GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 97
Monday, 23 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 609 (Washington State Convention Center)

T38. Cenozoic Paleoclimates and Ecosystems I

Paleontological Society; Geochemical Society; Paleontological Research Institution; Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division
Alexis Licht, Caroline Stromberg, Gerard H. Roe, Guillaume Dupont-Nivet, Yannick Donnadieu and K. Christopher Beard, Advocates
8:00 AM
DEER AS POTENTIAL CLIMATIC RECORDERS THROUGH TIME
YANN, Lindsey T., Anatomy & Cell Biology, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W 17th Street, Tulsa, OK 74107 and DESANTIS, Larisa R.G., Department of Rancho La Brea, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Los Angeles, CA 90036, lindsey.yann@okstate.edu
8:15 AM
STABLE CARBONATE ISOTOPES IN GIANT CLAM SHELLS
GANNON, Michelle, Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103 and VELINSKY, David, Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103; Patrick Center for Environmental Research, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103, meg355@drexel.edu
8:30 AM
SPATIAL PATTERNS OF THE OXYGEN STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITION OF LAND SNAIL SHELLS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
YANES, Yurena, Geology Department, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology-Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, PIGATI, Jeffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS-980, Denver, CO 80225, RECH, Jason A., Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 and NEKOLA, Jeffrey C., Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, 167 Castetter Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, yurena.yanes@uc.edu
8:45 AM
A 30 KA SUMMER MONSOON DRIVEN TERRESTRIAL RAINFALL VARIABILITY RECORD FROM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF SRI LANKA
RANASINGHE, P.N., Deapartment of Oceanography and Marine Geology, University of Ruhuna, Matara, 81000, Sri Lanka, NANAYAKKARA, N.U., Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka, RATHNAYAKE, K.M., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240; Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka, HEWAWASAM, A.L.T., Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 21400, Sri Lanka, GALAPPATHTHI, R., Deapartment of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Peradeniya, 21400, Sri Lanka and SIRIWARDANA, S., Geological Survey & MInes Bureau, Pitakotte, 0000, Sri Lanka, nalakaranasinghe@hotmail.com
9:00 AM
EVOLUTIONARY ISOTOPE ECOLOGY OF MODERN GYMNOSPERMS WITH EXTENSIVE FOSSIL RECORDS CONSTRAINS PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS
SHELDON, Nathan D., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and SMITH, Selena Y., Museum of Paleontology and Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little, 1100 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, nsheldon@umich.edu
9:15 AM
MECHANISMS FOR LAND-ATMOSPHERE MOISTURE RECYCLING AT THE OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEO-MEGA-LAKE MAKGADIKGADI
HURLEY, John V.1, KONECKY, Bronwen L.2 and NOONE, David C.1, (1)College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 CEOAS Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, Campus Box 1169, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899; Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 216 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, jvhurley12@gmail.com
9:30 AM
HOLOCENE TERRESTRIAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOMALIA REVEALED THROUGH BULK AND INTRA-TOOTH OXYGEN ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF WARTHOG AND DIK-DIK TOOTH ENAMEL
REID, Rachel E.B.1, JONES, Mica1, MARSHALL, Fiona1 and BRANDT, Steven2, (1)Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1114, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, (2)Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Turlington Hall, Room 1112, PO Box 117305, Gainesville, FL 32611, rachel.beth.brown@gmail.com
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
ESR DATED STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES AT BIR TARFAWI (SOUTHERN EGYPT): PLEISTOCENE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL OCCURRENCES ASSOCIATED WITH WET CLIMATE CONDITIONS DURING ISOTOPE STAGES 7 AND 5
HILL, Christopher L., Geosciences and Anthropology, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267; RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, SKINNER, Anne R., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, BLICKSTEIN, Joel, RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866 and FLORENTIN, Jonathan A., Dept. of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692; RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, bonnie.a.b.blackwell@williams.edu
10:15 AM
OCCURRENCE OF HALODINIUM: AN INDICATOR OF GLACIAL RUNOFF FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE SEDIMENTS OF SVALBARD
SINGH, Vartika, Polar Research, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53, Universsity Road, Lucknow, 226007, India, vartika_singh@bsip.res.in
10:30 AM
MECHANISMS CONTROLLING OCEAN CARBON UPTAKE AS THE EARTH ENTERED THE LAST ICE AGE
KOHFELD, Karen E. and CHASE, Zanna, Simon Fraser University, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Vancouver, BC V5A1S6, Canada, kohfeld@sfu.ca
10:45 AM
A CORAL BASED QUATERNARY SEA LEVEL VARIABILITY RECORD IN THE PALK STRAIT OF THE INDIAN OCEAN
AMBILLAPITIYA, L.H.M.T.M.B., Oceanography and Marine Geology, University of Ruhuna, Matara, 81000, Sri Lanka, RANASINGHE, P.N., Deapartment of Oceanography and Marine Geology, University of Ruhuna, Matara, 81000, Sri Lanka, SIRIWARDENA, C.H.E.R., Geologial Survey and Mines Bureau, Colombo, JAYARATNE, Y.N., Sri Lanka NAVY, Colombo, CHEIH, L.S., National University of Taiwan, Taipe and SHEN, Chuan-Chou, Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, nalakaranasinghe@hotmail.com
11:00 AM
AN EQUATORIAL EXCURSION OF THE ITCZ DURING TERMINATION II IN THE CEP
REIMI, Maria, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77830, MARCANTONIO, Franco, Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 and LYNCH-STIEGLITZ, Jean, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, reimim@tamu.edu
11:15 AM
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM PLIOCENE SEDIMENTS (ODP SITE 697), JANE BASIN, ANTARCTICA AND CIRCUM-ANTARCTIC WELL LOGS SHOW A STRONG OBLIQUITY SIGNAL
CENTENO, Eduardo1, HOLLYDAY, Andrew2, LLOYD, Forrest W.3, LAPAN, Mark4, OCONNELL, Suzanne5, ORTIZ, J.D.6, PTACEK, Sophia7 and SPRIGGS, Noah1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, (2)Dept. of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, (3)R.D. Salisbury Department of Geology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, (4)Geology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Dr, Hamilton, NY 13346, (5)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church St., Middletown, CT 06459, (6)Dept of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, (7)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church St., Middletown, CT 06459, ecenteno@wesleyan.edu
11:30 AM
LATE CENOZOIC WIND EROSION IN THE HAMI BASIN, NORTHWESTERN CHINA
PULLEN, Alex, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC 29625, KAPP, Paul, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721 and CHEN, Ninghua, Department of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China, apullen@clemson.edu
11:45 AM
CENOZOIC LACUSTRINE STROMATOLITES FROM THE SOUTHERN MARGIN OF THE JUNGGAR BASIN, NW CHINA AND ADJACENT AREAS: INDICATORS FOR PALAEOCLIMATIC AND TECTONIC EVOLUTION
YANG, Wei1, SPIRO, Baruch2, GUO, Zhaojie3 and LIU, Dongdong1, (1)Unconventional Natural Gas Institute, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, 18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing China, Beijing, 102249, China, (2)Department of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum, London, UK, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, (3)School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, yangwgeo@163.com
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