3)Aqua Geo Frameworks, LLC, Golden, CO, jkorus3@unl.edu
11:15 AM
CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND STABLE ISOTOPES OF MODERN AND SEDIMENTARY N-ALKANES IN SEMI-ARID AND GRASSLAND ENVIRONMENTS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERIOR
TRUONG, Katherine T.1, HREN, Michael T.2 and ELEY, Yvette1, (1)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269, (2)Center for Integrative Geosciences & Dept. of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269; Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269, katherine.truong@uconn.edu
11:30 AM
THE INFLUENCE OF GRAZING ON VEGETATION AND SOIL ORGANIC MATTER IN GRASSLANDS OF SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR USING MODERN DATASETS TO INTERPRET PALEOSOL RECORDS
FOX-DOBBS, Kena1, HAVELES, Andrew W.2, RICHARDSON, Hannah K.1, LAURIA, Cara M.3, SNELL, Kathryn E.4 and FOX, David L.2, (1)Department of Geology, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N Warner St, Tacoma, WA 98416, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (3)Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, kena@pugetsound.edu
11:45 AM
FLUVIAL SYSTEMS IN MODERN SEDIMENTARY BASINS AS ANALOGS TO CENOZOIC FLUVIAL ROCKS
WEISSMANN, Gary S.1, SCUDERI, Louis A.1, HARTLEY, Adrian J.2, MOORE, Jason R.3, MUNN, Sarah F.4 and HOBBS, Kevin M.5, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (2)Geology & Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, (3)Honors College, University of New Mexico, MSC 06 3890, Albuquerque, CO 87131, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSCO3-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (5)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, weissman@unm.edu
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