GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 218
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 503 (Colorado Convention Center)

T49. Geobiology of Earth-Life Systems II

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society
Marc Laflamme, Simon A.F. Darroch and James D. Schiffbauer, Advocates
1:30 PM
EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO FOSSIL PYRITIZATION AND PATTERNS OF OCCURRENCE
BROCE, Jesse S.1, SCHNEIDER, Eric M.1 and SCHIFFBAUER, James D.2, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, jsbvf6@mail.missouri.edu
1:45 PM
IMAGING FOSSIL CHEMISTRY IN THE SYNCHROTRON
MANNING, Phillip Lars1, EGERTON, Victoria Margaret1, WOGELIUS, Roy A.2, EDWARDS, Nicholas P.2 and BERGMANN, Uwe3, (1)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, (2)School of Earth, Atmospheric & Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M139PL, United Kingdom, (3)SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Linac Coherent Light Source, 2575 Sandhill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, pmanning@cofc.edu
2:00 PM
AUTOMATED LEAF ANALYSIS WITH DEEP LEARNING AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR THE FOSSIL RECORD
NGUYEN, Thao1, EBERHARDT, Sven1, WILF, Peter2, WING, Scott L.3 and SERRE, Thomas1, (1)Dept. of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (2)Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012 MRC 121, Washington, DC 20013, Thomas_Serre@brown.edu
2:15 PM
COMPARING PRESERVATION OF DIFFERENT HISTOLOGIES: MAZON CREEK-TYPE FOSSILS OF THE SUN SPOT MINE, ILLINOIS, USA
SELLY, Tara1, ROSBACH, Stephanie A.1, SCHIFFBAUER, James D.1 and WITTMER, Jacalyn M.2, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, 605 E. Springfield St, Champaign, IL 61820, tlsvzb@mail.missouri.edu
2:30 PM
THE INFLUENCE OF DEHYDRATION AND GUT BIOTA ON PRESERVATION IN AMBER
MCCOY, Victoria E., Department of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE2 3AN, United Kingdom, SORIANO, Carmen, Argonne National Laboratory, Advanced Photon Source, 9700 S Cass ave, Lemont, IL 60439, PEGORARO, Mirko, Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE2 3AN, United Kingdom and GABBOTT, Sarah E., Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom, vem10@le.ac.uk
2:45 PM
GHOST PRESERVATION: FOSSIL PRESERVATION FOSTERED BY BLEACHING
HAGADORN, James W., Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205 and KRELL, Frank-Thorsten, Department of Zoology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, Frank.Krell@dmns.org
3:00 PM
MODEL SYSTEMS AS PROBES OF ORGANIC-MINERAL INTERACTIONS IN ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTS (Invited Presentation)
WALLACE, Adam F., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, 103 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19716 and SCHIFFBAUER, James D., Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, afw@udel.edu
 
3:20 PM
Break
3:35 PM
LAZARUS TAXA IN MASS EXTINCTION RECOVERY INTERVALS: INDICATORS OF RECORD BIAS OR MASS RARITY?
ORZECHOWSKI, Emily A. and FINNEGAN, Seth, Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, eaorzechowski@berkeley.edu
3:50 PM
ZOMBIE MINES AND BRAIN BIOFILMS: ACID MINE DRAINAGE IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ARCHEAN-PALEOPROTEROZOIC TRANSITION
HAVIG, Jeff, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology-Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221, HAMILTON, Trinity, Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, 731F Rieveschl Hal, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0037 and GRETTENBERGER, Christen, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Building, Davis, CA 95616, jeffhavig@gmail.com
4:05 PM
IT'S NOT JUST RUST: BACTERIAL BIOFILMS, AUTHIGENIC ALUMINOSILICATE CLAYS, AND LEAF FOSSILIZATION
LOCATELLI, Emma Rose, MCMAHON, Sean and BILGER, Hans, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, emma.r.locatelli@gmail.com
4:20 PM
PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE MICROBIAL MATS IN LAKE FRYXELL, ANTARCTICA
KRUSOR, Megan1, HAWES, Ian2, JUNGBLUT, Anne3, MACKEY, Tyler J.1, EISEN, Jonathan4 and SUMNER, Dawn Y.1, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, (3)Natural History Museum, London, London, SW7 5BD, England, (4)Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, mkrusor@gmail.com
4:35 PM
BONE-ASSOCIATED MICROBES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF BONE IN TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS
KEENAN, Sarah W.1, EMMONS, Alexandra L.2, MUNDORFF, Amy2, DAVOREN, Jon M.3 and DEBRUYN, Jennifer M.1, (1)Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 E. J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Anthropology, University of Tennessee, 250 South Stadium Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Bode Technology, 10430 Furnace Road, Suite 107, Lorton, VA 22079, skeenan1@vols.utk.edu
4:50 PM
INFORMATION LOSS IN THE ROCKY INTERTIDAL: THE IMPACT OF TAPHONOMY ON PALEOECOLOGICAL METRICS
SCHACHTER, Laura, Vassar College, Box 1713, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 and KOSLOSKI, Mary Elizabeth, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, laschachter@vassar.edu
Handouts
  • Denver presentation 9.25.pptx (17.8 MB)
  • 5:05 PM
    WHY DO OOIDS GROW SO SLOWLY?
    TROWER, Elizabeth J., LAMB, Michael P. and FISCHER, Woodward W., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, ltrower@caltech.edu
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