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GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 304
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 606 (Washington State Convention Center)

T52. Biotic Revolutions Recorded in the Trace Fossil Record, Neoproterozoic to Recent I

Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution
James Lehane and Leif Tapanila, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
304-1
8:15 AM
INTERFFLAG SANDSTONE LAMINAE AS A NEW CLUE TO THE HABITAT AND PRESERVATION OF EDIACARAN VENDOBIONTS
RETALLACK, Gregory J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, gregr@uoregon.edu
304-2
8:30 AM
FECAL PELLETS, GLAUCONITE, REGRESSING SHORELINES, AND BURROWING ORGANISMS INDICATE DYNAMIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE LATE CAMBRIAN OF TEXAS AND WISCONSIN
HARDING, Sherie C., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 South 1460 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and EKDALE, A.A., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Room 383 FASB, 115 South 1460 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, sherieharding@gmail.com
304-3
8:45 AM
THE TRACE-FOSSIL RECORD OF CAMBRIAN REVOLUTIONS: TIMING, LINKS AND GEOBIOLOGICAL IMPACT (Invited Presentation)
MANGANO, Maria Gabriela and BUATOIS, Luis A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, gabriela.mangano@usask.ca
 
9:00 AM
Break
304-4
9:15 AM
SPIRORHAPHE: DECODING THE SPIRALS OF AN ENIGMATIC GRAPHOGLYPTID TRACE FOSSIL THROUGH GEOLOGIC TIME
LEHANE, James, PaleoCárn, Stansbury Park, UT 84074, Jazinator@hotmail.com
304-5
9:30 AM
EURYPTERID SWIMMING BEHAVIOR: INSIGHTS FROM NEW TRACE FOSSIL EVIDENCE
VRAZO, Matthew B., Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and CIURCA Jr., Samuel J., 2457 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14609, vrazom@si.edu
304-6
9:45 AM
RECOGNITION AND PALEOECOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPLEX ICHNOFABRICS IN THE TRACE FOSSIL RECORD: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE EOCENE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EKDALE, Eric G., Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4614; Department of Paleontology, San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 and EKDALE, Allan A., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, eekdale@mail.sdsu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Discussion
304-7
10:15 AM
CO-OCCURRENCE OF THERIZINOSAUR AND HADROSAUR FOOTPRINTS IN THE LOWER CANTWELL FORMATION (UPPER CRETACEOUS) OF DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA: AN ASIAN DINOSAUR TRACK ASSEMBLAGE ON THE NORTH AMERICAN SIDE OF BERINGIA
FIORILLO, Anthony R.1, MCCARTHY, Paul2, KOBAYASHI, Yoshitsugu3, TOMSICH, Carla S.4, TYKOSKI, Ronald S.1, TANAKA, Tomonori3 and NOTO, Christopher5, (1)Perot Museum of Nature and Science, 2201 N. Field St, Dallas, TX 75201, (2)Dept. of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (3)Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan, (4)Dept. of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755780, 900 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (5)Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Rd, PO Box 2000, Kenosha, WI 53141, anthony.fiorillo@perotmuseum.org
304-8
10:30 AM
DEINONYCHOSAURIAN TRACE FOSSILS FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS (MAASTRICHTIAN) CANTWELL FORMATION, ALASKA: TRACK MAKER INFERENCES USING COEVAL, INTERFORMATIONAL COMPARISONS
DRUCKENMILLER, Patrick1, ERICKSON, Gregory2, BENOWITZ, Jeff A.3, CAPPS, Denny4, KNIGHT, Cassi5, MAY, Kevin1 and STEWART, Dustin1, (1)University of Alaska Museum, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 907 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, AK 99775, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, 319 Stadium Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32306, (3)Geophysical Institute and Geochronology Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (4)Denali National Park and Preserve, National Park Service, P.O. Box 9, Denali National Park, AK 99755, (5)2477 NW Lovejoy Ave, Portland, OR 97210, psdruckenmiller@alaska.edu
304-9
10:45 AM
SURFICIAL TRACKS PRODUCED BY MUDSKIPPERS (PERIOPHTHALMUS & PERIOPHTHALMODON) IN FINE-GRAINED COASTAL SUCCESSIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE VERTEBRATE COLONIZATION OF LAND
ZONNEVELD, John-Paul1, ZAIM, Yahdi2, ASWAN, Aswan2, RIZAL, Yan2, GINGRAS, Murray K.1, GUNNELL, Gregg F.3 and CIOCHON, Russell4, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (2)Geology Department, Institute of Technology Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia, (3)Division of Fossil Primates, Duke Lemur Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, (4)Dept.of Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, zonneveld@ualberta.ca
304-10
11:00 AM
THE PHANEROZOIC RECORD OF VERTEBRATE TRACE FOSSILS AND THE TAXOPHILE EFFECT
HUNT, Adrian P., Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, 3407 109th St. SW, Everett, WA 98204 and LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W, Albuquerque, NM 87104, adrianhu@flyingheritage.com
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