GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 197
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 608 (Washington State Convention Center)

T56. Mass Extinctions I: Past, Present, and Future?

Paleontological Research Institution; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research; Paleontological Society; Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group
David P.G. Bond, Thierry Adatte, Gerta Keller and Dougal A. Jerram, Advocates
8:00 AM
THE PAUCITY OF “MASS EXTINCTION” THEORY:  AN ANALYSIS OF DIVERSITY CRISES
PADIAN, Kevin, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, kpadian@berkeley.edu
8:15 AM
VANISHED WITH A TRACE: ICHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS TO EXTINCTION-RECOVERY RESEARCH
BUYNEVICH, Ilya V., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, WIEST, Logan A., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798-7354 and FLAIG, Peter P., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, coast@temple.edu
8:30 AM
THE EFFECTS OF GEOGRAPHIC RANGE SIZE ON PATTERNS OF EXTINCTION RECOVERY ACROSS THE K-PG BOUNDARY
ROVELLI, Remy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Earth and Planetary sciences Dept., 221 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131, MOORE, Jason R., Honors College, University of New Mexico, MSC 06 3890, Albuquerque, CO 87131 and MYERS, Corinne, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87108, rrovelli@unm.edu
8:45 AM
EVALUATING THE ROLE OF INDIA IN PLANT BIOGEOGRAPHY: EXAMPLES FROM FOSSIL PALM FRUITS FROM THE DECCAN INTERTRAPPEAN BEDS
MATSUNAGA, Kelly, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Ave, 2534 CC Little Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, 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, MANCHESTER, Steven, Florida Museum of Natural History & Biology Department, University of Florida, Museum Rd and Newell Dr, Dickinson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, SRIVASTAVA, Rashmi, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow, 226 007, India and BONDE, Suresh D., Agharkar Research Institute, GG Agharkar Road, Pune, 411 004, India, matsuke@umich.edu
9:00 AM
NEW RECORD OF AN ABUNDANT AMMONITE ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE LATEST CRETACEOUS CORSICANA FORMATION, BRAZOS RIVER, TEXAS. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CRETACEOUS–PALEOGENE (K–PG) MASS EXTINCTION EVENT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
WITTS, James D.1, LANDMAN, Neil H.1, GARB, Matthew P.2, THIBAULT, Nicolas3, JONES, David S.4, LARINA, Ekaterina5 and YANCEY, Thomas E.6, (1)Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (3)Department of Geography & Geology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark, (4)Geology Department, Amherst College, 11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002, (5)Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (6)Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, jwitts@amnh.org
9:15 AM
REVISITING THE DECCAN TRAP WOODS – AFFINITIES AND FUNCTIONAL TRAITS
WHEELER, Elisabeth, Research & Collections, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601, SRIVASTAVA, Rashmi, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow, 226 007, India, MANCHESTER, Steven, Florida Museum of Natural History & Biology Department, University of Florida, Museum Rd and Newell Dr, Dickinson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 and BAAS, Pieter, 4Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, Leiden, 2300 RA, Netherlands, elisabeth_wheeler@ncsu.edu
9:30 AM
PALEOSOLS INDICATE STABLE WET FOREST ENVIRONMENTS IN CENTRAL INDIA ACROSS THE K-PG
DZOMBAK, Rebecca M.1, SHELDON, Nathan D.2, MOHABEY, Dhananjay3, SAMANT, Bandana3 and MATSUNAGA, Kelly4, (1)Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (3)Department of Geology, Nagpur University, Law College Square, Amravati road, Nagpur, 440001, India, (4)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Ave, 2534 CC Little Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, rdzombak@umich.edu
9:45 AM
EARLY MAMMALIAN FAUNAL RECOVERY FOLLOWING THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE MASS EXTINCTION EVENT IN MCGUIRE CREEK, MONTANA, USA
SMITH, Stephanie M.1, SPRAIN, Courtney J.2, WILSON, Gregory P.1, CLEMENS, William A.2 and RENNE, Paul R.3, (1)Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, (2)University of California Berkeley, 2329 Browning Street, Berkeley, CA 94702, (3)Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, CA 94709, ssmith7@uw.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
TOWARD A HIGH-RESOLUTION AGE MODEL FOR THE DECCAN TRAPS BY U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY (Invited Presentation)
SCHOENE, Blair, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, 219 Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, SAMPERTON, Kyle Michael, Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA, 94550-9698, EDDY, Michael P., Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, KELLER, Gerta, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, ADATTE, Thierry, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland and KHADRI, Syed F.R., Department of Geology, Amravati University, Amravati, 444602, India, bschoene@Princeton.EDU
10:30 AM
A MODERN LOOK AT THE DECCAN CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHIC SCHEME
VANDERKLUYSEN, Loyc1, BARBER, Nicholas1, WOLOSZYNEK, Stephen2, O'CONNOR, Michael P.1, MITTAL, Tushar3, SEALING, Christine R.1, SPRAIN, Courtney J.3 and RENNE, Paul R.4, (1)Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (3)Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767, (4)Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, CA 94709, loyc@drexel.edu
10:45 AM
POLYCENTRIC MULTI-PHASE DECCAN VOLCANISM: IS CAUSATIVE LINKAGE TO K-PG BOUNDARY VALID?
KALE, Vivek, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay), Powai, MUMBAI, 400076, India; Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management [ACWADAM], Suvidya, 27 Kshipra Society,, Karvenagar,, PUNE, 411052, India and PANDE, Kanchan, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 25722545, India, dr.vivekale@gmail.com
Handouts
  • Kale & Pande GSA 2017.pdf (4.3 MB)
  • 11:00 AM
    NEAR COINCIDENCE OF MAXIMUM DECCAN VOLCANISM WITH THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY REVEALED BY MERCURY ANOMALIES
    ADATTE, Thierry1, KELLER, Gerta2, FONT, Eric3, MBABI BITCHONG, André4, SCHOENE, Blair2, SAMPERTON, Kyle2 and EDDY, Michael P.5, (1)Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (2)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, (3)Faculdade de Ciencias, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, Edificio C8, Piso 3, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde Cameroon, P.O.Box 812, Cameroon; Department of Petroleum and Gas Exploration, Institute of Mines and Petroleum Industries,, University of Maroua, Kaele, P.O.Box 08, Cameroon, (5)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, Thierry.Adatte@unil.ch
    11:15 AM
    MERCURY STRATIGRAPHY OF DECCAN TRAP VOLCANISM IN MARINE SEDIMENTS LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, BIOTIC TURNOVER, END-CRETACEOUS MASS EXTINCTION AND DELAYED RECOVERY
    KELLER, Gerta1, ADATTE, Thierry2, SPANGENBERG, Jorge E.3, MATEO, Paula1, PUNEKAR, Jahnavi4, SCHOENE, Blair1, SAMPERTON, Kyle Michael5 and EDDY, Michael Patterson1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (3)Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (4)Department of Geosciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, Powai, Mumbai, 400 076, India, (5)Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA, 94550-9698, gkeller@princeton.edu
    11:30 AM
    DELAYED FAUNAL RECOVERY IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE END-CRETACEOUS MASS EXTINCTION: LINKS TO DECCAN VOLCANISM AND DAN-C2 WARMING?
    MATEO, Paula1, KELLER, Gerta1, TANDY, Hannah1, ADATTE, Thierry2 and KHOZYEM, Hassan3, (1)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (3)Department of Geology, University of Aswan, Aswan, 81528, Egypt, mmateo@princeton.edu
    11:45 AM
    HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LATE MAASTRICHTIAN GRAND FINALE IN WESTERN TETHYS
    PUNEKAR, Jahnavi, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India, KELLER, Gerta, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, ADATTE, Thierry, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland and FONT, Eric, Faculdade de Ciencias, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, Edificio C8, Piso 3, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal, jpunekar@iitb.ac.in
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