GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 217
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 307/308 (Washington State Convention Center)

T247. Deciphering the Major Paleoenvironmental Crises of the Earth and Their Impact on the Marine Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Paleontological Research Institution; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society
Marcello Natalicchio, Francesco Dela Pierre and Elliot Jagniecki, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
MICROBIAL CARBONATES: DIAGENESIS AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PRESERVATION POTENTIAL OF PALEOCEAN REDOX PROXIES (Invited Presentation)
PETRASH, Daniel, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, 37005, Czech Republic, daniel.petras@bc.cas.cz
8:30 AM
POST-STURTIAN SULFUR ISOTOPE ANOMALIES IN THE NANHUA BASIN, SOUTH CHINA RELATED TO UPWARD H2S MIGRATION
WANG, Ping1, DU, Yuansheng1, ALGEO, Thomas J.2, YU, Wenchao3, ZHOU, Qi4, XU, Yuan1 and YUAN, Liangjun5, (1)School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences-Wuhan, Wuhan, 430074, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences-Wuhan, Wuhan, 430074, China, (2)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, China; State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences-Wuhan, Wuhan, 430074, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences-Wuhan, Wuhan, 430074, China, (3)State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences-Wuhan, Wuhan, 430074, China; School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences-Wuhan, Wuhan, 430074, China, (4)Guizhou Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development, Guiyang, 550003, China, (5)103 Geological Party, Guizhou Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration & Development, Tongren, 554300, China, wangping_cug@163.com
8:45 AM
ARAGONITE PRECIPITATION IN THE LATE ORDOVICIAN ‘CALCITE SEA’ — EVIDENCE FROM A MULTI-PROXY GEOCHEMICAL APPROACH
KIMMIG, Sara Rose and HOLMDEN, Chris, Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, srw039@mail.usask.ca
9:00 AM
A STRONG CARBON ISOTOPE GRADIENT IN THE DEVONIAN-CARBONIFEROUS BOUNDARY: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON CARBONATE CARBON ISOTOPE
SHEN, Bing1, SUN, Yuanlin1, NIE, Ting1, PENG, Yongbo2 and HUANG, Tianzheng1, (1)School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China, (2)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, bingshen@pku.edu.cn
9:15 AM
RAPID CHANGES IN MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY OF SEAWATER AND THE END-PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTION (Invited Presentation)
LOWENSTEIN, Tim K., Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, GARCIA VEIGAS, Javier, CCiTUB, Scientific and Technological Centers, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain, CENDÓN, Dioni I., Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia and GIBERT BEOTAS, Lluís, Departament de Geoquímica, Petrologia, i Propección Geològica, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal Sud, Facultat de Geologia, Martí i Franques, S/N, Barcelona, 08028, Spain, lowenst@binghamton.edu
9:35 AM
DECREASING WATER COLUMN DENITRIFICATION BEFORE THE END-TRIASSIC EXTINCTION? INSIGHT FROM STABLE NITROGEN ISOTOPES
YAGER, Joyce1, BERELSON, William M.1, WEST, A. Joshua1, CORSETTI, Frank A.1, PINEDO-GONZALEZ, Paulina1, ROSAS, Silvia2 and BOTTJER, David J.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru, Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel, Lima, 32, Peru, joyceyag@usc.edu
9:50 AM
SEDIMENTARY HG IN LATEST TRIASSIC RIFT BASIN STRATA OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: CAMP VOLCANISM, CO2, AND END-TRIASSIC EXTINCTION
JONES, David S.1, BEATY, Brian J.1, SCHALLER, Morgan F.2, KENT, Dennis V.3 and OLSEN, Paul E.4, (1)Geology Department, Amherst College, 11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (4)Dept. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, djones@amherst.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
10:20 AM
EARLY JURASSIC  ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (HETTANGIAN - PLIENSBACHIAN): NEW EVIDENCE FROM A MULTI-PROXI RECORD FROM THE DORSET SECTION (GB)
SCHOELLHORN, Iris1, ADATTE, Thierry1, SPANGENBERG, Jorge2, VAN DE SCHOOTBRUGGE, Bas3, HOUBEN, Sander4, JANSSEN, Nico4 and FÖLLMI, Karl B.1, (1)Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (2)Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (3)Institute for Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584 CD, Netherlands, (4)TNO, Utrecht, 3508 TA, Netherlands, iris.schoellhorn@unil.ch
10:35 AM
TIMING AND ALTERNATIVE ECOSYSTEM STATES FOLLOWING THE END-TRIASSIC MASS EXTINCTION (NEVADA, PERU, ENGLAND): INSIGHTS FROM HG ANOMALIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC MAGMATIC PROVINCE (Invited Presentation)
CORSETTI, Frank A.1, YAGER, Joyce1, RITTERBUSH, Kathleen A.2, IBARRA, Yadira3, THIBODEAU, Alyson M.4, BERGQUIST, Bridget A.5, WEST, A. Joshua1, BOTTJER, David J.1, BERELSON, William M.1 and ROSAS, Silvia6, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)University of Utah, Department of Geology and Geophysics, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (3)Department of Earth & Climate Sciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, (6)Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru, Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel, Lima, 32, Peru, fcorsett@usc.edu
10:55 AM
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE DURING THE EARLY TOARCIAN OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT: INSIGHTS FROM SWITZERLAND AND CHILE
FANTASIA, Alicia1, FÖLLMI, Karl B.1, ADATTE, Thierry1, SPANGENBERG, Jorge E.2, BERNÁRDEZ, Enrique3 and MATTIOLI, Emanuela4, (1)Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (2)Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (3)Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Atacama, 485, Chile, (4)Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes, Environnement, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, F-69622, France, alicia.fantasia@unil.ch
11:10 AM
FORAMINIFERAL RESPONSE TO THE ONSET OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT 2 NEAR THE SOUTHERN APERTURE OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY
BRYANT, Raquel M., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003 and LECKIE, R. Mark, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, rmbryant@geo.umass.edu
11:25 AM
CLOUD FEEDBACKS MAINTAIN MERIDIONAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT DURING EARLY CRETACEOUS GREENHOUSE CLIMATE
STEINIG, Sebastian, FLÖGEL, Sascha, PARK, Wonsun and LATIF, Mojib, Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, Kiel, 24148, Germany, ssteinig@geomar.de
11:40 AM
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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