GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 100
Monday, 23 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 607 (Washington State Convention Center)

T59. Studies in Paleobiology and Paleoecology I: In Honor of Professor David J. Bottjer

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Paleontological Research Institution
Thomas J. Algeo, Pedro J. Marenco, Margaret L. Fraiser and Matthew E. Clapham, Advocates
8:00 AM
SNAPSHOTS AND LONG EXPOSURES: PICTURING LIFE IN THE EDIACARAN
DROSER, Mary L.1, GEHLING, James G.2, EVANS, Scott D.3, TARHAN, Lidya G.4, HALL, Christine M.S.1, DZAUGIS, Mary E.5, DZAUGIS, Matthew P.6, DZAUGIS, Peter7, HUGHES, Ian Vincent8, HUGHES, Emily B.9 and RICE, Dennis10, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Science Centre, South Australian Museum, Morgan Thomas Lane, South Australia, Adelaide, 5000, Australia, (3)University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 72507, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, (5)Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, (6)NOAA Climate Program Office, NOAA, SSMC3 1315 E W Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (7)Dept. of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, 301 Robinson Hall, Boston, MA 02115, (8)Riverside STEM Academy High School, 4466 Mt. Vernon, Riverside, CA 92507, (9)Wesleyan University, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, CT 06459, (10)South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000, Australia, mary.droser@ucr.edu
8:15 AM
WHO ARE YOU?: INESTIGATING THE PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG BILATERAL EDIACARAN TAXA
DECECCHI, Thomas Alexander, Department of Geological Sciences, Queen's University, Bruce Wing/Miller Hall, 36 Union Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, NARBONNE, Guy M., Queens University, Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada and GREENTREE, Carolyn, School of Geosciences, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia, td50@queensu.ca
8:30 AM
PENETRATIVE TRACE FOSSILS FROM THE LATE EDIACARAN OF MONGOLIA: EARLY ONSET OF THE AGRONOMIC REVOLUTION
OJI, Tatsuo1, DORNBOS, Stephen Q.2, YADA, Keigo1, HASEGAWA, Hitoshi1, GONCHIGDORJ, Sersmaa3, MOCHIZUKI, Takafumi4, TAKAYANAGI, Hideko5 and IRYU, Yasufumi5, (1)Nagoya University Museum, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201, (3)Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, (4)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, the University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, (5)Department of Earth Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan, sdornbos@uwm.edu
8:45 AM
TH/U IN CARBONATES AS A TOOL FOR INTERPRETING CARBON ISOTOPIC EXCURSIONS: INSIGHTS FROM THE EDIACARAN-CAMBRIAN TRANSITION IN MONGOLIA
MARENCO, Pedro J., Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, OJI, Tatsuo, Nagoya University Museum, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan, DORNBOS, Stephen Q., Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201 and GONCHIGDORJ, Sersmaa, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, pmarenco@brynmawr.edu
9:00 AM
PALEOECOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF EARLY CAMBRIAN CALCIMICROBIAL-ARCHAEOCYATHAN REEFS FROM THE WESTERN BASIN AND RANGE, USA
CORDIE, David R.1, DORNBOS, Stephen Q.1 and MARENCO, Pedro J.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201, (2)Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, drcordie@uwm.edu
9:15 AM
MIDDLE CAMBRIAN COPROLITES FROM NORTHWESTERN CANADA: THE POOP ON BENTHIC PALEOBIOLOGY AND PALEOECOLOGY
PRATT, Brian R., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada and KIMMIG, Julien, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, brian.pratt@usask.ca
9:30 AM
WHAT'S IN A NAME? CONODONT DIVERSITY DYNAMICS AND IMPORTANCE OF A STANDARDIZED TAXONOMIC NOMENCLATURE
MCADAMS, Neo E.B.1, CRAMER, Bradley D.1, BANCROFT, Alyssa M.2 and WAID, Christopher B.3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (2)Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 N. Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, 2045 Morse Rd., Building C, Columbus, OH 43229, neo-buengermcadams@uiowa.edu
9:45 AM
PARASITIC EMBEDMENT STRUCTURES (TREMICHNUS ISPP.) IN HEMICOSMITID RHOMBIFERANS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HOST-SPECIFICITY AND ECHINODERM PALEOECOLOGY
THOMKA, James R., Department of Geosciences, University of Akron, 114 Crouse Hall, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Bldg, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and BISSETT, Donald L., Dry Dredgers, P. O. Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221, jthomka@uakron.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
PALEOZOIC PELAGIC AND BENTHOPELAGIC MACROECOLOGY: WAS THERE A DEVONIAN NEKTON REVOLUTION?
WHALEN, Christopher D., Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06511 and BRIGGS, Derek E.G., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06511; Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06511, christopher.whalen@yale.edu
10:30 AM
EVOLUTIONARY PATTERN OF MISSISSIPPIAN REEFS AFTER THE LATE DEVONIAN MASS EXTINCTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM THE SHELVES AROUND SOUTH CHINA AND NORTH CHINA BLOCKS
YAO, Le1, ARETZ, Markus2 and WANG, Xiangdong1, (1)Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China, (2)Université de Toulouse, UPS (OMP), GET, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, Toulouse, F-31400, France, lyao@nigpas.ac.cn
10:45 AM
CARBONIFEROUS HIGH PALEO-LATITUDE INVERTEBRATE PALEOECOLOGY OF PATAGONIA DURING THE LATE PALEOZOIC ICE AGE
GIGSTAD, Kate M.1, FRAISER, Margaret L.1, ISBELL, John L.1, ALBRIGHT, Lydia T.1, PAGANI, M. Alejandra2 and TABOADA, Arturo C.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53201, (2)Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Trelew, U9100, Argentina, (3)Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Evolucion y Biodiversidad (LIEB), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Esquel, U9200, Argentina, kgigstad@uwm.edu
11:00 AM
PALEOECOLOGY OF GLASS RAMPS: NON-ACTUALISTIC SHALLOW-MARINE SPICULITES FROM THE PERMIAN OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH
HOOD, Seana C. and RITTERBUSH, Kathleen A., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, s.hood@utah.edu
11:15 AM
THE HIRNANTIAN (LATE ORDOVICIAN) AND END-GUADALUPIAN (MIDDLE PERMIAN) MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS COMPARED
ISOZAKI, Yukio and SEVAIS, Thomas, Department of General System Studies, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan, isozaki@ea.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
11:30 AM
HIGH-RESOLUTION INVESTIGATION OF INVERTEBRATE MARINE COMMUNITIES FROM GUIZHOU, CHINA FOLLOWING THE LATEST PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTION EVENT
FOSTER, William J., Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, LEHRMANN, Daniel J., Geosciences, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, YU, Meiyi, Resource and Environment Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China and MARTINDALE, Rowan C., Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, wfoster@jsg.utexas.edu
11:45 AM
A UNIFIED QUANTITATIVE FRAMEWORK LINKING EXTINCTION MAGNITUDE, SELECTIVITY, AND EFFECT ON BIOTIC COMPOSITION
BUSH, Andrew M., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, WANG, Steve C., Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081 and PAYNE, Jonathan L., Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, andrew.bush@uconn.edu
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