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GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 138
Monday, 26 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4AB (Colorado Convention Center)

T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems II

Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution
Carolyn M. Furlong, Gary J. Motz, Amelinda E. Webb, Adiël A. Klompmaker and Austin J.W. Hendy, Advocates
138-1
1:30 PM
HISTORICAL ECOLOGY OF THE SILVER RIVER, FLORIDA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF LIVING, DEAD, AND FOSSIL MOLLUSKS FROM FRESHWATER HABITATS
KUSNERIK, Kristopher M., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, MEANS, Harley, Florida Geological Survey, Tallahassee, FL 32304, PORTELL, Roger W., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611 and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, kmkusnerik@ufl.edu
138-2
1:45 PM
IDENTIFYING TERRESTRIAL CONTROLS ON SPATIAL VARIATION IN MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES, ST. CROIX, USVI
FESER, Kelsey M., Department of Geology, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314, MILLER, Arnold I., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and ARKLE, Jeanette C., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, ML 013, Cincinnati, OH 45221, kfeser@cornellcollege.edu
138-3
2:00 PM
AMBI AND BENTIX CAN BE APPLIED TO MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES TO GUIDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
DIETL, Gregory P., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850; Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, DURHAM, Stephen R., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, SMITH, Jansen A., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 and TWEITMANN, Annalee, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, srd77@cornell.edu
138-4
2:15 PM
QUANTIFYING THE FIDELITY OF THE FOSSIL RECORD ACROSS MULTIPLE HIGHER TAXA IN NEARSHORE MARINE MACRO-INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES (NORTH CAROLINA USA)
TYLER, Carrie L., Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, tylercl@miamioh.edu
138-5
2:30 PM
MORPHOLOGIC DIVERGENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH ASSEMBLAGES OF STEWARTIA FLORIDANA (BIVALVIA, LUCINIDAE) FROM PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA
LONG, Brooke L., Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 and ANDERSON, Laurie C., Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57702, brooke.long@mines.sdsmt.edu
138-6
2:45 PM
REVISITING GROWTH INCREMENT COUNTING AS A METHOD FOR BIOLOGICALLY AGING CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC
ZIMMT, Joshua B., Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, LOCKWOOD, R., Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, ANDRUS, C. Fred T., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 2003 Bevill, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and HERBERT, Gregory S., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33620, jbzimmt@email.wm.edu
138-7
3:00 PM
TEMPORAL CHANGES IN BODY SIZE: AN EXAMINATION OF SYNOPTIC AND SPECIMEN DATA, BIOGEOGRAPHIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND TAPHONOMIC CONTROLS
HENDY, Austin J.W., Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, ahendy@nhm.org
138-8
3:15 PM
COUPLING ENERGY USE, BODY SIZE, AND DIVERSITY DURING THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE EXTINCTION EVENT
OPAZO, L. Felipe1, KOWALEWSKI, Michal1, PORTELL, Roger W.2, SLIKO, Jennifer L.3, BAKER, Shirley4, BLACK, Kenneth W.4 and MARQUET, Pablo A.5, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, (4)School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st St, Gainesville, FL 32653, (5)Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile, felipe.opazo@ufl.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
138-9
3:40 PM
CORAL REEFS IN CRISIS: THE RELIABILITY OF DEEP-TIME FOOD WEB RECONSTRUCTIONS AS ANALOGS FOR THE PRESENT
DINEEN, Ashley A. and ROOPNARINE, Peter D., Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118, adineen@calacademy.org
138-10
3:55 PM
FROM SIMPLE MOUNDS TO COMPLEX REEFS: ASSESSING THE ROLES OF SIZE, RELIEF, AND BUILDER MORPHOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HABITAT HETEROGENEITY IN ORDOVICIAN THROUGH DEVONIAN REEFS OF LAURENTIA
TIERNEY, Peter W., Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, pwtierney@uchicago.edu
138-11
4:10 PM
PALEOECOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF AN UPPER ORDOVICIAN (KATIAN) HARDGROUND
PATON, Timothy, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 345 Clifton Court, Cincinnati, OH 45221, BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and WARD, Dylan J., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, patontr@mail.uc.edu
138-12
4:25 PM
TIERING AND ENCRUSTATION IN THE MODERN ROCKY INTERTIDAL – EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEO-COMMUNITIES
WEBB, Amelinda E., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, amelinda.webb@gmail.com
138-13
4:40 PM
SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE AND MID-MESOZOIC BRACHIOPOD DECLINE
MANOJLOVIC, Marko, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 and CLAPHAM, Matthew E., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, mmanojlo@ucsc.edu
Handouts
  • GSA 2016.pptx (4.3 MB)
    • 138-14
    4:55 PM
    QUANTIFYING LONG LOOP VARIABILITY IN RECENT TEREBRATULIDE BRACHIOPODS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIES DELIMITATION IN THE FOSSIL RECORD (Invited Presentation)
    LOPEZ-CARRANZA, Natalia1, SCHREIBER, Holly A.1, ROOPNARINE, Peter2 and CARLSON, Sandra J.1, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, nlopezc@ucdavis.edu
    138-15
    5:15 PM
    THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERNAL SUPPORTS AND PLATE INTERLOCKS FOR THE TEST INTEGRITY AND THE PRESERVATION POTENTIAL OF CLYPEASTEROID ECHINOIDS
    GRUN, Tobias B., University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences, Sigwartstraße 10, Tübingen, 72076, Germany and NEBELSICK, James H., University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences, Sigwartstrasse 10, Tübingen, 72076, Germany, tobias.grun@uni-tuebingen.de
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