GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 195
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4AB (Colorado Convention Center)

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

Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution
Carolyn M. Furlong, Gary J. Motz, Amelinda E. Webb, Adiël A. Klompmaker and Austin J.W. Hendy, Advocates
8:00 AM
THE IMPACT OF OAE2 ON GLOBAL MOLLUSCAN DIVERSITY DYNAMICS
FREYMUELLER, Nicholas, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSCO3-2040 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 and MYERS, Corinne, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87108, nickfreymueller@unm.edu
8:15 AM
CEPHALOPOD ASSOCIATIONS, ALPHA DIVERSITY AND PALEOECOLOGY OF THE CRETACEOUS IN THE ALPSTEIN, SWITZERLAND
TAJIKA, Amane, Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, Zurich, 8006, Switzerland and KLUG, Christian, Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, Zürich, 8006, Switzerland, amane.tajika@pim.uzh.ch
8:30 AM
OPENING AND CLOSING OF A SHORT-LIVED (13 M.Y.) SEAWAY: FAUNAL RESPONSE TO SEA LEVEL AND CLIMATE CHANGE
DANISE, Silvia, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602-2501; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, KUSNERIK, Kristopher M., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 and HOLLAND, Steven M., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2501, silvia.danise@gmail.com
8:45 AM
BIOFACIES INTERPRETATION OF A SHELF MARGIN SUCCESSION: SAN ANDRES FORMATION (GUADALUPIAN, MIDDLE PERMIAN), LAST CHANCE CANYON, NEW MEXICO
BROWN, Garett M.1, SCLAFANI, Judith A.1, HAJEK, Elizabeth1 and PATZKOWSKY, Mark E.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Pennsylvania State University, 503 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2714, gub149@psu.edu
9:00 AM
PALEOBIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SKELETAL CONCENTRATIONS IN ORGANIC-RICH RECORDS: TAPHONOMY OF SHELL- AND FISH-RICH INTERVALS OF THE PERMIAN PHOSPHORIA FORMATION
MARSHALL, Madeline S., Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, msmarshall@uchicago.edu
 
9:15 AM
Break
9:30 AM
PALEOECOLOGICAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC CONTROLS ON EURYPTERID LAGERSTÄTTEN: A MODEL FOR PRESERVATION IN THE MID-PALEOZOIC
VRAZO, Matthew B., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 GeoPhys, Cincinnati, OH 45221 and CIURCA Jr., Samuel J., 2457 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14609, vrazomb@mail.uc.edu
9:45 AM
SPATIAL VARIATION OF CUTICULAR TRACE ELEMENTS IN PATTERNED INSECTS
ALVAREZ ARMADA, Nidia, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, North Mall, Distillery Fields, Cork, Ireland and MCNAMARA, Maria E., School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland, n.alvarezarmada@umail.ucc.ie
10:00 AM
MID MESOZOIC LACEWINGS AND CENOZOIC BUTTERFLIES EVOLUTIONARILY CONVERGE
LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China; Entomology, University of Maryland, 4112 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742; Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, YANG, Qiang, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation, Guangzhou, 510275, China, SANTIAGO-BLAY, Jorge, Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, HOTTON, Carol L., National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI/NLM/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-6510; Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, MONTEIRO, Antonia, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore; Yale-National University of Singapore College, Singapore, 138614, Singapore, WANG, Yongjie, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China, GOREVA, Yulia, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Pasadena, CA 91125; Department Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, National Museum of Natural History MRC-119, Washington, DC 20013-7012, SHIH, ChungKun, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Beijing, 100048, China; Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, SILJESTROM, Sandra, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Surfaces, SP Technical Research of Sweden, Boras, 51115, Sweden; Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, ROSE, Timothy R., Department Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, National Museum of Natural History MRC-119, Washington, DC 20013-7012, DILCHER, David, Biology Department, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN 47401 and REN, Dong, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Beijing, 100048, China, labandec@si.edu
10:15 AM
EXPLORATION OF MESOPSYCHIDAE PHYLOGENY AND THE ORIGIN OF THE SIPHONATE PROBOSCIS IN EARLY MECOPTERA
LIN, Xiaodan, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal Univ., 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China, SHIH, Matthew, Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076, LABANDEIRA, Conrad C., College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China; Entomology, University of Maryland, 4112 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742; Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and REN, Dong, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Change, Beijing, 100048, China, 33210527@qq.com
10:30 AM
RECOGNIZING FOSSIL BURROWS OF LARGE SPIDERS: NEOICHNOLOGY OF TARANTULAS
HEMBREE, Daniel I., Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, hembree@ohio.edu
10:45 AM
USING ICHNOFOSSILS AND PALEOSOLS TO RECONSTRUCT THE MIDDLE MIOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENT OF QUEBRADA HONDA, BOLIVIA
CATENA, Angeline M., Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-4930, SAYLOR, Beverly Z., Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 218 A.W. Smith, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 and CROFT, Darin A., Department of Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-4930, Angeline.Catena@gmail.com
11:00 AM
NEOICHNOLOGY AT THE SANTA CATALINA CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORY: THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF SOIL FAUNA BURROWS FROM THE SONORAN DESERT, ARIZONA, USA
PLATT, Brian F., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, HEMBREE, Daniel I., Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, SMITH, Jon J., Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726 and BUYNEVICH, Ilya V., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, bfplatt@olemiss.edu
11:15 AM
EXPLOITATION OF CRETACEOUS CRUSTACEANS:  COPROLITIC EVIDENCE FOR OMNIVOROUS FEEDING BEHAVIOR IN LARGE, HERBIVOROUS DINOSAURS
CHIN, Karen, Geological Sciences and Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado Boulder, UCB 265, Boulder, CO 80309, FELDMANN, Rodney M., Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, Kent, OH 44242 and TASHMAN, Jessica N., Geology, Kent State University, Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, Karen.Chin@colorado.edu
11:30 AM
EXPERIMENTAL MATURATION OF FEATHERS REVEALS BIASES IN THE FEATHER FOSSIL RECORD
MCNAMARA, Maria E., School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland and FIELD, Daniel J., Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, maria.mcnamara@ucc.ie
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